Whalley Bellringers

27/09/2026

An excellent ring for Sunday service this morning at Whalley. Also to say a big thank you to Adam for all your help with us at Whalley over the past years. All the very best with your new career in the armed forces. Hope to see you sometime in the future when you get leave.

21/08/2026

Just completed the 2026 annual inspection and service of our bells organised by Ian, our Steeple Keeper. Many thanks to all for helping out today including Liz, Caroline and Lynne who did a sterling job cleaning the ringing room and providing sandwiches and cakes for lunch. Also thanks to Paul and Alan for helping with the bell inspection and service according to the comprehensive checklists provided by Ian. All was ok and we are good to go with Whalley bells until the next six monthly inspection.

21/08/2026

Just a few images of the funeral of Dave Bradbury, our Tower Captain which took place on Friday the 14th August at St Mary and All Saints Church in Whalley. Local ringing took place between 10.00am and 11.00am and between 40 and 50 ringers attended the service and rang our bells in shifts. Dave arrived in style on the back of his own classic landrover followed by other classic landrovers driven by members of the local landrover club. Members of the local bell ringers, together with ringers from other towers lined up as a guard of honour to pay respects to Dave as he entered the church. Our Vicar, The Revd. Jonathan Carmyllie led the service in a packed church and afterwards bacon butties and cakes were available for all at Whalley Abbey. It was amazing to see so many people attend the service but not surprising as Dave was a popular Guy. He will be sorely missed by all.

06/08/2026

Just sharing a quarter peal event, rang on Tuesday evening at St Peters in Burnley. In memory of Dave Bradbury. Well done everyone!

1280 Swindon Surprise Royal rung at Burnley (St Peter), Lancashire

06/08/2026

To confirm details for Dave's funeral which will be held on Friday the 14th August at 11am at St Mary and All Saints church, Whalley.

There will be ringing from 10am to accommodate everyone who wishes to ring and bacon butties directly after the service at Whalley Abbey.

Dress code is smart casual and as per Dave's wife Andrea's request, if the gents have a short sleeved checked shirt to wear, that would be great. And a spare pair of folded glasses for the top pocket as well!

It's definitely going to be a celebration of Dave and he will be arriving at the church in style. For that reason, it's probably best if you're parked up in Whalley by 10.30am!

Donations are to Whalley Bellringers and it is the aim to put this towards a permanent piece of bell ringing training equipment at Whalley in memory of Dave, who so enjoyed teaching new ringers.

I hope to see many of you there and if there are any questions / queries, please get in touch by FB messenger.

05/08/2026

It is with great sadness that I have to write that Dave Bradbury, our Tower Captain, passed away unexpectedly and peacefully in his sleep over Thursday evening last week. Dave loved bell ringing. He was doing a fantastic job of being Tower Captain of Whalley bell ringers and is a huge loss to us all. We send our heartfelt condolences to Andrea, his Wife and all his family. We will post funeral arrangements in due course when we know more. I include a few images of Dave, surrounded by bell ringing friends both in the ringing room and with tools in hand in the bell chamber during the 2024 Whalley bell restoration project.

15/03/2026

A pleasure to welcome Oscar and mum Mary as visitors to our service ringing this morning. Oscar caught the bellringing bug from a Heritage Open Day at Whalley a few years ago. He rang rounds and call changes on 8 and plain hunt doubles on the treble. A future tower captain in the making!

01/03/2026

First wedding ringing yesterday for Sarah and Paul. Well done Guys for some really good striking. 👍👍

25/02/2026

Just completed our 6 monthly bell service and clean up today at Whalley. All maintenance check lists filled in and all is well with the bells! Many thanks to everyone on the team today and especially to Lynne for the fantastic lunch!