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Bournemouth St John’s, Surrey Road. 8-Bell Practice. Tuesday 10th March 2020
This Tuesday, the 10th March 2020, the 8-bell practice will focus on Grandsire Major.
Two things to say:
1 We will need help!
2 We will also be ringing everything from rounds & called changes upwards, so all abilities welcome as usual.
Penelope Samuel
CANCELLED: Ringwood Surprise Practice
Unfortunately, due to a service in the church at Ringwood, there is no Surprise Major practice on Wednesday 4th March at 7:30pm.
Normality shall resume in April.
Method Monday at Sacred Heart, Bournemouth Monday 2nd March at 6:00pm
Method Monday at Sacred Heart will be on Monday 2nd March 6pm to 7-30 pm. Beer and food at Wetherspoons as usual.
Depending on numbers we will be focusing on Cambridge surprise minor, Original minor and variable hunt bob doubles.
Plain hunting practice, Grandsire doubles and rounds and call changes as usual.
Plain hunting practice, Grandsire doubles and rounds and call changes as usual.
Hope you can make it.
Best wishes,
Ross
C & S March District Practice and Hartless Shield Striking Competition – Sat 21st March at Milford-on-Sea, 2.30-4.30pm
C&S District NEW Training Morning. Brockenhurst. Saturday 21st March 9:30am until 12:00noon.
Contact Steve Hough
Telephone: 07908 425033
Christchurch and Southampton District Events for 2020
Download a printable version here C&S District Calendar 2020.
BEYOND BOB DOUBLES SOPLEY – 05.02.2020
Hello all,
Our next practice is at Sopley on Wednesday 5th February.
When we last practised it was Little Bob Minor and spliced it with Plain Bob Minor, This time we’ll try go a step further and ring touches of spliced!
If time permits (it flies by) we’ll try plain courses of Single Oxford Bob Minor – basically Bob minimus plus triple dodges in 5/6. Watch the treble.
As usual, please let me know if you will/won’t be there, so I can assess whether we have a viable practice.
Hope to see you then,
Tim
PS Plus anything else you want to try
C&S District Practice at Eling on Sat 15th Feb, 2.30-4.30pm.
The next Christchurch & Southampton District Practice will be at Eling on Saturday 15th February, 2.30 – 4.30pm.
Method Monday at Sacred Heart, Bournemouth Monday 2nd March at 6:00pm
Method Monday at Sacred Heart will be on Monday 2nd March 6pm to 7-30 pm. Beer and food at Wetherspoons as usual.
Depending on numbers we will be focusing on Cambridge surprise minor, Original minor and variable hunt bob doubles.
Plain hunting practice, Grandsire doubles and rounds and call changes as usual.
Plain hunting practice, Grandsire doubles and rounds and call changes as usual.
Hope you can make it.
Best wishes,
Ross
News from Ringwood
Thank you to Alan Bentley from Ringwood who sent in the following news:
We have a new recruit at Ringwood, Annie Longstaff, who features in the Cathy Booth’s ‘Fun with Bells’
podcast ‘Learning to Ring’. She co-stars with another, but more experienced novice; b
oth ringers talk enthusiastically about their newly found hobby, the patience of their teachers and the friendliness of the other ringers:
https://funwithbells.com/learning-to-ring-lynda-haggie-and-annie-longstaff/
Annie has also submitted an entertaining article in ART’s latest Tower Talk newsletter:
http://www.learningtheropes.org/application/files/5915/7832/5054/Tower_Talk_14.pdf
8 Bell Methods Practice Night at Bournemouth St. John’s, Surrey Road Tuesday 14th January 2020 from 7:30pm until 9:00pm
Tuesday 14th January. First 8-bell practice of 2020. Bring your perfect vision to consolidate treble bobbing and to ring triples methods.
We will, of course, ring rounds, call changes & plain hunt so catering for all levels of ringing.
There is NO service ringing at St. John’s on
Sunday 12th or Sunday 26th due to combined morning service at St. Michael’s.
See you there!
Ring in 2020 at St. Peter’s, Bournemouth
All are welcome to St. Peter’s for New Year’s Eve ringing on our heavy Taylor’s eight.
Meet at the main door at 11:00pm, please let Peter know you are coming, in order that we can lock the door behind us.
There will be drinks and snacks, feel free to bring something along.
