Highlights from the General Committee meeting held on 25th February are as follows: The 2016 accounts have been completed and now just need to be audited. An auditor is being sought to be appointed at the AGM. All ringers in the Association using social media should be asked to be mindful Read more…
Another video from the Matthew Higby archive this week – a mini-ring tour that took place 16 years ago! Some interesting bells, I’m sure you’ll agree. Enjoy! Note: if the video isn’t showing above, you may need an updated version of Adobe Flash Player which you can get here.
Most people will know that Matthew Higby is the leading expert in the design, build & installation of mini rings of bells. It took a while, but he finally found the time to install his own set at home, and this week we have a short clip of them being Read more…
A bit late this week due to the Webmaster being away! This week’s video comes from Bethnal Green in London, with the bells being rung by a band from Ashford during an outing there this past weekend. Enjoy! Note: if the video isn’t showing above, you may need an updated Read more…
It’s not often that the bells of Westminster Abbey are rung by anyone other than Westminster Abbey Company of Ringers – but this week’s video shows a Devon Call Change band doing just that on New Years Day. Enjoy! Note: if the video isn’t showing above, you may need an Read more…
CRAG have had a good response to the survey so far, but they need even more ringers to respond. They are especially keen to get responses from those ringers who may not read the Ringing World or be in regular contact with their local guild or association. The CRAG website cc-crag.weebly.com contains Read more…
The ring of 8 bells at Presteigne, Wales were overhauled by Whites of Appleton in 2016. This week’s video is some footage from the first peal on the bells since the work was completed. Enjoy! Note: if the video isn’t showing above, you may need an updated version of Adobe Read more…
The Central Council PR Committee have suggested ringers look out for this article in next Sunday’s Telegraph (Jan 29th). Unless there is other breaking news, there should be a two-page feature on Julie and the amazing bell ringing campaign to save lives, in which many of you have been involved, and Read more…
Dear fellow ringers I must apologise for the technical glitch that resulted in people having problems with the survey on January 14th. Three things seem to have happened at once – in relation to making the survey open to all, changing one question and editing the survey – which led Read more…
What people say & some suggestions What follows is largely from the 39 formal written submissions we received but I have also included comments made in the responses to our draft Vision and Mission articles as well as from the many conversations that I have had with ringers over the Read more…