With the addition of the new treble I have had to inform Dove and the mini ring website and this has lead to a request for more details. As a result the diameters of the bells have been measured for starters. These have been added to the bell details on this site as well. Working on how work out the correct tuning numbers as well...
Look out for the Dove guide update as I relinquish my single "seven bell" entry in the listings!

A touring group from Cambridge came to sample the campanile today - they all seemed to enjoy themselves. The first to sample all eight bells hung and some Plain Bob triples was tried out.

The second bell has been hung on its wheel for some time but the clapper never properly made to work as there seemed little point with no proper treble. Yet another look through the numerous bells one collects for these projects has now found a small bell which is just about suitable for the treble even if it might be a semi tone too high. It sort of sounds right so progress is being made to hang and fit a clapper. At 8 ½ oz the bell is so small I have to rethink how the clapper might actually work and fit inside such a small bell and if it needs to be hung out on a stem much nearer the outer edge like the others? However for now it does finally make the ring a set of eight. 

With the quarter booked for next week have also been all over the bells and the frame to make sure nothing is loose. Tightened up a few wheels to the headstocks and made sure the clappers function and are oiled. Also modified the flight on the tenor very slightly increasing it weight to make the clapper hit the bell to make a little more noise as the backstroke particularly was almost inaudible.

Finally got around to gluing properly the damaged rim to the tenor wheel which was dropped a while ago when the move happened and needed proper repair. Clamped up and then adjusted all the tail ends of the new ropes so that they were correct and ready for the planned quarter peal.

After a very pleasant day outing with Lichfield Cathedral band some chose to continue to sample the palace ring on their way home. Some very competent rounds and much interest was observed.

A small number of people came to the Palace ring as an "extra" tower after the excellent Youth ringing outing. Many had not seen a mini ring before and Dominic came to see the bells in their new location having rung in the other quarter on these bells back in 2004! Rounds and calls were the staple but we managed plain hunt on six and a course of Plain Bob minor.

The bells were rung for experience after the Lichfield and Walsall youth practice at St Giles. Various rounds were rung and even some plain bob minor with success

An impromptu set of visitors after they were on day two of four of their annual ringing tour. Came and rang several courses and helped move the car from underneath.

Had some visitors today who came and rang the bells and a good course of Plain Bob Minor after they had a successful quarter peal day.