This quarter caught my eye on BellBoard last week, rung by Matt and Jess Durham and Andrew Booth on a new set of mini-bells. Judging by the photo, the conversion has come out very well. I assume that Andrew made them, because I think Matt and Jess would have...
Mary Jones has a blog, The Accidental Ringer, and frequently writes for the Ringing World.
Where are you based?
Reedham, Norfolk
When and where did you learn to ring handbells?
2020 on-line.
Who has influenced your handbell ringing?
The Clanging Belles (Nikki Thomas, Catherine Sturgess, Gillian Knox) an all-lady...
I have written several times before about my plan to visit Dun a Bhuilg, the house in Argyll where the second and third SACR handbell peals were rung. It was built for Edwin and Agatha Lewis and is now owned by their grandson Simon, who runs it as a holiday...
Simon Melen is famous for ringing several peals on four handbells, including Orion Surprise Maximus.
Where are you based?
Ticknall, Derbyshire, England
When and where did you learn to ring handbells?
I was taught to ring handbells by my, then, father-in-law, David Marshall in Long Eaton, Derbyshire in about 1983...
Where are you based?
Oxford
When and where did you learn to ring handbells?
Cambridge, late 1980s, mostly with Simon Gay.
Who has influenced your handbell ringing?
Simon Gay originally and then a big long gap before some collective enthusiasm in Oxford with mutual influence.
Blue lines, place notation or...
Gareth is one of a small group of people, including Tina, who have PhDs based on ringing. He is also the organiser of the Five O'Clock Club for online handbell ringing.
Where are you based?
Reach, near Cambridge
When and where did you learn to ring handbells?
First rang changes...