We are a friendly and diverse group that enjoy the unique and challenging hobby of bell ringing. This website should give you a good idea about us but if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact us.

You can find out about the fasinating history of the tower, bells and clock in the about section.

If you’re considering joining us, whether as an experienced ringer or a new recruit, we would be very happy to welcome you. Bell ringing is a struggling art so the more the merrier, check out the join section for the details.

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A new ringer's story

In May 2023 I climbed the ancient spiral staircase of the Tring tower for the first time and entered a new world beyond my imagining. Since then, it’s been a challenging journey, with a mixture of trepidation, fascination, enjoyment, and frustration. Overall, I’m pleased to be making steady progress. I’ve always found pleasure in hearing church bells. If driving past a ringing tower I would habitually lower the car window to hear better.
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Ringing for the King's Coronation

Ring for The King In Tring! was the enticing recruitment slogan put about by the Tower Captain of Tring tower in preparation for the Coronation of King Charles, I took the opportunity to commit myself to mastering that technique, as so many before me had, of that co-ordination of body and brain that seems so effortless when done by practiced ringers. All I knew then about church bells was hearing their impressive, sonorous sound calling out over the town with their rung messages.
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Visit by Halton explorer scouts

Fifteen members of the 1st Halton (RAF) Red Kite ESU with their leaders climbed the 36 step circular stairs to be welcomed to the ringing room by eight enthusiastic Tring ringers. The fifteen split in to three smaller groups to visit the belfry in turn (more steps up!) where the concept of bells being ‘up’ or ‘down’ was explained, questions answered and, after donning ear defence, a bell was rung to demonstrate ‘full circle’ ringing (the bell rotates on its bearings through a full circle).
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In memoriam — HM Queen Elizabeth II

Ringing for the Platinum Jubilee

Return to ringing after the Covid lockdown

700th Anniversary of Tring's market charter

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