We ring the bells at our local Church!
This Society of Bell Ringers regularly ring the bells for services at St. Mary's Church in the small village of Holme-next-the-Sea
which lies on the north west coast of Norfolk on the edge of The Wash. The parish is in the diocese of Norwich and is one of a group of six coastal
parishes which are known collectively as
The Saxon Shore Benefice.
At 7 p.m. on Monday 13th October, 2014 in the church of St. Mary the Virgin, Old Hunstanton the Reverend Susan Bowden-Pickstock was Instituted by
the Right Reverend Graham James, the Bishop of Norwich and Inducted and Installed by the Venerable Steven Betts as Rector of the Saxon Shore Benefice.
On Wednesday 15th October, 2014 a quarter peal of 1,260 changes of Plain Bob Doubles was rung in 45 minutes at St. Mary's, Holme-next-the-Sea to welcome Susan
as Rector of the Saxon Shore Benefice.
Bell ringing is known by a variety of names - "church bell ringing", "full circle ringing" "change ringing" and even "campanology" - although we tend
to think of ourselves as bell ringers rather than campanologists (who are more concerned with the study and science of the bells).
Welcome to our web site - we hope you find that which you seek. If you would like to know more about bell ringing, or perhaps you are thinking about
learning, please do not hesitate to contact us.
St. Mary's Tower, Holme-next-the-Sea
a moody view with the moon backlighting the tower
Our thanks to Mr. Terry Greenacre, Tower Captain of St. Margaret's, King's Lynn (now King's Lynn Minster) for the following 100
year old news item. We have seen many versions of our village name and Holme-on-Sea is amongst the more interesting... Good to see that the village
ringers were managing to remain 'pious' during the New Year celebrations!
