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Wimborne Christmas Peal attempt page

David Warwick is raising money for Wimborne Minster Musical Heritage Trust

Participants: Harry Blamire, Matthew Child, Robert Child, Graham Duke, Rosemary Duke, David Hilling, Trish Hitchins, John Riley, David Warwick, Flick Warwick, Lucy Warwick, Nigel Woodruff

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Christmas Peal attempt · 29 December 2021

Our goals: 1] Provide an outstanding organ to support and enhance the Anglican choral and musical traditions of the Minster. 2] Establish a Music Foundation to support music in the Minster, in the community, and to develop links with local schools

Story

The Minster Bells have rung out over the town for Sunday Services, Royal and Civic Events and Weddings since at least the 14th century. Sadly, they fell silent for much of 2020 and 2021. To celebrate Christmas the local band will attempt a full peal for the first time since 2019. It will be 5042 different changes of a method named Lincolnshire Surprise Maximus - a peal not previously rung on the Minster's bells. It will start immediately following a wedding in the Minster at around 2.45pm on Wednesday 29th December and should take about 3 hours and 30 minutes to complete. The peal will require significant physical stamina, mental facility, concentration and team work from the twelve ringers who must ring each change continuously and without error. Donors are invited to give per changes successfully competed (eg £1.00 for 1000 changes) or per minute of continuous ringing (eg 2p per minute). 

Donation summary

Total
£1,214.00
Online
£1,214.00
Offline
£0.00

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