If anyone would like to park within the church grounds, please let me know, and I can provide a temporary pass for the evening.
I hope to see you there!
Peter Murdock-Saint
NEWS & Method Monday at Sacred Heart, Bournemouth Monday 30th December 2019 at 6:00pm
Just a reminder what is happening during this next week.
Monday 30th December 2019 is Method Monday – 6:00pm until 7.30pm. Methods will be St Clements College Bob Minor and variable hunt doubles. We will also be ringing the usual repertoire, followed by beer and Wetherspoons pizza.
Tuesday 31st December 2019 – New Years Eve – Ringing at St Peter’s from 11:00pm with bubbles and nibblettes. Please let Peter know you are coming, so he can tell you how to get in and make the ascent!
Wednesday 1st January 2020 – Ringing for lunchtime Mass – 11.30am – 12.15pm (following an earlier quarter peal).
Sunday 5th January 2020 – usual ringing from 10:00am (also 9:15am at St. Peter’s).
Monday 6th January 2020 – Practice is cancelled due to a Solemn Mass in the Extraordinary Form in the church. BUT we may be meeting elsewhere for something completely different….. Watch this space.
Kim
Sopley and Hinton Christmas Ringing
Sopley and Hinton weekly practice night changes are:
10th December: practice at Sopley instead of Hinton
17th, 24th and 31st December: Sopley and Hinton practices cancelled
District Christmas Carol Service 07.12.2019
BEYOND BOB DOUBLES SOPLEY – 04.12.2019
Hello all,
Our next practice is at Sopley onWednesday 4th December. This year there is no choir concert to dislodge us – they’re going somewhere warmer!
At our last practice we sucessfully concentrated on Little Bob Minor and spliced it with Plain Bob Minor, This time we’ll go a step further and ring touches of spliced!
If time permits (it flies by) we’ll try plain courses of Single Oxford Bob Minor – basically Bob minimus plus triple dodges in 5/6. Watch the treble.
As usual, please let me know if you will/won’t be there,
Hope to see you then,
Tim
Method Monday at Sacred Heart, Bournemouth 02.12.2019
Dear All,
Just a reminder, that this Monday (2nd Dec) is our next Method Monday.
We are planning to ring touches of St Nicholas Doubles and variable hunt doubles.
Practice time 6 till 7.30 followed by beer and Wetherspoons pizza.
Happy learning.
Kim
C&S District Practice at St. Michael’s, Southampton – Saturday 16th November – 2.30-4.30pm
Here is the poster for the upcoming C&S District Practice in November.
St Michael’s, Southampton on Saturday 16th November from 2:30 – 4:30pm
All abilities welcome from rounds upwards.
Method of the Month: Stedman.
Sallie
C&S District Secretary
Method Monday at Sacred Heart, Bournemouth 04.11.2019
Dear All,
This coming Monday 4th November is ‘Method Monday’ at Sacred Heart. 6:00pm until 7.30pm.
The method will be Single Oxford Bob Minor. Also look up Cambridge, in case we have some visitors.
We will also be ringing rounds and call changes in between the methods. If this is your level, have a look at calling a few changes.
See you all on Monday 6 – 7.30, followed by beer and Wetherspoons Pizza.
Kim
8 Bell Methods Practice Night at Bournemouth St. John’s Surrey Road 08.10.2019 at 7:30pm until 9:00pm
Tuesday 8th October at 7:30pm (until 9:00pm) is 8 bell practice at St. John’s. Following a series of well attended practices, we continue with Plain Hunt, Single Oxford Bob Triples, Plain Bob Triples, Stedman Triples, Grandsire Triples. We will, of course, be ringing other request methods & rounds & called changes as usual, so all ringers most welcome.
This is not an elite practice night. All are welcome.
Method Monday at Sacred Heart, Bournemouth 07.09.2019
Dear All,
This coming Monday (7th Oct) is our next ‘Method Monday’.
The methods this month will concentrate on Touches of Little Bob Minor, we will also attempt Plain courses of Cambridge.
Plain hunters – Try ringing the treble to Little Bob Minor (it only goes upto 4th place). Intermediate ringers have a look at treble bob hunt.
We will also be ringing rounds and call changes in between the methods. If this is your level, have a look at calling a few changes.
