As a return to normal practice ringing seems as far away as ever, the virtual District Practices will continue for the time being with the next one being held on Saturday 19th September from 10am-12pm. If anyone from outside of the Lewisham District would like to attend, please send an Read more…
Following the success of the first virtual practice it was decided to hold another one on the day that would have been the joint Tonbridge and Lewisham outing. So the virtual District Practice is being held next Saturday 8th August from 10am-12pm. Please contact Debra if you would like to Read more…
Dear All, Thank you to everyone who came along to the first virtual district practice on 4th July which went according to plan and seemed to be enjoyed by all. Ringing in two virtual towers for the first session gave those who were more unfamiliar with Ringing Room the opportunity to Read more…
The 120 club draw took place during the district practice this morning and the results of the double draw are as follows: 1. 65, BRF 1. 38, Jan (Foots Cray) 2. 8, Jim (Chelsfield) 2. 32, Margaret (Erith, St J) 3. 24, Sue (Horton Kirby) 3. 18, Peter (Horton Kirby) Read more…
Dear All, This is a reminder that a virtual District Practice is being held this Saturday 4th July from 10am-12pm, incorporating the 120 Club draw for July. If you have not already contacted me and would like to attend, please send an email to sec@lewishamdistrict.org.uk by 9am tomorrow to receive the Zoom Read more…
Hi all, Thank you for joining our training session this morning, I hope you found it helpful. A recording of the session can be found at: https://youtu.be/MvbUCENYxbQ The links I mentioned are below: https://cccbr.org.uk/product/judging-striking-competitions/ – really helpful book by Simon Linford https://youtu.be/2Im-SLShfuw – excellent talk about judging by Katie Town https://medium.com/@national12bell/how-to-win-judging-a-12-bell-c9093d4da4c2 – my article Read more…
The June draw took place on Friday 5th June, drawn by Philippa and witnessed by Nick. Results were: 1st 106 2nd 70 3rd 90 4th 93 All of these are unsold shares, so prize money goes to the BRF. As this indicates, there are still plenty of unsold shares! The Read more…
Dear All, The District Committee met virtually on Wednesday night to discuss various issues, including whether to hold a quarterly meeting ahead of the Kent County AGM and the possibile resumption of district practices to be held using Ringing Room, alongside a Zoom session. We felt that with little to Read more…
Hi all, The next district training session will be taking place on Saturday 20th June at 1000, via Zoom. This Saturday would have been the day of the National 12-bell striking contest final, in Sheffield, and so the training session this week will be about striking competitions! We’ll discuss tips Read more…
Hi all, Our next Saturday morning training session will be ‘an introduction to Ringing Room’, looking at using ringingroom.com as an online practice tool. We’ll start with the basics of how to set up Ringing Room and use it, then look at how to organise a practice on there. Hopefully we’ll have Read more…