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Welcome to Ray’s website<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

A brief introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hi and welcome to my website. Much of this site is connected in one way or another with bell ringing. There are also pages about me<\/a> and my wife Donna. If you are looking for Donna’s X-Files collection,<\/a> then follow the link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ringing Bells<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Up to Friday, 23 January 2026, I have rung 1,186\u00a0peals,<\/a>\u00a0a further four withdrawn peals<\/a>,\u00a0and 707\u00a0quarter peals<\/a>. I have conducted seventeen of the peals and 143 of the quarter peals. I have rung on 757 different rings of bells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My home tower is Blackburn Cathedral<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donna & I own<\/em> one bell, Durham<\/em> – the treble, at Saint John-the-Baptist Church, Tunstall<\/a> in Kent. This was cast by John Taylor & Co. of Loughborough in 1995. The bell is inscribed, “GIVEN BY RAYMOND, DONNA, RICHARD & ROBERT HUTCHINGS OCTOBER 1995”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Family History<\/h2>\n\n\n
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The family coat of arms.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The roots of the name Hutchings come from the Viking settlers of ancient Scotland. The name was derived from Huchon, a diminutive form of Hugh. In Scotland, the name Hutchings is the equivalent of Hugh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Current Weather in Leyland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n