Ruth learnt to ring as a teenager in Romford, Essex but didn’t carry on with it when she went to university – and she wishes she had! However ringing found Ruth again when she went to live in Suffolk in the mid 1990s and subsequently became involved with ART through necessity about ten years ago when the bells in her village (Bardwell) were restored and augmented. Ruth edits ART’s online newsletter for new ringers Tower Talk and tries her best to promote good practice in teaching locally. Ruth’s greatest pleasure in ringing is to be successful as a band, whatever the goal, whether it’s a peal of 41 spliced surprise minor or someone’s first quarter peal.
This entry was written in April 2023.
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