Wanborough and Liddington Ringers

Liddington Bells Project

Liddington Bells Project 

The Bells Project is now complete. 

For more specific details about the Bells Project, please select from the menu on the left.

Essential repairs to the church tower roof and stonework are complete. 

The old bell frame and bells have been preserved and will be left in place for the benefit and interest of future generations.  

The new ring of six bells have been hung clockwise in a new metal frame in July 2016 below the existing wooden frame and five bells. 

The bells are rung from a new ringing gallery with a glass balustrade.

The Trophy Cupboard

Our Trophy Cupboard

Liddington Bells Project Awards

2017 G & B Tower of the Year
Liddington, representing the Swindon Branch, entered the 2017 competition, and it is not easy to condense 70 years of history into 500 words. Our entry, including a link to photos, along with the other entries can be found on the G & B website at - www.bellsgandb.org.uk/toty.html. However, it must have impressed those attending the G & B Branch Officers meeting in March 2017, where it was placed second behind Bourton on the Water. The Littledean and Purton Trophy was presented at the G & B AGM in April 2017.

The Diocese of Bristol DAC Awards 2017
The DAC Awards Scheme recognizes the huge amount of work that is done in parishes around the Diocese, and the Committee decided that the Bells Project at Liddington was worthy of an award this year. In considering this, the Committee felt: 

Perseverance over many years has produced a bold and imaginative solution to achieve a new ring of bells, while preserving the historical bells and frame. A good team effort which will mean that the bells will ring for services for years to come.  

The DAC made awards to four parishes at a reception and presentation ceremony on 4^th May 2017 at All Saints Church, Sutton Benger.  David Knight of the Church Buildings Council commended the DAC for acknowledging the work of the parishes, and Rev Christine Froude, Archdeacon of Malmesbury presented the awards.  A large contingent of supporters from Liddington travelled to witness the presentation.

Quarter Peals at Liddington

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association
Sunday, 18 December 2016 in 39 mins (8–2–11 in A)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 George Eycott
2 Donna Pullan
3 Daniel Knight
4 Nicky Pullan
5 Tony Pullan (C)
6 Malcolm Barnes

First Quarter Peal on the bells.

Rung before the Family Communion Service. 

 

 

 

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Sunday, 8 January 2017 in 42m (8–2–11 in A)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Donna Pullan

2 Sarah Knight

3 Alan Eyles (C)

4 Katie Pullan

5 Rose-Anne Kimber

6 James Warren

 

Rung before Evensong

First in method on bells

 

L - R: Donna, Sarah, Alan, Katie, Rose-Anne and James

Photo: Chris Hicks

 

 

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Sunday, 12 February 2017 in 40 mins (8–2–11 in A)

1260 Doubles (2m)

300 Grandsire and 960 Plain Bob

1 Anne E Jones

2 Ann Eyles

3 Peter Eyles

4 Daniel Knight

5 Malcolm Barnes (C)

6 Tony Pullan

 

Most methods on the bells.

Rung before Evensong.

 

L - R: Anne, Ann, Peter, Daniel, Malcolm and Tony

Photo: Chris Hicks

 

 

 

 

Gloucestershire & Bristol Diocesan Association

Sunday, 12 March 2017 in 41 mins (8–2–11 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Sarah Knight

2 Tony Pullan

3 Tony Crabtree

4 Malcolm Barnes

5 Nicky Pullan

6 Daniel Knight (C)

 

Rung before Evensong.

First in method on bells.

 

 

L - R: Tony C, Nicky, Tony P, Sarah, Malcolm and Daniel

Photo: Chris Hicks

 

 

Gloucestershire & Bristol Diocesan Association

Sunday, 9 April 2017 in 42 mins (8-2-11 in A)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Malcolm Barnes

2 Colin Woodley

3 Nicky Pullan (C)

4 Tony Pullan

5 Rob New

6 David Tapscott

 

Rung before Evensong.

 

 

L - R: Tony, Nicky, David, Colin, Malcolm and Rob

Photo: Chris Hicks

 

 

Gloucestershire & Bristol Diocesan Association

Sunday, 16 April 2017 in 43 mins (8-2-11 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Ann Eyles

2 Alison Alcorn - First Inside

3 Shirley Charity

4 Tim Eyles

5 Gordon Belcher (C)

6 Ruth Plumridge

 

Rung before Easter Sunday afternoon Service by the ringers of Christ Church, Old Town, Swindon.

 

 

Gloucestershire & Bristol Diocesan Association

Sunday, 21 May 2017 in 41 mins (8-2-11 in A)

1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1 Tony Pullan

2 Nicky Pullan

3 Malcolm Barnes

4 Donna Pullan

5 Alan Woodward

6 Michael Woodward (C)

 

Rung before Evensong.

First of Surprise on the bells.

Alan Woodward has now rung quarter peals on all 20 Swindon Branch ringable towers.

 

L - R: Nicky, Donna, Alan, Tony, Michael and Malcolm.

Photo: Chris Hicks

 

 

Sunday, 18 June 2017 in 42 mins (8-2-11 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Kathleen Power

2 Lucy Eyles

3 Jonathan Kimber

4 Rose-Anne Kimber

5 David Richards (C)

6 Donna Pullan

 

Rung before Evensong.

