As you may recall, CRAG’s Proposal H, which was passed at the May 2017 Central Council meeting, called for the Decisions of the Council to be replaced with a simple, permissive and descriptive framework for ringing with only the minimal detail required to maintain the historical record. After 16 months Read more…
One off offer for Easter – Dove 11 at £12.50 (regular price £!5) Order and pay by Friday 12 April and your bargain Dove will be available for collection from the Bookstall at the AGM on Easter Monday. Either send me your name, tower and District by email, text or Read more…
At the upcoming AGM being held at Chilham on Easter Monday, 22nd April the current Association Treasurer (Margaret Funnell) and Safeguarding Officer (Nigel Spencer) will be standing down. As such, volunteers are needed to fill these vacancies. Both roles are vitally important to the Association, so it is very important Read more…
The 2019 Council weekend will take place at Goldsmiths College, New Cross, London, SE14 6NW on Friday 6th to Sunday 8th September. All ringers are invited to attend the weekend and take part in the activities on offer. Full details of the programme are due to be agreed by the Read more…
A final reminder for all District Secretaries/Treasurers/Membership Secretaries and Tower Contacts – only 6 days left to get tower information and the Membership Database up to date to make it into the 2019 Handboook! If you are a tower contact and haven’t received instructions on how to check/update your tower’s information Read more…
ART will be holding its annual conference on 2/3 March at Worcester. The exciting agenda includes a great line up of speakers, with keynotes by: Mark Regan, the Ringing Master at Worcester Cathedral, who will not only be looking to the future, but offering visits to the Cathedral Ringing Centre. Read more…
Just a reminder that the first of the newly-organised Association 10-Bell Advanced practice is coming up next Wednesday 6th February at St. Mary the Virgin, Ashford from 7.30pm. More details on the other upcoming practices can be found here and on the diary/calendar.
The first of these practices will be held at Ashford on Wednesday February 6th from 1930-2115. The aim of the practices is to give members from all corners of the Association the opportunity to develop their ten bell ringing beyond the basics. We will concentrate on ringing Stedman Caters and Read more…
I just wanted to clarify exactly how the Handbook process will run this year, and provide some deadlines that will need to be adhered to in order for information to be up-to-date in the 2019 Handbook: 1. Updating tower details (practice nights, contact details etc.) Every District Secretary and Tower Read more…
Please see the note below from Alison Hodge regarding the Worcestershire & Districts library: “At the 2018 AGM of W&DCRA, the Librarian presented a paper about the contents and usage of the Library. It was agreed that a small working group should consider the paper and set out recommendations for Read more…