Starting on Monday April 9th, 2018, the practice night ay St Michelle du Valle, Guernsey, which for many years has started at 7.45 and finished at 9.15pm, will start at 7.30 and finish at 9.00pm.
John David
Category Archives: Guernsey Vale
St Michelle du Valle, Guernsey – no practice on Easter Monday
Guernsey Vale – Ringing has returned to normal.
Guernsey – Vale Practice cancelled Monday March 5th
Learn to Ring at St Michel du Valle, Guernsey
Vale Church – Ringing Plans Jan/Feb 2018
During January and February the inside of the Vale Church is being redecorated.
Services are being held elsewhere, so there will be no Sunday Service Ringing at the Vale Church until further notice.
However as far as possible we intend to practise as normal, but if paint or scaffolding in the tower area makes this impossible then we intend to go elsewhere. Therefore if you intend coming to our practice (and we hope you will) please contact us to check (addresses under tower details)
New Year Greetings to all!
Les Cloches des Iles
The latest edition of the Channel Islands District magazine is now available.
Guernsey, Vale Ringing Times
Sundays: 10.00am.
Sunday Evening: Quarter Peal by arrangement
Practices: Monday 7.30pm
Guernsey, Vale – Easter Ringing Plans
No ringing Holy week except Maundy Thursday service 7-7.30
Easter Sunday 10-10.30
Easter Monday
Probably no practice unless people let us know they are available
Channel Islands Bellringing Mash-Up (Video)
Deb Baker spotted this gem on YouTube. Superb call changes on the bells of the Channel Islands. The notes on the video itself read:
Featuring the bells of Jersey, Guernsey & Alderney.
Devon Call-Change Bellringers Tour of the Channel Islands, April 2016: 7 towers, 5 days, 5 flights, great scenery, great company and several pints…
Footage includes rising and lowering bells in peal and a selection of call-change touches on 12, 10, 8 and 6 bells.
Our sincere thanks to Christine Ley for organising another truly memorable tour.
Ringers:
Scott Adams, Sue Ashton, Stuart Bennie, Steven Came, Suzanne Driscol, Elaine Grant, James Grant, Stephen Herniman, Tony Jeffery, Christine Ley, Mark Lovell, Sam Massey, Graham Sharland and Nicola Stoneman
Vale (Guernsey) Practices cancelled 2nd, 9th and 30th of May
For further information please visit the Vale web page
Happy Birthday Harry White Spelled Out in Method Names…
Michael Bubb Reports on a first for everyone in a Quarter Peal at Vale, Guernsey:
Our quarter peal on 14th March as a celebration of Harry White’s 80th birthday included Horsley. Austrey, St Ignatius and St Thomas, variations which we had not rung in a quarter peal in the past. With a little poetic licence the methods and variations spelt out Harry White 80.
Have fun see what names you can come up with ringing methods and variations in a quarter. Nothing rude though!
Vale, Guernsey
St Michel du Valle
Monday, 14 March 2016 in 43mins (6–2–23 in B♭)
1280 Doubles (6 Methods and 5 Variations)
One extent Horsley, Austrey, St Remigius, Reverse Canterbury Pleasure Place, Eynsham, Winchendon, Huntley, St Ignatius, St Thomas, Eynesbury and 80 Grandsire
1 Helen Rolf
2 Nicky David
3 John David
4 Peter Gallienne
5 Michel Bubb (C)
6 Robbie Sherwood
Methods and variations chosen and rung in that order to tell all Harry White is 80.
Photograph by Andrew G Craddock for TowerBase
Firsts Fortnight news from Vale, Guernsey
At our practice on Monday we embraced Firsts Fortnight . First of all we rang an extent of Allestree Doubles – that’s Grandsire with Antelope bob’s and singles followed by Nick David calling an extent of Grandsire Doubles from a non observation bell. Details of both can be found on Bell Board.
Mike Bubb
Tower Captain
First Peal Congratulations Helen Rolf (Guernsey) – Jan 23rd
Michael Bubb writes:
Congratulations to Helen Rolf on ringing her first peal on 23rd January 2016 at St Michel du Valle.
A farewell compliment to Father Kevin Northover as he retires from ministry in the parish.
Details from Bellboard:
Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild
Vale, Guernsey
St Michel du Valle
Saturday, 23 January 2016 in 2hr 37mins (6–2–23 in B♭)
5040 Doubles (7 Methods)
Six extents each St Nicholas, St Simons, St Martin’s, Winchendon Place, Reverse Canterbury Pleasure Place, Plain Bob, Grandsire
1 Helen Rolf
2 Nicky David
3 John David
4 P eter Gallienne
5 Michael Bubb (C)
Bellboard information is reproduced on this website by kind permission.
Congratulations Lisa Roberts (Guernsey) First Quarter Peal
Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild
Vale, Guernsey
St Michel du Valle
Sunday, 20 December 2015 in 41mins (6–2–23 in B♭)
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1 Helen Rolf
2 Nicky David
3 John David
4 Olivia Palmer
5 Michael Bubb (C)
6 Lisa Robert
First quarter Lisa. Rung prior to the Parish Eucharist.
Information taken from Bellboard with permission
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