12th May – Portsmouth Cathedral – Service starts at 6pm. 

The Cathedral band has offered a warm welcome to ringers who wish to join the Sunday Morning Service ringing starting at 9.45 a.m.   wpbells.org/portsmouth-cathedral/

Available ringing later in the day is as follows:
St. Mary’s Portsea   2 p.m. – 3.30 p.m.     wpbells.org/portsea/

St. Agatha’s               2.30 p.m. – 4 p.m.      wpbells.org/portsmouth-st-agatha/

Portsmouth Cathedral    5 p.m. – 6 p.m. (start time to be confirmed) wpbells.org/portsmouth-cathedral/

It would be very helpful to the organisers if ringers intending to visit each tower would contact wphonsec@gmail.com  Thank you.

Refreshments (Tea, Coffee, Cake) – need to be booked in advance wphonsec@gmail.com  – after the service at Becket Hall, close to the cathedral.

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19th May – Winchester Cathedral – Service starts at 3.30pm

The Chamborough Ring will be available to ringers and non-ringers throughout the afternoon (except during our service)     www.charmborough.org/

Winchester Cathedral band has offered a warm welcome to ringers who wish to join them prior to the service: It is important that you let us know if you wish to ring at the cathedral by contacting wphonsec@gmail.com   

MEET by 2 p.m. (Access details to follow) to allow for the long climb to the ringing room (also the location of the Guild’s Memorial to our ringers who died in both World Wars).
Ringing 2.15 p.m. to 3 p.m.   wpbells.org/winchester-cathedral/

Refreshments (Tea, Coffee, Cake) – need to be booked in advance wphonsec@gmail.com  – after the service at The Undercroft, close to the cathedral.

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We are needing volunteers to:

• Make Cakes for both service days (costs can be reimbursed)
• Assist with setting up at the halls (before the services), serving cakes, tea and coffee to ringers and invited dignitaries after the services, clearing up the refreshment area. Ideally we need a ‘Team Leader’ in the Refreshment Hall to take responsibility on the day
• Be around before and after the services to chat with the invited guests
• Help at the modest exhibition
• Help erect and dismantle The Chamborough Ring at Winchester – ADULTS only – and the suggestion is ‘Able bodied and fairly strong’.

Throughout both events, Vice-Master Pete Jordan will be available to support all volunteers with any ‘challenges’ along the way.

Please ask us if you’d like more details of what we need before committing.Your support will be very much valued.

Please let me know at wphonsec@gmail.com as soon as possible.

Heather Frazer
Hon. Gen. Secretary
W & P Guild of Church Bellringers

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