Category: District News

Hereford District Outing 2023

The Hereford District Outing this year will be on Saturday 16th September, exploring towers in the north west of our area and over the border into Wales. The itinery is …

9:30 – 10:15 Chirbury, St Michael (SY15 6BG) – a very good ‘new’ Whitechapel six cast in the 1990s

10:30 – 11:15 Montgomery, St Nicholas (SY15 6PX) – an almost-complete Rudhall six

11:30 – 12:15 Berriew, St Bueno (SY21 8PQ) – a light eight, modern hanging – mainly Taylor bells

Lunch

14:15 – 15:00 Welshpool, St Mary (SY21 7DS) – a very easy-going eight

15:15 – 16:00 Leighton, Holy Trinity (SY21 9JH) – an early Taylor six – rehung by Eayre & Smith about 20 years ago and go well

16:15 – 17:00 Forden, St Michael & All Angels (SY21 8NE)- a Taylor six – one of the best sixes in Wales

Mordiford Bell restoration

Moves are in progress to restore the 5 bells at Mordiford and make them ringable again.

The bells were cast in 1687 and are unique in that they are the only complete peal of bells in existence made by William Huntbach of Worcester. They have not been rung for at least 50 years.

Fund raising is in progress and has raised £12,500 to date towards a target figure of £55,000 for the restoration project. If you would like to make a donation to get these bells ringing again, please contact Barbara.fox54@btinternet.com for further details.

Desmond Ferguson

It is with sadness we announce the death of Desmond Ferguson on 16th March. He was Tower Captain at Stanton Lacy for over 60 years and Master of the Hereford Guild in 1980 – 82. Des, who was a Freeman of the Guild, learnt to ring in the early fifties and was a member of the band that rang for the Coronation of the late Queen in 1953 after the rehanging of Stanton Lacy bells.

His funeral will be held at 11.0am on 22nd April at Onibury