St Mary's has 8 bells (tenor 10½ cwt in G) and an active band of ringers.
The Tower is affiliated to the Surrey Association of Church Bell Ringers and the ringers are also in close liaison with the ringers at other nearby towers.
Visiting ringers are always welcome. Anyone interested in joining should email Andrew Howard-Smith or phone 020 8876 1403.
In support of St Mary's fund raising efforts, the bellringers offer to dedicate Sunday service ringing (and the Friday quarter peal attempt where requested) to special requests from members of the congregation in return for a donation. This could be for a special event (anniversaries - birthday, wedding, baptism etc) or to the memory of a loved one etc. A relevant announcement will be made in the pew sheet and the dedication will be included in the pre-ringing prayers. A commemorative card will be presented to the donor after the ringing has taken place. For a successful Quarter Peal, the dedication will also be printed as a footnote in the Ringing World, in the Tower quarter peal book, and on the web site Campanophile. Please contact bells@stmarybarnes.org for further details - and remember to give plenty of notice to secure dates! An application form can be collected from the ringers in the tower, or can be downloaded here