Following an upsurge in enthusiasm amongst certain of our congregation, (most notably Mrs. Mandy Loveder!), it was decided that we should try and organize a regular ringing band for the church. After comments from visiting ringers, an inspection of the Tower was made by Mr. Tony Evans, the Secretary of the  Peterborough Guild of Ringers. His comments were passed to the Parochial Church Council who duly  authorized the remedial work required. During October 1999, Mr. Michael Loveder set about the task assisted by  Mr. Brian Parnham, and Mr. Gary Downes. The work, which took a month to complete, at a cost of just over £600,  included covering the existing  upstairs ringing chamber floor with chipboard decking, and the laying of carpet tiles. The ceiling of the ringing chamber was then insulated with special acoustic insulation. Above the insulation a new floor was installed. This not only helped with sound insulation but also made access to the bells much easier. This is especially so if ties need to be installed on practice nights, and for access for maintenance. The headstocks need to be de-rusted and hammerited, but all the mechanics have been overhauled. New pulley pins have been installed over the year 2000 Holy Week break from ringing. These were made by a local engineering company and are faithful copies of the original blacksmith made ones. The old pins are on display in the Church Museum. The most worn two can be seen on the photo page of this site. New ropes were installed in January 2001, as the existing ropes were well worn.Mandy Loveder has taken over the role of Tower Captain after the retirement of John Dineage. Michael Loveder has taken over as Steeple Keeper under the tuition of Tony Evans. The regular Sunday Service Band now consists of under 18 year olds who started ringing in September 2002.  They have learned well and are at a standard where they will soon be ringing quarter peals on a working bell. At present we ring for Family Communion on the 1st Sunday of the month, and Family service on the 3rd Sunday of the month, and for Festivals and special occasions. 

We are now well into Quarter Peal Ringing and have joined forces with St Mary's from Peterborough under the guidance of Andrew Christie.  Andrew is determined that the old fashioned doubles methods will survive and to this end we are all frantically learning as many of them as possible. We aim to ring a quarter peal at Maxey of twenty three spliced doubles methods and at the moment (Feb 2002) we have reached thirteen. 

The Bells of Saint Peter's, Maxey, Cambridgeshire:-  

Maxey practice night:

 At the moment we ring once a month on a  Friday 7.30 - 9.00pm. 

not on 1st Friday of the month (8 bell practice at Castor 7.30 - 9.00pm).

The night we ring varies so please ring before attending on the number below.

Experienced ringers and  beginners welcome.

Tower Captain : Mandy Loveder 01778 343100