Peals of joy: Wokingham bellringers converge on Hurst for the full works

The Wokingham Paper

Peals of joy: Wokingham bellringers converge on Hurst for the full works

Joy rang out from a church tower when a bellringing team from throughout Wokingham borough succeeded in their attempt to ring a full peal. They spent three hours and four minutes ringing the eight bells at St Nicholas Church, Hurst, each one 5,088 times, in a different order each time. It was a big moment for Hurst villagers who had heard the first full peal by local ringers since 2011 and the first full peal at the church since 2016. They prais…