Sent in by Florence Hamp: “On May 5th Helen Webb, District Ringing Master, organized a training morning covering Plain Bob, Reverse Canterbury and St Simons Doubles. About a dozen ringers assembled at St Bartholomew’s Church at Bobbing for a busy and enjoyable morning. We were also pleased to welcome two Read more…
Tomorrow is the last opportunity for anyone wishing to join us for this years’ District Outing to Essex/Suffolk. If you would like to come along, please get in touch with Helen Webb now.
Saturday 5th May saw the annual Tewkesbury Shield competition take place at Tewkesbury Abbey in Gloucestershire. This is a 10-bell competition with entrants from all over the country. This weeks’ video is part of the test piece for the Hereford Diocesan Guild, and considering they eventually came last in the Read more…
From Margaret Funnell: The two striking competitions took place on the 21st April 2012 at Bredgar. The start time was 3.00 p.m. The judges Frank and Catherine Lewis arrived in good time and were directed to the village hall car park which is in direct line with the church so Read more…
***************************************************************************** Update 5/5 – Great Baddow now confirmed! *****************************************************************************Just a reminder to everyone that the District Outing is fast approaching & there are still places available on the coach. Don’t hesitate – BOOK YOUR PLACE NOW! ***************************************************************************** The itinerary for the District Outing to Essex/Suffolk on Saturday 19th May is Read more…
As we all know, this year is the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and there are a number of projects being run to celebrate this historic event! Once such project is a new ring of bells being installed at St. Dunstan in the West, Fleet Street, London – the project being spear-headed Read more…
***************************************************************************** Just a reminder to everyone that the District Outing is fast approaching & there are still places available on the coach. Don’t hesitate – BOOK YOUR PLACE NOW! ***************************************************************************** The itinerary for the District Outing to Essex/Suffolk on Saturday 19th May is as follows: [TABLE=9] It was decided this Read more…
Some home-grown entertainment this week. As a prelude to the full report on the District Striking competitions, here’s some of the ringing from Bredgar. It has a clip from the call change competition (Bobbing band) and a clip from the striking competition (Meopham band). I didn’t quite get it the Read more…
Following on from information received during a recent County Committee meeting, I got in touch with Peter Joyce at Southfleet to find out what is happening there. Peter writes: ‘The situation with St Nicholas’ is that we have had quotes from bell founders for a new ring of 6. We’ve had Read more…
A quick note to let everyone know that the winners of the District Competitions held at Bredgar today are: Call-change – Meopham Striking – Bobbing Each competition had 4 teams entered. Congratulations to both teams & thanks to Frank and Catherine Lewis for judging for us at short notice. A Read more…