Bell ringers in full peal challenge
The peal was a very happy celebration but not for a wedding. It was a rare full peal that lasted two hours and 27 minutes and marked the birth of HRH Prince George of Cambridge, the 40th birthdays of two ringers, Simon Everest and Adrian Carter, and the 70th birthday of a fellow ringer from St Margaret’s Church, Ditchling, David Cragg.
Full peals are rare at Wivelsfield, with only six successful attempts before the one on Saturday.
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Five of the ringers are regulars at Wivelsfield, two ringers had never rung a peal before and for the treble, it was her first peal for 35 years.
Credit goes to everyone involved: Liz Lancaster, Stephen Beckingham, Ian Hodge, Adrian Carter, Simon Everest and Philip Diamond.