Bell Ringers

St Mary's currently has a band of twelve regular ringers. We are all members of the Suffolk Guild of Ringers.

St Mary’s Woodbridge houses one of the heaviest and musical rings of bells in Suffolk. The largest bell weighs 25 cwt and the total weight of all eight bells is over 4 tons. Consequently some ringers find the bells quite a challenge to ring. Nevertheless they do enjoy ringing them and always look forward to having the opportunity to ring on them.

As well as ringing the bells for Sunday worship and for the major Christian festivals, we ring them for other occasions, such as weddings, and on New Year's Eve and other days of national celebration.

Although our prime purpose is to ring the bells to draw attention to the presence of St Mary's church in Woodbridge, we also enjoy various social activities. These include an annual dinner on New Year's Eve, half day tours when we visit other towns and villages in Suffolk or neighbouring counties to ring on their bells, and joining in with some of our ringing friends on their practice nights. We have even entered teams in (and won) local quizzes.

For a small fee, we are also willing to ring to mark special family occasions such as wedding anniversaries and birthdays. For more information contact the Parish Office.

Meetings: At St. Mary's Church, Sundays 9.30 to 10.0 a.m.; Tuesdays 7.30 to 9.00 p.m.

Read about the history of Bell Ringing at St. Mary's in Outlook.