Wednesday started cool and grey but the sun burned off the haar and we had a great day of ringing. There were only five of us but we tried a 240 of Grandsire, and a touch of St Simon's. For the procession after each ceremony we have been ringing an interesting piece of early 17th century single changes, from Duckworth's Tinntinnalogia (1668) p.16. This composition seems to go well with the solemn but celebratory atmosphere as the University officers process along North Street and in through the archway under the tower, led by the mace-bearers carrying the University's 15th-century silver-gilt ceremonial maces.


The tower in the sunshine with the University banner flying and graduates milling beneath


Graduates after the ceremony in the Quad, listening to the ringing/

We rang a quarter peal today:

St Andrews, Fife
University Chapel of St Salvator
Friday, 23 June 2017
1320 Cambridge Surprise Minor
1 Duncan Malloch
2 Rachel C Williamson
3 Joseph Wilson
4 Simon Chadwick
5 Peter J Williamson
6 Peter Kirton (C)
For all those graduating from the University of St Andrews today, especially Isabella Scott
http://bb.ringingworld.co.uk/view.php?id=1177510

The quarter peal band

Waiting on the ceremony finishing

Ringers' breakfast at Northpoint café

Chatting outside the tower

Some of our Graduation ringers

This morning we rang a quarter peal after the graduation ceremony:

21st June 2017
1260 Plain Bob Doubles
1. Tim Bailey
2. Isabella Scott
3. Simon Chadwick
4. Philip Baiocchi
5. Peter Kirton (c)
6. Duncan Malloch
For all those graduating from the University of St Andrews today, especially Joseph Wilson.
1st on tower bells: 1

#graduation2017 #bellringing @univofstandrews this afternoon. Congratulations to all who graduate this week. pic.twitter.com/88tnof23qc

— Simon Chadwick (@s_m_chadwick) June 20, 2017

Today we rang for the graduation ceemonies in the University of St Andrews. We rang for half an hour at a time, before and after the chapel service and the two Graduation ceremonies. In between ringing, we went out into town for coffee, and we even managed to feed some ducks. There was also some handbell ringing in slack time up the tower.

More tomorrow starting at 9am!

Handbell practice in the tower

Ringing after the final ceremony

Feeding ducks in St Mary's College garden

Discussing mathematical problems over smoothies

Today we rang for the morning chapel service, and then before and after the graduation ceremony. We welcomed some visiting ringers who were in town for graduations.

 Above: the tower, with the University banner flying

Above: Ringers' Breakfast!

 

Above: Some of this morning's ringers, including visitors in town for Graduations.

We rang today on St Andrews Day, for the Graduation ceremonies at the University of St Andrews. We rang at 9am before the chapel service, and then before and after each of the two Graduation ceremonies.

Above: Watching the live stream of the ceremony, as we wait in the tower to ring.


We rang a Quarter Peal after the morning ceremony:

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1. Simon Chadwick

2. Rachel C. Williamson

3. Peter C Jupp

4. D K Malloch

5. Peter Kirton (c)

6. Al J Rossin

First quarter peal: 6. For the graduations at the University of St Andrews on St Andrews Day, and to welcome the new Principal.

Above: The quater peal band.

Above: ringers outside the tower

Above: Ringers inside Janetta's ice-cream parlour

Above: practicing on handbells during a break between ringing

Above: this afternoon's ringers

Above: the academic procession, led by the mace-bearers, enters through the archway under the base of the tower, while we ring for them.

Here are a couple of photos of our ringing this afternoon. We were away up the tower ringing so we missed out on the torchlit procession and never even got a glimpse of Prof. Sally Mapstone our new Principal! But we made a lot of glorious noise!

Today we rang for the installation of Professor Sally Mapstone as Principal of the University of St Andrews. We rang the University's six bells from 8.30am for half an hour, right before a special service in the chapel. The tower looked beautiful in the morning sunlight with the University banner flying, and the clock newly painted and gilded.

...to be continued this afternoon, when we ring for the installation ceremony. Bells 2.30-3.00 and about 4.00-4.30pm