The current team of bellringers including our latest recruits 11 year old Billy Mallett and Alex McKenzie. Behind them are Andrew, Timmy, Ruth, Paul, Marcia, Claire, Rick, Gerry and Freddie. You should hear the joyful sound we make every Sunday! It's brilliant!
Freddie Daniel is shown feeding the rope into the special "sally warmer"! - A unique device that keeps the ropes and sallies soft and easy to use in the damp and cold winters.
The peal board celebrates the 3 hour peal in honour of Holy Trinity's last vicar David Rossdale who became bishop of Grimsby in 2000.
This is Andrew MacKerlie our tower captain. he doesn't always look this serious. He's just remembered he hasn't wound the clock yet!
The winning Cookham team of ringers who beat regional champions Wycombe at our neighbouring tower in Wooburn. This was a big day for Cookham and boy did we celebrate!
Ringing peals is exhausting. 3 hours of total concentration and if you go wrong it doesn't count! So here we are celebrating completing a quarter peal to welcome Michael our new vicar. From left to right we have ....Janet, Arthur, Josh (his first quarter), Andrew, Paul, Gerry, Marica and Timmy
You may have heard the bells ringing longer on Sunday evening... Sept 5th. One of our ringers Luke Daniel got married in Birmingham this weekend and in celebration we rang a quarter peal for him and his new bride Sally. (picture)
Luke's dad and mum are on the front from (Freddie and Ruth) with the other band members, Timmy, Marcia, Claire, Mandy, Arthur and tower captian and conductor Andrew McKerlie.
Andrew MacKerlie presents certificates of achievement to Billy Mallett and Alex McKenzie during the 9.30am service at Holy Trinity on 18th December 2005.
And, no, they don't have to wear funny clothing to ring the bells - they've just finished taking part in a play about the plight of refugees (see Refugee Season photo album).
Billy, one of the the bellringing boys, on top of the roof of the church looking down on the latest wedding gathering!
Alex, one of the two bellringing boys, on top of the roof of the church preparing to look down on the latest wedding gathering!
Red Bingham from Australia enjoys the sound of the bells when given the tour by young Billy Mallett
