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BERE REGIS FLORAL GROUP

St John the Baptist currently has a team of twelve bellringers, Adrian Standfield,
The next meeting of Bere Regis Floral Group will be Sarah Ackerman, Jon Cleave, Jenny Clifford, Terry Kent, Amanda Leigh, Jill
on Tuesday September 12 at 2pm in Winterborne Marsden, Moira Mathers, Malcolm Phillips, Norman Reid (ringing for five years),
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Kingston village hall. Alan Townsend (ringing for fourteen years) and Steve Woolley.
The demonstrator for that day will be Kelly Shaw Get in touch if you want to join them. The contact details are in the Parish
whose title is Celebration of Nature’s Bounty. There Magazine directory.
will be a produce stall. Janey Gordon

Visitors and new members are always welcome to come along. Your first visit is
free of charge.
Congratulations to all the members who entered the recent Area Show at the
Thomas Hardy School in Dorchester. Whether prize winners of not, you all flew the
flag proudly for the club and represented us so well. AND WHILST ON THE SUBJECT OF THE
BELLS AND THE TOWER …..
(In addition to scooping a First Prize award at the area show, our chairman quickly
followed this by fighting off all opposition to gain the award for the longest bean
at the village show, but we won’t let it go to his head!)
…. here is some more interesting information about them
For information, contact Chairman Bob Holman 01305 8482262 or email
bobdiholman@btinternet.com
The Tower
Built in 1500 with funds from the family of Cardinal Morton, of the Church chancel
roof fame, to house 4 bells. A previous tower thought to have been at the east
end of the present north aisle near where the organ and Morton Chapel are
When you respond to situated.

advertisers, do please Bell inscriptions, dates and details of present bells are shown in the picture frame
by the door and on the rubbings . The oldest bell (the 4th) this year celebrates 400
tell them you saw their years since it was cast, probably in or near the churchyard, by the travelling
bellfounder.
advert in this magazine
The Stairs
- it helps them monitor The 50 stairs to the Ringing Chamber can be seen to have been worn by the feet

the effectiveness of of those who ventured up the tower with their oil lamps.

their advert and helps The Ringing Chamber

us generate more The input section by bellringers and the clock mechanism, the resulting action and
sound coming from the floor above. There are six bell ropes connected to the bell
advertising revenue!! wheels above, the Treble the smallest to the Tenor the largest.

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