Campanology, gave it a go!

This trip of ours was supposed to be about new adventures but you know, new adventures don't just happen, you need to be purposeful about making them, taking the first step and embracing them. You might not believe me but I can get myself into a pickle before I start something new.  However, last night I put myself out there and ended up having a great night.
I was recently inspired by my friend Amber who had a go and entered her jam in a local show in Australia; she even got a prize! Our local village gardening and craft show is coming up but as I have no cooking delights to offer, I am going to enter in the photographic competition, the theme is village life.
My idea for my village life picture was to go and photograph the campanologists hard at work; the local bell ringers. I had no idea what I was going to see or what they would be like but I had the nicest evening and even got a quick lesson and rang a bell myself. Not just any old bell, a 350 year old bell in a church that is centuries old, built on top of Roman ruins.
I'm not sure if my photos will win any prizes, I don't know that I captured anything special last night  (picture wise) but I met a lovely bunch of people who did their very best to convince me that I needed to join them regularly, even plying me with wine afterwards at the Prince of Wales Feathers. I might just do that!
Here's a few quick shots, one of the team even snapped me having a go.