Category Archives: Portsmouth District
Portsmouth District ADM – Sat 1st February at Curdrige
The Portsmouth ADM will be held at Curdridge on Saturday 1st February
CHURCH LANE Curdridge, Southampton
Please email Robin Milford with names of who would like tea.
Portsmouth District Events for 2020
The Portsmouth District committee has now issued the calendar for 2020, which can be downloaded in pdf form for printing or, if you wish to embed the Google Calendar in your electronic calendar system, please click the “plus” symbol at the bottom of the calendar window on this page and follow the instructions.
Throughout the year, the calendar is subject to slight changes so it is useful to have the up to date version to hand.
Or click here to download the printable pdf of the 2020 programme: Portsmouth District Calendar 2020
Portsmouth District Skittles Weds April 17th.
The Tower Posters have been published with the menu choices below. Menu choices required ASAP please.
Alan Sturgess – Fareham
With regret we have to inform of the passing of Alan Sturgess long time ringer and previously Captain of SS Peter & Paul Fareham who will be sadly missed.
The funeral will be held on Wednesday 27th February, 1.45pm at St Peter and Paul, Fareham. There will be general ringing from approx. 1pm.
For those wishing to make a contribution, please donate to “Fareham Bell Ringers” for the upkeep of the bells that Alan had rung for many years.
Portsmouth District – Dates of events in 2019
The Portsmouth District committee has now issued the calendar for 2019, which can be downloaded in pdf form for printing or, if you wish to embed the Google Calendar in your electronic calendar system, please click the “plus” symbol at the bottom of the calendar window on this page and follow the instructions.
Throughout the year, the calendar is subject to slight changes so it is useful to have the up to date version to hand.
Or click here to download the printable pdf of the 2019 programme: portsmouth-district-2019-calendar
Practice Cancelled – Catherington – Mon 27th August
There will be no ringing at Catherington on Bank Holiday Monday – 27th August as many of us will be away.
Marie Boniface
Portsmouth District Quiz Night ,Sat 8th Sept.
Botley / Curdridge ringing
No Sunday service ringing at either Botley or Curdridge this coming Sunday, 19th August, as too many people are away. Similarly no practice at Curdridge on Monday 20th; no practice on Monday 27th either as that is a Bank Holiday.
Robin Milford
Funeral Details – Lawrence Francis Ensor
Hi everyone
The funeral details have already been announced, however I include the details here for your convenience.
The bells will be available between 0945 and 1030, prior to the funeral. If you would like to ring, I would be grateful if you could let me know.
The funeral will be at Portsmouth Cathedral at 1030 on Monday 23 July.
The funeral is followed by the burial at Warblington cemetery and then afterwards at The Brookfield Hotel, Emsworth.
If you would like to attend please email wpbells@gmail.com and you will be sent the contact address. Confirmation of attendance would be appreciated for planning.
Many thanks
Practices Cancelled at Botley during August
There will be no Thursday practices in August at Botley. Sunday ringing continues as normal.
Robin
Congratulations to Lizzie & Edd Colliss
Portsmouth District members Lizzie Hough and Edd Colliss were married on Saturday 14th July at Swanmore.
Congratulations to you both!!
Photos courtesy of Roy LeMarechal, Bev Emm and Steph Bracher
Portsmouth District Practice – Havant – Tuesday 17th July
Just a reminder that there is a Portsmouth District Practice at Havant on Tuesday 17th July from 7.30-9.00pm.
Portsmouth District Practices held at Portsea – Every 2nd Tuesday of the month
Portsmouth District holds a District Practice at St. Mary Portsea on the 2nd Tuesday of every month.
Here is a poster to display in your tower to remind everyone.
Please do support this if you can.
Portsmouth District QDM – Sat 28th July 3.00-7.30pm.
The next Portsmouth District QDM is on Saturday 28th July at Netley from 3.00 – 7.30pm.
It includes a barbeque and informal striking competition.
Programme
3:00 – 4:00 General Ringing
4:00 – 4:30 Service
4:30 – 5:30 Quarterly Meeting
5:30 – 7:30 BBQ and Informal Striking competition followed by general ringing
Poster attached here to display in your tower.
Names for tea to Francis please.
