Bells across Leicestershire sounded out on 6th June, joining with the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the D Day Landings.

At 6pm on Thursday 6th June 2024 ringers from Aylestone, Enderby, Knighton, Narborough, South Wigston and Wigston Magna, gathered at All Saints church, Wigston Magna to ring the bells to commemorate D-Day + 80 years.  We chose to ring at All Saints so that Richard Clarke, tower captain for many years there could hear his bells ringing out for this historic event and as a 90th birthday compliment to him.

We will remember them.

Kirby Muxloe rang from 6:30-8pm on D-Day
The following ringers took part
Harrison Evans
Brian Mozley
Martin Green
David Gardner
Simon, Gail, Aoife Harrison
Greg Jones
Mark Pendery

Wymeswold rang call changes, a touch of Grandsire, and Bob Minor to commemorate D-Day at 6:30 on the 6th of June. The following ringers took part: Emma Andrews, Michael Henshaw, Julie Henshaw, Jane Polehampton, Richard Thomas, Izabelle Bimson, Richard Bimson, Sue Fossey, Richard Thomas. 

After a short break to eat burgers at the village pub, some of the band went to Prestwold to ring call changes at 8pm: Emma Andrews, Richard Thomas, Julie Henshaw, Richard Bimson, Izabelle Bimson, along with Melanie Davis from Prestwold. 

Ringing took place at Long Clawson. The ringers were Natalie Grey, Sarah Pawley, Jackie Parlby, Hamish Forbes, Paul Girdham and John Adcock.

Sally organised some ringing at several towers on the evening of 6th June. Starting at Birstall, they went to Wanlip, Walton, Barrow, Copt Oak and Oaks in Charnwood, retiring to the Three Nuns pub for a well deserved meal afterwards.