Saturday 26 January 2013

Bells Celebrate the Life of Rowland Hall B.E.M

The Bells of All Saints' Church Swanton Morley rang prior to a service of Thanksgiving for the Life of Rowland Hall B.E.M. Rowland Hall, who's grandson Aaron is Tower Captain, lived in the village after coming out of the RAF. He had served for many years as president of the Dereham Branch of the Royal British Legion. The band consisted of Aaron Hall, Lee Fox, Sarah Seaman, Ted Conyers, Mark Tweedie, Sheila Smith and Janet Yeoman.

Tuesday 1 January 2013

Bells Ring out 2012 and In 2013


Tuesday, 1 January, 2013
Once again the ringers of Swanton Morley took part in the age old tradition of ringing out the old Year and ringing in the New. The bells rung out for the last few minutes of 2012 before one by one standing, fading out along with the old year leaving just the tenor to strike 12 on the stroke of midnight. To welcome the new year the original 5 bells pealed out in joyful celebration.  The band was 1. Mark Tweedie, 2. Fiona Joisce, 3. Helen Watson, 4. Ted Conyers, 5. Aaron Hall. After the ringing the ringers took part in their own tradition of singing Auld Lang Syne.

Bells Ring Out 2012 and in 2013

Year and ringing in the New. The bells rung out for the last few minutes of 2012 before one by one standing, fading out along with the old year leaving just the tenor to strike 12 on the stroke of midnight. To welcome the new year the original 5 bells pealed out in joyful celebration.  The band was 1. Mark Tweedie, 2. Fiona Joisce, 3. Helen Watson, 4. Ted Conyers, 5. Aaron Hall. After the ringing the ringers took part in their own tradition of singing Auld Lang Syne.