No practice at St John the Baptist, Purbrook Tomorrow.
There will be no practice at Purbrook tomorrow 11th July.
This is due to a clash with the football and the likelyhood of the George Pub not having space for our post Ringing discussion!
Practice returns as normal 19:30 pm on Weds 19th. All welcome.
Bells, Bikes, Buns and Possibly Teddy Bears!
As part of a fund-raising event for the Guild’s WW1 Centenary Commemoration project you’re invited to join us on The Isle of Wight to ring at a few towers on Saturday
5th May.
Some of us will be in cars, others on push bikes and maybe a few doing a bit of Shanks’s pony… all good!
https://wpbells.org/ww1
A £10 donation to join the fun, please, to cover tower fees and the balance to WW1 Project – kids go free. All kids to be appropriately supervised, please.
We’ll be starting out at the 12 in Newport at 10 a.m.
We’re aiming at two routes – watch out for more details in due course.
On one, we’re aiming to ring at the three churches where the 5 Island ringers, who perished in WW1, used to ring….Newport, Godshill and Whitwell.
On the other, there might well be a Teddy Bears Picnic!
Transport and main refreshments are ” Own arrangements” please. We hope to have some cakes!
We would love to hear from you and hope to see you on the day!
Event being sponsored by our local Toymaster stores at Ryde and Shanklin Sports Shop.
Viv Nobbs and John Stock
Portsmouth District Quarterly Meeting at Shedfield.
Last Saturday 21st April at St John the Baptist Shedfield 30+ Ringers from the district gathered to ring the 8 bells (12cwt).
This was followed by an Evensong Service with suitable ringer’s hymns, prayers and readings while sat in the choir stalls.
Betty Daish and her team then provided a superb tea, set up in the well furnished study centre which was very popular with all.
Finally the QDM meeting, chair by Brian Baverstock which he progressed speedily through the standard agenda. One item that was proposed and accepted, was that for this and all future district meetings the service collection would be passed to a charity of the host tower’s choice. In this instance the £55.10 raised was delivered to the Rowan’s Hospice.
Further Ringing followed to end an excellent Saturday afternoon’s entertainment.
Portsmouth District Training – Raising and Lowering – 3rd March
District Training Day
Raising and Lowering
Saturday 3rd March 9:30am to 12:30pm
Portsmouth Cathedral HighStreet, OldPortsmouth, PO12HH
All welcome!
If you are learning to raise or lower come and have a go
Please let your tower captain know to book you a place .
Portsmouth District Practice Purbrook 21st March
Click for pdf poster
St Johns the Baptist,
Purbrook, PO7 5LQ
Wednesday 21st March
7:30pm to 9:00pm
Portsmouth District Practice 26th Feb
Click here for pdf poster
District Practice
All Saints Church
330 Catherington Lane,
Waterlooville, PO80TD
Monday 26th February 19:30–21:00
Hi everyone
Sorry for the late method notice.
At tomorrow’s District Practice, I would like have a go at Double Norwich CB Major.
Other methods will be rung, as well as Call Changes.
See you tomorrow.
Regards
David Mattingly
Portsmouth District Skittles & Curry Evening 28th Mar **RSVP**
Portsmouth District ADM 2018
Annual District Meeting 3rd February
16:00 – 17:00 General Ringing
17:00 – 17:45 Service
17:45 – 22:00 Annual District Meeting
followed by Chilli con carne / vegetarian
option and a quiz.
Portsmouth Cathedral,
High Street, Old Portsmouth,
PO1 2H
Please click to email Sarah to book your Meal
District 6-bell practice, Wickham, Saturday 10th February
The second Portsmouth District 6-bell practice was a success with sixteen ringers turning up. Methods rung included Cambridge, Ipswich, Norwich and London Surprise as well as St Clements and its close relative Buxton Bob.
The practice was followed by an enjoyable curry at Kuti’s restaurant in Wickham.
The next practice has been arranged for Saturday 10th February, start time 6PM and will again be followed by a curry.
Methods for February are as follows:-
Surprise – Cambridge, Norwich, London and Sandiacre
Plain – St Clements, Double Oxford, Childwall and Thelwall
If you are interested in coming along either as a learner or an experienced ringer willing to help, please contact Lisa Ashforth
Barbara Salmons died 14th January
Barbara Salmons died this morning. She was previously a ringer at Portsmouth, and latterly Westbourne.