See you all on Monday 6 – 7.30, followed by beer and Wetherspoons Pizza.
Kim
Method Monday starting at 6:00pm
CANCELLED: C&S District Annual Trip Saturday 21st September 2019 to Axe Valley CANCELLED
THIS OUTING HAS SADLY HAD TO BE CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF CONFIRMED NUMBERS (FEWER THAN 8), MAKING THE DAY FINANCIALLY NOT VIABLE.
I would appreciate feedback – you can contact me via the link further down, below.
Best wishes,
Peter
Dear District!
Following the poster that went out to tower contacts last week, here are all of the finalised details I have been busy working on. If all goes to plan, looks to be a great trip, in an Area of Natural Beauty. Historical towers for ringers, bygone trams and cream teas along the coast for those that join us that do not ring.
Please let me know names and numbers as soon as you can, plus your lunch choices. There is a downloadable pdf pack below, so you can print of all, or the pages you need. Also screen grabs of the pdf for instantaneous ease of viewing if you’re going paperless!
I hope to see many of you there! All are welcome.
Peter
Click here to contact Peter Murdock-Saint
CLICKHEREtoDownloadWPBellsDistrictAnnualTrip2019pdf
8 Bell Methods Practice Night at Bournemouth St. John’s Surrey Road 10.09.19 at 7:30pm
Tomorrow – 10th – is 8 bell practice at St. John’s. following a month of well attended practices, we are hopeful that we will finally achieve a touch of Single Oxford Bob Triples. We will, of course, be ringing other Triples methods & rounds & called changes as usual, so all ringers most welcome.
This is not an elite practice night. All are welcome.
BEYOND BOB DOUBLES SOPLEY – Cancelled 04.09.19
Thank you all for your replies and we would just about have had enough ringers for a practice. However, I’ve just learnt that the no.3 stay is still broken and to avoid any further problems have decided to cancel this month’s practice.
Let’s hope we’re all back from hols etc next month and the stay repaired and we can have a really good practice then.
All the best,
Tim
Previously…to be carried forward for October:
Another month passes by and the hoiday season is receding.
After our success last month with Grandsire Monor we’ll continue on a minor theme again this month, and I propose that we try full touches on Wednesday (we got a bob course last month).
We’ve been ringing Plain and Little Bob Minor recently, seperately, so we’ll try a little splicing of these methods. Ross circulated some notes to the Bournemouth ringers and I hope he won’t mind me making use of his notes with our group. Please find them attached.
Again’ if anyone wants to call a touch of anything, please let me know.
Please lets me know Yes/No if you’ll be able to come along.
I look forward to hearing from you,
Tim
September District Practice, Meeting and Hinton Trophy Striking Competition 07.09.2019 Fawley.
Dear all,
Here are the details of the next meeting. Apologies for the delay as we were trying to organise skittles for after the meeting, however that has proven too hard this year, watch this space for next year.
Everyone welcome to come along even if you are not taking part in the striking contest. If there are any teams for the striking contest, please let Colin Butler know.
A general poster for the Outing at the end of the month will be sent out after this e-mail. Please encourage all your members to come along. Full details will be released at the meeting.
Look forward to seeing you next week.
Sallie
PDFs below of Meeting and Hinton Trophy information:
September Practice and Hinton Trophy
SACRED HEART, BOURNEMOUTH: UPDATE & GLAD TIDINGS OF WEDDING BELLS!
Our bells/sliders/clappers have come home at last.
Monday night practices resume from 6:00pm until 7.30pm, followed by beer.
There will be no specific Method Monday for September (October as normal), as it will just be great to get everything back up and running again. BUT we will try to ring several touches of Little Bob Minor!
Also huge congratulations to Ben and Hannah, who have just announced their engagement.
Kim
C&S District Practice: St. Mary’s, Southampton Saturday 13th July 2019 from 6:00pm until 8:00pm
C&S District July Practice, this Saturday at St Mary’s, Southampton. Everyone welcome from rounds upwards. Method of the Month: Yorkshire Surprise Royal.
Method Monday at Sacred Heart, Bournemouth 01.07.2019
Method Monday starting at 6:00pm
We shall be ringing Erin Doubles; touches and plain courses.
This will be followed by Beer and Pizza at Zizzi’s for the two birthdays in the belfry!
See you all then.
Kim
