Milton Keynes Village Bellringers
Welcome to the website for Milton Keynes Village Bell Ringers.We practice every Tuesday night from 7.30 to 8.30.
To find out more about bell ringing please look at some of the articles on this page.
Ringing basics
Most change ringing is performed on tower bells, as described in the What is change ringing? section of this website. Therefore the first stage for a beginner is to learn how to handle a tower bell safely and with sufficient control to be able to adjust its speed and to start and stop it at will. An average person with a good tutor should be able to attain this level in a dozen or so individual 30-minute lessons, especially if these can be scheduled several times a week. Ringing basics
Change Ringing
What is change ringing?
Change ringing is an English tradition which consists of ringing bells so that the order in which they sound is systematically changed.
How is it done?
The bells are tuned to a normal (diatonic) scale and it is usual to start with ringing down the scale, a sequence which ringers call "rounds". The order in which the bells sound is then altered to give different sequences called "rows" or "changes".
Change Ringing