If anyone would like to be informed of funeral arrangements, please let me know.
Regards
David Mattingley
Portsmouth
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District 6-bell practice, Wickham, 13th January
The next Portsmouth District Minor practice will be on Saturday January 13th at St Nicholas Wickham, from 6PM-7.30PM.
Last month we successfully rang the special methods Double Oxford, Double Dunkirk, Cambridge and Primrose Surprise.
January’s special methods will be Cambridge and Ipswich Surprise, and St Clement’s. Other methods may be attempted depending on attendance. We will go for a curry in Wickham afterwards.
If you are looking to explore or improve your Minor ringing, or if you are an experienced ringer willing to help, please come along.
Message of Thanks from Viv Nobbs
Viv has posted her thanks for the help and support over the sad weeks following the death at 96 of her Mum, Irene.
I repeat here, for those of you who know Viv and Graham through ringing, her comments for those of you not on Facebook:
‘We had tremendous support from many friends on Monday at Mum’s funeral. Thanks to you all.
The service was marvellous as far as we were concerned – Mum would have been very humble to know that serving Police Officers – quite a number – were there to honour her by forming a guard of honour and then six of the group being pall bearers.
It certainly helped family members to have so many folk there to share the sad occasion. x x
This to my fellow ringers:
Thanks everyone for the ringing tributes for Mum throughout Monday. The ringing at Newport and at Ryde was wonderful. Thanks to David Weir, Darren Westmore and John Stock working together and going that extra mile to achieve the very best for Mum and our family. Once again, we’ve seen the ringing family providing valuable support, umprompted, just when it’s needed. Exceptional !! Thank you all.’
Here also is the quarter tribute we rang on Monday evening:
Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild
Ryde (All Saints’), Isle of Wight
Monday, 4 December 2017 in 50 min (26 2cwt)
1260 Grandsire Triples
1 John R Stock
2 Vivien Nobbs
3 Margaret Downer
4 Paul Young
5 Stephen Noyes
6 Kieran Downer
7 Graham Nobbs (C)
8 Revd Barry Downer
Rung in Celebration of the Life of Irene Kathleen Ball, Mum to Viv, whose Funeral took place earlier at The Minster, Newport, and following tolling of the tenor 96 times.
District 6-bell practice, Wickham, 2nd December
There will be a 6-bell intermediate/advanced practice at Wickham on Saturday 2nd December from 6-7.30PM. Anyone who can ring plain bob minor inside and wants to explore some Minor ringing is welcome to come along. We will go for a drink and/or curry in Wickham afterwards. Experienced ringers who are willing to help the learners are especially welcome. December’s methods will be Double Oxford, Double Dunkirk, Cambridge Surprise and Primrose Surprise.
If you wish to attend please contact Lisa Ashforth
Portsmouth District Quarter Peal Fortnight Kicks off…
At the time of writing there have been 5 successful quarters including a First on 8 by Lisa Ashforth, and a “First for nearly 20 years” for Brian Greenwood.
For details please click any of the links below:
- 24 Sep 2017 Catherington (All Saints)1260 Grandsire Triples
- 23 Sep 2017 Portsea (St Mary)1260 Plain Bob Triples
- 23 Sep 2017 Purbrook (St John the Baptist)1260 Plain Bob Doubles
- 23 Sep 2017 Swanmore (St Barnabas)1260 Plain Doubles
- 22 Sep 2017 Swanmore (St Barnabas)1260 Plain Bob Minor
Peal in memory of Corporal Herbert Hoptrough
Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild
Portsea, Hampshire
St Mary
Wednesday, 20 September 2017 in 3:10 (17–0–7 in F)
5152 Menin Road Ridge Surprise Major
1Ian J Carey
2 James A Hodkin
3 Paul T Young
4 Gregory J M Jones
5 James W G Twiney
6 Edward P D Colliss (C)
7 R Mark Esbester
8 David J Mattingley
Remembering Corporal Herbert Hoptrough, who rang at this church, killed at the Battle of Menin Road Ridge 100 years ago today.
First peal in the method:
Menin Road Ridge Surprise Major
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