As well as ringing on Christmas morning and at midnight on New Year’s Eve, the bell ringers had two extended rings in the build up to Christmas.

The first was a full peal the week before Christmas on 15^th December. This took thre hours to complete with full details as follows:

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Hornchurch, Essex

St Andrew

Sunday, 15 December 2024 in 3h

5056 Spliced Surprise Major (12m)

(576 Superlative; 448 Bristol; 384 Aldenham,

Ashtead, Cambridge, Cassiobury, Lincolnshire,

London, Pudsey, Rutland, Uxbridge, Yorkshire;)

Arranged from M.C.W. Sherwood

1 Colin Friend

2 Helen J Carter

3 M Louise Booth

4 Anthony J Bloomfield

5 Adrian C Malton (C)

6 Jonathan R Slack

7 Clive J Stephenson

8 Matthew E Rayner

Rung for the Season of Advent.

First of Spliced S Major – 2.

Most methods – 6, 7.

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The second extended piece of ringing was a date touch on Christmas Eve. This was 2024 changes to celebrate Christmas 2024 and took about one hour and 15 minutes to complete. Full details as follows:

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Hornchurch, Essex

St Andrew

Tuesday, 24 December 2024

2024 Spliced Plain Major (2m)

(8 Little Bob; 2016 Plain Bob)

Composed by Donald F Morrison

1 Julie A Bloomfield

2 Michelle A Stephenson

3 Anthony J Bloomfield

4 John M Church

5 William J Stungo

6 Andrew P Barham

7 Roderic K Bickerton

8 Clive J Stephenson (C)

Rung for Christmas 2024.

Longest length – 2.

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