We rang minor tonight, with Andrew, Jane, and Randy. We decided to ring St. Clements College Bob, and to switch up the positions. Normally, Randy rings the tenors, whether for minor or major, but tonight Randy rang the trebles, Andrew rang 3/4, and Jane rang the tenors. This was not the first time Randy had tried to ring the trebles, but it is the first time it went well.

After a few plain courses, each sounding better than the last, we decided to try a touch. Jane called a short touch (3 bobs at home), and somehow we got some bells mixed up, because it didn’t quite come to rounds. But it was fun, and we are confident that we rang two courses correctly, and somehow messed up on the third.

After that, we decided to try a splice with Plain Bob, and added some bobs to that. We didn’t have a particular method in mind, we were just playing around. When we started, Jane promised to not call any bobs while we rang St. Clements, and then did so almost immediately! We all laughed, realized that was a silly restriction, and went again. Because we didn’t have a particular plan in mind, we didn’t ring a true method, and didn’t even come back to rounds. But we had fun and stretched our brains.

We then decided to try different pairs, and so Randy and Andrew switched. This was the first time Randy had run St. Clements College Bob on 3/4, and it took a few turns to get right. But by the end of the night we were ringing a plain course with Andrew on the trebles, Randy and 3/4, and Jane on the tenors.

We finished the evening with a speed run of a touch of Plain Bob minor. Again, a short touch with Andrew on the trebles, Jane on 3/4, and Randy on the tenors. It went quite well, and afterwards called it a night.

All in all, an enjoyable evening on the bells.