The Fen Tigers
Welcome to the website for the Young Ringers of the Ely Diocesan Association of Church Bell Ringers
Our Ely DA Young Ringers Group (aka The Fen Tigers) welcomes ringers of ANY ability in the Ely DA who are 18 years or under. We meet monthly at St Clement’s Cambridge (usually 2nd Monday, 5.30pm) and bimonthly at venues around the Diocese - see calendar below.
Please contact us for more details of how to join - see contact details below.
Did you know that students can do bell ringing as a 'skill' for Duke of Edinburgh awards?
Young Ringers contacts:
Please get in touch if you need any information or to add a Young Ringer to the mailing list.Lesley Boyle (elyrm@elyda.co.uk)
Dee Smith (rato@elyda.co.uk)
Lynne Hughes (bells@stclementsbells.co.uk)
A booking form for St Clement's Young Ringers practices is here. The form includes a space for parental consent for Young Ringers under the age of 18.
We also have a Facebook group:
Fen Tigers Young Bellringers
Hold the date!
The 2025 competition will be in Birmingham on 5th July!
Some Photos of the latest Young Ringers' Events
Great Gransden, 28 Sep 2024
Everyone enjoyed the lovely bells of Great Gransden again, and we rang Slapton Slow Course as well as Grandsire Doubles and Plain Hunt amongst other things. Congratulations for everyone having turns at calling things! And many thanks to the Gransden ringers for making us so welcome 😀
Litlington, 17th November 2024
A handy ground floor six we much enjoy! A useful practice with lots of cake and drink. Thanks to the adult organisers!
Quarter Peals at St Clement's Cambridge
2 July 2024 - Josiah, Oliver, Thomas (C), Brin, Caleb and Daisy rang a QP of PB Doubles, with the average age being 14.5yrs.
12 August 2024 - Thomas (C), Oliver, Luke and Evans plus a couple of oldies to make up numbers rang PB Doubles QP
The performances are stacking up! -
9 Sept 2024 - mixed doubles
14 Oct 2024 - Grandsire and PB
11 Nov 2024 - 1260 PB Minor with three firsts of minor
9 Dec 2024 - 1260 PB Minor
28 Dec 2024 - QP Day!! Evans, Caleb, Josiah, Brinley, Thomas, Oliver, Tamar, William and Tomas achieved 1280 PB Doubles at GSM followed by 1260 PB Minor and 1280 PB Doubles at St Clement's, the latter being Tamar and William's first Quarter Peals.
13 Jan 2025 - 1272 PB Minor with help of two adults
10 Feb 2025 - 1280 PB Doubles
Ringing World National Youth Contest 6th July 2024
Over 300 young ringers from all over the country on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral having rung in the prestigious event! The Fen Tigers are very obvious in their orange tee shirts near the right hand side. We're looking forward to attending the 2025 competition in Birmingham! Bring it on!
4th Feb 2024
Squash, crisps and bellringing - what could be better?