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We are pleased to unveil the official logo for The Bells of St Clement's Cambridge.

It's all there: the movement of a swinging bell on a bell wheel, the oranges and lemons of the traditional nursery rhyme, the anchor which is the symbol of St Clement (and used by this church), and of course the words to say who we are. Look out for it popping up all over the place!

Thriplow and Foxton ringers have recently started regular group sessions with us. Today, Becca introduced a biscuit tin below the rope, to encourage pulling all the way through!

Some pictures on a lovely evening in May.

With so much other ringing going on in Cambridge (and everywhere!) on 6th May for the King's coronation, I thought I'd struggle to get six ringers, and resorted to 'bribery' of prosecco and cakes. I needn't have worried; 24 ringers turned up and rang, plus a 10 year old having his first go, and a baby! It was wonderful to see ringers from Great St Mary's, St Andrew the Great, St Bene't's, St Edwards, St Clement's, and a couple from out of town. New connections were made as we rang call changes and methods together. The refreshments were polished off too.

St Clement's Ringing Centre has acquired a set of 10 handbells thanks to the generosity of Gareth Davies, from whom they are on long term loan. The bells will be a hands-on way of explaining change ringing, both to the general public and to novice ringers. They have already been put to use when Park Street School paid us a visit on the eve of the coronation. The bells were cast by the Codnor foundry in Derbyshire, several decades ago.