Welcome to The Meridian Ringers

 Our previous website is no longer available so we have moved to this new site. 

Please contact Graham Long  gandjlong@gmail.com for more information. 

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We are bellringers who ring at three churches in Greenwich, Deptford and Woolwich, although most of our ringing takes place at St Alfege's, Greenwich.

Since 2019, we also ring occasionally at St Mary's, Hayes, Kent.

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The band meets once a week, usually, on a Wednesday, and occasionally for Sunday service ringing. Several of our members are unavailable on Sundays due to other commitments (for example, one is an organist and others have other responsibilities at other churches). However, we do try to ring for some services, especially if we can encourage others to join us. There are also other opportunities for ringing for special events, weddings, quarter peals and outings

We are not a highly advanced band but we do aim to have good striking and good bell control and try to learn new things on a regular basis.

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Our practice nights usually consist of the following:

Rounds and call changes on 5, 6 or 7 with tenor behind; occasionally on 10

Plain hunt on 5 bells, with tenor covering, Plain Bob Doubles, Grandsire Doubles - occasionally Stedman and others such as April Day, St Simons etc. During 2023 we have been extending our repertoire of Doubles methods in particular.

Occasionally, we manage some Minor and Triples or Plain Hunt on 7. and occasionally some simple Treble Bob work.

During the past two years we have recruited several new ringers and they have been making very good progress.

                          New members are always welcome.

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We are also very pleased to welcome any visitors to our practices.

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We would like to think that we are a hospitable and welcoming group - we go to a local pub, The Ashburnham Arms, for refreshments after practices! There is good beer, drinks and nibbles to go along with 

conversation and putting the world to rights!!!

We also have dinners and outings during the year.

Please feel free to join us at any time. 

For contacts and further details see the page:

RINGING TIMES & WHO'S WHO

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