Bristol Rural Branch
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Rededication of Abson Treble 2nd November 2008
Ringers present at the treble dedication
After the service and general ringing local ringers and helpers rang a quarter
of Grandsire.
L/R
Paul Grainger-Allan, Mary York, Bryn Shackleton(Conductor) Mary Taylor, Jennifer
Rogers, Brian Angel.,
Abson Treble is now back in the tower click here to see pictures taken by Antony
Gay to whom I am indebted
Abson Pictures
I thought I would put one picture here to show the difference

Abson treble has now been recast at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry on the 11th of
July 2008,
click here to see pictures,
click here to see a couple of videos taken by Margaret
Gorley an Abson ringer.
For an article see the August 2008 newsletter
click here
Work has been completed to repair the
tower steps at Abson to see the work carried out
click here
Abson Treble removed
There are also pictures by Antony Gay if you
click here
The Abson treble is taken out for recasting on May 7th 2008 by Mathew
Higby bellhanger
helped by a team of local ringers.











Below you can just see the crack in the bell and the blown up version to the
right or below.

Both
the Five and the Tenor had these unusual counterweights, only the five is shown
with the weights.

Abson held the BBQ at Collins farm in 2003, Mary
Taylor kept a list of the food and amounts for future reference if you want to see it
click below
(it is quite a big pdf file so may take a while)
Click here to see the quantities list
Abson Striking Competition team 2007

Pictures of the rehang of the bells at
Abson in 1926.
As you can see Collins farm figures even in 1926 with ringing



Branch Meeting and BBQ at Abson May 2006
There are two people Brian Angel and Rita Lampard (Webb) in this picture who are also
in the picture below.
To see other pictures of the BBQ click here or for a report
go to the June Newsletter Click here.

Harvest Tea September 17th 1955 at Collins Farm
Its where Mary Taylor) lives know
There are several gaps, if you know who they are please let us know, 1, 3 ,and 7.


Abson ringers enjoy their coffee and biscuits
after their regular Wednesday morning practice

A typical Wednesday morning practice at Abson,
in the foreground is a picture of Joan Cotterell who must be the Rural Branch most senior
learner.


Abson lunch Time Meal april 24th 2002
This was the day Rachael and Robert Thompson were
expecting to leave the regular Wednesday morning band and move to Falmouth, however their
house sale is not quite complete so we expect to see them both again, will we have another
meal when they move? we are already arranging a trip to Cornwall to sample their new
tower, which one they have not yet decided.







Abson Outing October 2000 to Eastington and Cam
Followed by Lunch at Jenny Rogers at Shadwell




The Abson Ringers and friends in 1998




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