The Alderney band are delighted to announce the safe arrival on-island of the flat 6th. At 3-3-23 in E. This bell will give us a true front 8 (bells 2 – 9 with flat 6, tenor weight 6cwt). Co-incidentally it will therefore also give us a third true 6 (bells 4-9 with flat 6 ). We’ll be spoilt for choice 🙂

Photo attached shows HRH Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh GCVO in the centre with left Mr William Tate, the President of Alderney & right Lieutenant General Sir Richard John Cripwell, KBE, CB, CStJ

Photo taken at The Homecoming Service on 15th Dec:

https://bb.ringingworld.co.uk/view.php?id=1914301

this was the 80th anniversary of The Homecoming, 5yrs after the entire Island population was evacuated during WWII

Matthew Higby will come to install in the middle of January