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I am a quilter living in Woodbridge, Suffolk who has made quilts since I was a teenager. I also ring bells! Both are great British traditions....I will try to feature some of my antique Welsh and Durham quilts, the quilts I make myself, my quilting activities and also some of my bellringing achievements. Plus as many photos as I can manage. NB: Double click on the photos to see greater detail, then use back button to return to the main page.













Monday 12 October 2015

Autumn Bell Ringing Outings

Autumn saw three bellringing outings....enjoyable to see the various parts of Suffolk and Norfolk. They take in some of the most scenic towns and villages and of course the churches, mediaeval in age, are usually in the most attractive locations.


Our Pettistree outing went to Clare, Cavendish, Long Melford and Lavenham. This is Long Melford....so named because it has the longest main street, and village green...


We ended up at Lavenham, one if the most famous of the wool churches, and with a lovely ring of eight bells. The lead on the roof has recently been stolen here...part of a spate of thefts carried out at night time. Police feel that the lead is shipped abroad for sale, as it would be difficult to sell in this country.
The lead has to be replaced if the roof is not to leak...fortunately the money seems to have been raised here...


Iconic view of Cavendish, where we had lunch at the nearby pub, The Six Bells...


New landlords and an excellent spread...this was the ploughmans lunch...


Later, another outing with the St Mary-le-Tower ringers to Norfolk...this is Yarmouth Minster...we also went to Happisburgh, Aylsham, Felmingham and Marsham.


Truly scary access to the tower at Yarmouth,  along a narrow passage way high above the church floor..


Then, this past weekend, a Hollesley outing to Higham, Nayland, Bures, Polstead and Kersey. This is the farmers market at Nayland, held in the church hall...


Bures, with its anticlockwise eight..some good ringing here and everyone seemed to cope...

The pretty church at Polstead, with its beautiful views across the valley..


Produce for sale in the church porch....

And the last stop, the beauty spot of Kersey, with its water splash in the middle of the village.

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