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All Saints Church Long Ashton Bells & bellringers The page of the bells & bellringers at All Saints Church Long Ashton. Tenor 30.3.23cwt

12/09/2026

After 3 months off and being away last night saw our bells back in action for practice night with the team. Ready for us to ring on Sunday morning. We are glad to be back and wanted to thank everyone for their support the last few months.

Our ringing master put the team through their paces along with the bells we should be making a decent ring for tommorow.

You may have heard some of our bells today as they have been worked on ready to ring for Friday. The bells well the fron...
05/09/2026

You may have heard some of our bells today as they have been worked on ready to ring for Friday.

The bells well the front 7 are up and ready to ring after a maintenance session today to check they are all ok to go!

Pictured here is our 7th bell at 19.2.9cwt up and ready to ring out our front 7 are currently up. Tommorow we will be back to ring up the tenor at 30.3.23cwt

04/09/2026

Urgent Ringing Information Friday September 4th 2026.

Dear all our freinds and followers near and far,

As of today Long Ashton is now back to ringing after a period of 3 months away due to the urgent matter of making our service clock bell safe.

The work has been complete and also we are to return to ringing from Friday September 11th 2026. During this weekend the ringing master and the steeplekeeping team will be making sure that our bells the worlds 11th heaviest ring of 8 in the world will be back this coming Friday September 11th 2026 @ 7:30pm

Will Rogers
Ringing Master
Long Ashton

Yesterday John Taylor & Co of Loughborough were in to strap up our service bell to make the bell safe for the famous rin...
02/09/2026

Yesterday John Taylor & Co of Loughborough were in to strap up our service bell to make the bell safe for the famous ring of 8 bells to return to change ringing.

The bell has been strapped which will allow our famous ring of 8 the 11th heaviest ring of 8 in the world to return to ringing on Friday evenings and also on Sunday mornings. Plus a return to some visiting teams peals and quarter peals.

We are awaiting the seal of approval to commence ringing. Here in these photos you will see the clock bell has been strapped. Photos were provided by Deputy Ringing Master Mike Tucker.

Our ringing master Will Rogers will in no doubt be ready to get the peal of 8 going again. It will be his job to make sure the ring of 8 are ready to go again and be up and ready for our grand return. Thank you to John Taylor & Co. For your work yesterday

13/08/2026

Update Thursday 13th August 2026,

We hope all our friends and followers near and far are well.

We apologise for the downtime and radio silence not enough hours in the day of which the ringing master does like to sleep for 8 of them.

But we haven’t been quiet. We have managed to liaise with the church and also a bellhanger has been engaged so we can make our clock bell safe to allow the bells to make a return to ringing. Progress has been sufficient last few weeks.

No date has been set as yet for their return, but we are hoping soon that our famous ring of 8 will return soon.

The team continues to meet and practice we have been at Barrow Gurney during June and July, August has seen us at Clapton in Gordano. This week we sample portbury at 21cwt. Sundays the Long Ashton team has provided support to our little tower Kingston Seymour allowing lots of methods to be rung for a Sunday morning.

Let’s hope the next update is where we can hopefully announce that our bells are back.

I would like to thank everyone for their support over this time so far. Also to the chew branch ringing master Rebecca Cox for allowing us to use barrow gurney also the last few weeks to George Wyatt for the use or Clapton in Gordano last but not least to Gerry Skelly for portbury this week.

Will Rogers
Ringing master

20/06/2026

Best of luck to the Bristol team in the national 12 bell at York come on Bristol

12/06/2026

We have received support from near and far from our ringing friends regarding our bells not being able to ring currently.

There is too many to thank individually offers of help from having towers to ring at to bellhangers wanting to assist and just general good wishes.

So from me the ringing team and the bells. I wanted to thank you all near and far to us your support today has been appreciated.

Long Ashton practices are subject to change currently we have managed to get Barrow Gurney for practices but please check with us where we are ringers are welcome to join us where ever we end up ringing.

Will Rogers
Ringing Master
Long Ashton

12/06/2026

Urgent Ringing Notice Friday June 12th 2026.

Dear all our freinds, ringers and supporters,

Unfortunately we have had to cancel or suspend all future ringing at Long Ashton with the worlds 11th heaviest ring of 8 for the foreseeable future.

Recently on one of our inspections we had a detailed look at the clock bell and its mounts and have found that due to the condition of the mounts it is hung on the bell is posing a risk to the ring of 8 bells. More notably our famous Taylor tenor bell as it hangs right above it.

There are some serious safety concerns with it enough for the church to ask us to stop ringing for the foreseeable until the bell has been looked at by a bell hanger for repairs or if ringing can go ahead in a reduced format before a permenant repair can go ahead.

Those with bookings in place for June and September will be contacted those with bookings later this year will be contacted to advise that ringing may be subject to cancellation.

We do apologise for having to cancel or suspend ringing at Long Ashton but until the clock bell is dealt with then currently no ringing will take place.

Will Rogers
Ringing Master
Head steeple Keeper
Long Ashton.

03/06/2026

For those local to the tower with regards to June and July these are the extra dates the bells will be heard outside of their normal ringing times.

Saturday June 13th 2:30pm for half an hour wedding ringing

Saturday June 20th branch practice 4:30 - 6pm

Sunday July 5th quarter peal attempt 2pm approx 50 minutes

Saturday July 18th midday half an hour wedding ringing.

Please note otherwise bells will be ringing at normal times Friday 7:30pm until 9pm and Sundays 10am until 10:30am

03/06/2026

Bookings for the bells Long Ashton.

I have in the last few days been asked with regards to bookings in June for the bells.

Whilst I am happy to accomadate everyone as best possible at the moment we are booked a way in advance with weddings and a few quarter peals.

As a next available slot to book I will advise July and August avoiding the weekend balloon fiesta is on.

So far we are booked for weddings and quarter peals in June. I am happy to help but if the first available date is not available I endeavour to work with you all for an alternative date

Will Rogers
Ringing Master
Long Ashton.

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Church Lane
Long Ashton
BS419LU

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