We are sad to announce that Paul Reeves, our long-standing tower captain at Queen Camel and West Camel died last week. He passed away peacefully at home with his family around him.
His funeral will be held at Queen Camel on Monday 3rd August at 11:30am, all are welcome. Though there will be no open ringing at the funeral, his children have requested that as many bells as possible are rung in his memory. They will create an event on Bell Board to link them together. This could be peals, quarters, short touches or general ringing.
All our Cary Branch love and sympathy goes out to Paul’s family and friends.
Middle of summer? Heat wave? Now’s the time to start thinking about Christmas 😄
Get this into your diary: Saturday 28th November 16.00-18.00 at West Camel. It’s the Cary Christmas Carol Concert 🎉
We’ll have big bells, hand bells, and jingle bells.
There’ll be an organ, choir, and carols.
It’s not just for ringers. Bring your family, invite your friends. We’re bringing joy to the world at the start of Advent.
If you’re one of those multitalented people who can both ring and sing, then join the carolling choir. Drop a note to carybranch.secretary@bath-wells.org
Ring out those bells tonight, Cary Branch, Cary Branch…
You’d be a wise man not to miss this!
🔔🎄❄️🎅🤶🐪
Read all about it! “Issue 11 – Autumn 2026” has just dropped. Packed full of articles and news about events that have happened in the branch over the past few months. Plus, there are contact details for further training and practices.
Many thanks to Emma, Branch Secretary, for being the newshound, editor, and publisher. Great work!
🚨 Read all about it! Cary Branch Practices for 2026. Here is an updated listing for all the branch practices for the rest of the year. Some of the towers for later in the year are still to be confirmed (marked with an asterisk). It is in a black & white, A4, printer-friendly format – so, if a hardcopy helps you, do print out, stick up on a wall, hang it in your ringing room! Else, feel free to distribute the soft copy to ringers you know who may not be on Facebook, WhatsApp, or who might not even access this website.
🙋♀️ The practices are for everyone – both new and experienced ringers. There will be rounds, call changes, and methods.
🐣 For new ringers, it is a great way to fit in more practice, get tips, and get to know the broader ringing community.
🥷 For experienced ringers, we know many of you are in towers in which there aren’t enough experienced ringers to practice more advanced methods – so the practices are a great opportunity to bring the ringing ninjas (ringjas?!) together for something special.
🙏 Big thanks to Emma, Branch Secretary, for coordinating all of this, it is no small task. Also, many thanks to the towers that have agreed to host a session.
Looking forward to seeing you at a practice soon!
