Oxford Treble Bob from Carfax Tower, Oxford, for the Royal Wedding, 29th April 2011

[irkibby]

I love the fact that no one has noticed that I fell over at the beginning of the video!

[simonbellringer]

Saw this tower on Sunday... wanted a ring, but there wasnt any... if only there were 6 of me!! I got a quick grab (or "collect" as Mr Moulder likes to remind me :) ) at the Cathedral before they attempted a peal (lost 2 hours in!!)

[1235train]

how often do they ring there?

[irkibby]

@1235train I think the ringing here is, apart from ringing outings, on special occasions or quarter peals.

[Orgelix]

Nice sounding :^)

[simonbellringer]

Very nice sounding ring!! Go well?

Where else did you go? Get any other recordings? On the day of the wedding, I did a 20-mile round cycle to Bishopstone & Ashbury (watch this space for video of the latter) to give them a hand; it was the first time the 8 had been rung on Bishopstone's new gallery, and Ashbury was a grab for me!! And then I cycled back to help at a Rodbourne CHeney practice... THe things I do for a grab!!

[anonmonen]

@simonbellringer A grab?? Or a collect? Lol ;-)



[simonbellringer]

@anonmonen Oh, shut up!! At least I did go for a secondary purpose - I made up a decent band for some nice rounds, and I didnt just grab the Tenor and scarper - I grabbed the 2nd before making a break for it!! Alright, we only rang for 2 rings!!

[anonmonen]

@simonbellringer Not all tower grabbers go for the tenor...... I dont care which bell I ring.... Lol. Admit it, your a DRGETG like the rest of us! lol :-)

[simonbellringer]

@anonmonen DRGETG?!?!?! Dirty Rotten Grabber something Tower Grabber?!?!

[anonmonen]

@simonbellringer Dirty Rotton Glazed Eyed Tower Grabber!!!  Lol

[simonbellringer]

@anonmonen Huh!! I just enjoy going to different & new towers, Im not particularly bothered by how many I have!! Although 160 in less than 6 years isnt bad for someone who can't drive!! And 4 of those were Australian Towers!!

[simonbellringer]

@anonmonen Yes, I suppose you could say I am headed on the downward slope there...

But it's NOT about number crunching, I just enjoy the variety. And I can remember something about each and every tower I have rung at - all 185 of them!!

[irkibby]

@simonbellringer

Oh Aaron is a windup merchant :)

[simonbellringer]

@irkibby Gathered...

Btw, loved the way that the photo of you Oxford lot on Campanophile described you as SURVIVORS!!! What did you do to the rest? Scare 'em to death at Merton? Mind, Id love to go there myself though...!!

[irkibby]

@simonbellringer

I think it was a description of us as survivors because over the day there was a fair few more people who rang with us at various towers, who were all Oxford based so I don't think Merton would scare them in the least bit. They smply only came for part of the day, had quarter peal attempts in other places or just stayed in the pub...