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Hexham Abbey Ringers’ North Norfolk Trip 2007

Our 2007 trip was to North Norfolk, + Lincolnshire & Cambridgeshire. The trip was from Saturday 28^th July to Saturday 4^th August. It was organised by Melanie Newman and Clive Moon.

The programme for the week is shown below.

		North Norfolk coast
Itinerary short version		Bell desert areas: although there are many towers to choose from, there are some areas which seem to have no bells at all (see above). Campsite and booking information
Sat 21^st Sun 22^nd Mon 23^rd Tue 24^th	Wed 25^th Thu 26^th Fri 27^th Sat 28^th

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Saturday 28^th July
14.30 – 15.30	Surfleet, St Laurence, (12), [12-0-9] A few of us stopped here on our way to Little Snoring. We did not have enough to ring the 12. We rang 8.

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Sunday 29^th July We didn’t have lunch at the Lord Nelson at Burnham Thorpe, Nelson’s birthplace. There was also the Wells – Walsingham light railway, but most people were too busy cycling – into a head wind!		Font at Little Walsingham
Time	Tower, dedication, (number of bells), [weight]	Miles to:	Ringing master (RM) + ringers
10.00 – 10.50	Little Walsingham, St Mary V & All Saints, (6) [19-1-23] (Ringing for 11.00am service)	3.5	All Clive (RM)
11.30 – 12.15	North Creake, St Mary the Virgin, (6) [12cwt]	5.5	Gill, Karen, Kris, Judith, Richard, Steve (RM), Stephie, John, Jean, David, Caroline, Gerald, Clare, Mike
11.30 – 12.15	Wighton, All Saints, (6), [7-2-4]	2	Andy, Pat, Geoff, John B, Nick, Neville & Anne, Ruth (RM), Clive & Anne, Imogen, Katie, Amy, Chris,
14.30 – 15.30	Fakenham, St Peter & St Paul, (8) [19-3-0]	6	Neville(RM)
16.00 – 17.00	East Raynham, St Mary, (8), [9-3-5]	3.5	Andy (RM)
	Return to campsite	6

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Monday 30^th July Many of us had lunch in the churchyard at Aylsham.		Aylsham church
10.00 – 11.00	Saxthorpe, St Andrew, (6), [2-3-10] This is a very light six with sprung steel stays. They were supposed to go OK, and they did – once you got used to them.		11	Clive & Anne, Amy, Imy, Katie, Ruth, Pat (RM), Denis, Alyson, Kris, Judith, Karen, Richard, Chris, Gill
10.00 – 11.00	Heydon, St Peter & St Paul, (6), [6-1-6]		14	Caroline, David, John & Jean, Neville & Anne (RM), Clare, Mike, Stephie, Steve, Gerald, Andy, Geoff, John B, Nick
11.30 – 12.30	Aylsham, St Michael, (10), [17-1-6 ] Anyone for Double Norwich Court Bob Caters?		5 / 6	All Clive (RM)
14.30 – 15.30	Salle, St Peter & St Paul, (8), [18.0-0] Great enthusiasm for this church at www.norfolkchurches.co.uk – not so sure about the bells…		5	All Geoff (RM)
16.00 – 17.00	Reepham, St Michael, (8), [8-3-22] Norfolk Surprise Major here		2	All Denis (RM)
	Return to campsite		12

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Tuesday 31^st July Cycling day, taking cars + bikes to Watlington. Campsite to King’s Lynn is 24 miles. Distances below start from there. Drive to Swaffham at the end of the day.			Inside Walpole St Peter
10.00 – 10.45	Watlington, St Peter & St Paul, (6), [8-2-2] GF	6		Denis, Alyson, Karen, Kris, Judith, Richard, Steve, Stephie, John, Jean (RM), Gerald, Pat, Nick, Ruth, Andy, Gill
10.00 – 10.45	Wiggenhall St Mary Magdalen, (6), [10-3-22] GF	6		Geoff, John B, Clive & Anne, Imogen, Katie, Amy, Chris, Clare, Mike (RM), Caroline & David, Neville & Anne, Anne C
11.15 – 12.00	Terrington St John, (6), [10-3-2]	5		Denis, Alyson (RM), Karen, Kris, Judith, Richard, Steve, Stephie, John, Jean, Gerald, Pat, Nick, Ruth, Andy, Gill
11.15 – 12.00	Walpole St Peter, (6), [12-1-0]	7.5		Geoff, John B, Clive & Anne, Imogen, Katie, Amy, Chris, Clare (RM), Mike, Caroline & David, Neville & Anne, Anne C
11.45 – 12.30	Walpole St Andrew, (6), [15-2-16]	4.75 / 0.75		All John B
14.00 – 15.00	Terrington St Clement, (8), [11-3-8] Kent Treble Bob Major? This church is one of the models for Fenchurch St Paul in Dorothy L Sayers’ novel “The Nine Tailors”	3.5		All Pat (RM)
17.00 – 18.00	Swaffham (8)	16		All Andy (RM)
	Return to campsite	19

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Wednesday 1^st August Lots of things to do on this “day off”. Walking on the North Norfolk coast? Sandringham? Holkham Hall? Handbells? Swimming at Holkham beach?
15.00 – 16.00	Wells-next-the-Sea, St Nicholas, (8), [16-3-16]	8