 

 

L - R: Jonathan, Rose-Anne, Kathleen, Donna, Lucy and David.

Photo: Tony Pullan

 

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association
Wednesday, 12 July 2017 in 43 mins (8–2–11 in A)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Nicky Pullan
2 Malcolm Barnes
3 Tony Pullan (C)
4 Shirley Charity
5 Alan Eyles
6 George Eycott

 

Rung open at the request of the family following the funeral of Lord Joffe of Liddington

2 and 3: Circled tower to quarter peals.

 

L - R: Nicky, Tony, Shirley, Malcolm, Alan and George.

Photo: Mel Eycott

 

 

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Sunday 16 July 2017 in 41 mins (8-2-11 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Rob New

2 Dena Osman

3 Donna Pullan (C)

4 Sarah Knight

5 Malcolm Barnes

6 Nicky Pullan

 

Rung before Evensong

6: Circled tower to quarter peals

 

L - R: Dena, Rob, Malcolm, Nicky Sarah and Donna.

Photo: Chris Hicks 

 

 

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Friday, 1 September 2017 in 43 mins (8–2–11 in A)

1260 Doubles (2m)

300 Grandsire and 960 Plain Bob

1 Malcolm Barnes

2 Enid Roberts

3 Tony Pullan

4 Shirley Charity

5 Alan Woodward (C)

6 Sarah Knight

 

Rung half muffled before the Memorial Service and Internment of Ashes of Ada Mary Handy,

aged 101 years, whose family were huge supporters of the church and the Bells Project.

 

 

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Saturday 28 October 2017

1440 Cambridge Surprise Minor in 49 mins (8-2-11 in A)

Composed by Donald F Morrison (No 4900)

1 Rob New

2 Tony Pullan

3 Nicky Pullan

4 Malcolm Barnes

5 Donna Pullan

6 Alan Eyles (C)

 

For the first anniversary of the dedication of the new peal of bells

Longest length on the bells

5: Circled tower to quarter peals

First of minor as conductor

 

 

 

Sunday, 25 March 2018 in 41 mins (8–2–11 in A)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1  Anne E Jones

2  Nicky Pullan

3  Robert O'Hagan

4  Donna Pullan

5  Tony Pullan (C)

6  Jackie O'Hagan

 

Rung before Evensong.

Another "Jones Family" Quarter Peal.

With congratulations to Lily and Glen Bellini, married on Friday 23rd March 2018 in Mildura, Australia.

 

 

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Sunday, 24 June 2018 in 44 mins (8–2–11 in A)

1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor

1  Nicola Pullan

2  Helen Tombs

3  Rob New

4  Pete Tombs

5  Donna Pullan

6  Tony Pullan (C)

 

3 - First of Surprise Minor inside for 27 years

Rung before Evensong

 

 

 

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Saturday 29 September, 2018 in 59 mins (8–2–11 in A)

1800 Doubles

360 Grandsire, 480 St Nicholas, 480 Winchendon, 480 Reverse Canterbury.

1  George Eycott - Longest Length

2  Tony Pullan

3  Donna Pullan - Longest Length

4  Alan Eyles

5  Daniel Knight (C)

6  Malcolm Barnes

 

For the birth of Benjamin Richard Eycott, born 10 September 2018.

Longest length on the bells.

 

 

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Sunday 28 October 2018 in 68 mins (8–2–11 in A)

2160 Doubles

360 Grandsire, 360 St Nicholas, 360 Winchendon, 360 Reverse Canterbury, 360 St Simons, 
240 St Martins, 120 Plain Bob.

1  George Eycott - Longest Length

2  Tony Pullan

3  Michael Woodward

4  Donna Pullan - Longest Length

5  Daniel Knight (C)

6  Malcolm Barnes

 

For Evensong.

 

 

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Sunday 19 January 2018 in 1 hour 19 mins (8–2–11 in A)

2520 Doubles

360 Grandsire, 360 St Nicholas, 360 Winchendon, 360 Reverse Canterbury, 360 St Simons, 
360 St Martins, 360 Plain Bob.

1  George Eycott - Longest Length

2  Tony Pullan

3  Michael Woodward

4  Alan Eyles

5  Daniel Knight (C)

6  Malcolm Barnes

 

 

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Sunday 26 January 2018 in 60 mins (8–2–11 in A)

2040 Doubles

240 Grandsire, 360 St Nicholas, 360 Winchendon, 360 Reverse Canterbury, 240 St Simons, 
240 St Martins, 240 Plain Bob.

1  George Eycott

2  Tony Pullan

3  Alan Woodward

4  Alan Eyles

5  Daniel Knight (C)

6  Malcolm Barnes

 

 

Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association

Friday, 1 November 2019 in 45m (8–2–11 in A)

1260 Doubles (3m)

240 All Saints 240 Rev Canterbury 780 Plain Bob

1  Malcolm Barnes

2  Helen Tombs

3  Peter Tombs

4  Colin Wilkins

5  Tony Pullan (C)

6  Samuel D E Griffiths - First on Tenor

 

For All Saints Day