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Mostly, as it is brought over from the current Guild website, archive material is filed in the archive… but this edition of the Guild News from 2002 has so many familiar faces and places in it that here it is in the news stream. [More Newsletters here]

click for full version: WP Guild Newsletter 2002 Sep

In This Issue

1 An Unusual First (Highclere)
1 Reg Cockle Recalls the Forming of the Diocese of Portsmouth
2 Bats? Yes We Have Some! (Northington)
3 The Sparsholt Ringing Course
3 Laura Harris’ First Peal (Blackmoor)
4 Canon Felstead, E.J. Osborn and Nell Gwynn (Southampton)
5 Winchester District Striking League
6 Bishopstoke Ringers Wed
6 Update on Restoration Work at Privett
7 Jubilee Bells in the Christchurch & Southampton District
8 And at Froxfield
8 First Peal Recollections
8 Guild Diary 2002/3
9 Hampshire Bells CD
9 Monthly Practice Meetings
10 Guild Officers

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The Channel Islands Bells 2005

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David A Strong and John E David compiled this summary of the bells of the Channel Islands in 2005.

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Notes for District Officers – What the jobs entail

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DISTRICT OFFICERS – WHAT THE JOBS ENTAIL

The following suggestions may help new District Officers, and Members who are thinking of becoming District Officers.

All Officers

Put simply, your job is to further the Objects and Aims of the Guild – essentially that is to encourage more and better ringing, good bell maintenance and safe practice.
All Districts organise meetings, practices and events. You will be involved in the planning of these.
Good communications within the District are always important. Simply talking to as many people as possible at District events helps enormously, and issuing a District newsletter or maintaining a District website is a real bonus.
District members may come to you for help and advice on matters concerning the bells and ringing in their tower. So it helps if you know who to turn to both in the Guild and elsewhere. The Belfry Stewardship Committee can give assistance on hardware matters, and all the Guild Officers are always available for advice.

Ringing Master

As Ringing Master you organise the ringing at District meetings and practices. To do this as well as possible you will need to learn what you can about the skills and aspirations of District ringers and bands. You will also probably be the person to take the lead in organising District training events and in encouraging District members to participate in Guild education events. Organising quarter peals and/or peals for a District festival may also fall to you, as may finding a judge for the District striking competition.

Treasurer

As Treasurer you must collect subscriptions, issue receipts, keep accurate records, look after the money and draw up annual accounts. The Guild Treasurer will send you details every year of what is required and is available to give advice at any time. Once a year you will have to complete the membership lists for the Guild annual report.

Secretary

As Secretary you implement the District programme and act as the focal point for communication. You receive letters, emails and telephone calls, and disseminate information to the appropriate people as quickly and effectively as possible. Issuing a regular newsletter may be helpful if no one else does this. You prepare the agendas and write minutes for District meetings. Once a year you will have to write the annual District report and update the District and tower details for the Guild annual report.

Chairman

As Chairman you should chair District meetings in an efficient and friendly fashion. You should also co-ordinate the work of the other Officers and make sure nothing is left undone. In addition, you can also act as a figurehead and public relations person if no one else fills that role.

Executive Committee Representative

As EC Rep you should attend the two meetings that take place each year. These meetings deal with all sorts of matters relating to the running of the Guild and the awarding of bell restoration grants. You will bring your own views and the views of your District to the Committee, and afterwards you will report back to your District and fellow Officers.

David Strong
November 2011

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Bellringing at Ryde – WP Guild Striking Competition at Ryde in 2011

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The W&P Guild Library Catalogue of Books

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Held in Winchester Cathedral ringing chamber. (Last updated August 2007)

The catalogue lists books individually where we hold multiple copies, but only the two copies in best condition are listed. Books relating to special events (dedications, special services etc) are now held by year in the Archival section, although in the past they may have appeared in the book list. A catalogue of archival material held in Winchester Cathedral or in the Hampshire Record Office (the Guild collection has the reference 20M94) appears elsewhere on this site.

Members of the W&P may borrow books for a period of eight weeks. A number of Winchester Ringers are authorised to issue books, so the collection is normally available at or around the normal ringing times at the Cathedral. Otherwise, please contact the Hon Guild Librarian and Archivist.

Please make use of the Library. As you will see below, it contains a wide-ranging, interesting and useful collection.

Bruce Purvis

Librarian and Archivist

Author etc	Title	Date	Accession	Pages
[Periodicals]	Bell News 1881 – 1915	1881 – 1915
[Periodicals]	Campanology 1896 – 1897	1896 Sep – 1897 Mar
[Periodicals]	Church Bells 1896, 1897	1896, 1897
[Periodicals]	Church Bells 1897	1897
[Periodicals]	Guild News	2001 – 2003
[Periodicals]	Irish Bell News Vols 9, 10 (loose, some editions missing)
[Periodicals]	Newsletters of the Friends of the CC Library 1999 – 2003
[Periodicals]	Portsmouth Chimes	2002
[Periodicals]	Ringing World 1911 – 2006	1911 – 2006
[Periodicals]	WP Newsletter Autumn 1984, 1985
Adams, J	Alresford Displayed	1996	0199ADA	40
Anon	Surprise Major and Royal Blue Lines (manuscript)		0179ANO	30
Appleby, R	Time for a change?	1997	0058APP	24
ASCY	The Ancient Society of College Youths	After 19325	0194ASC	36
Ayres, RM	Bells and bellhanging	1981
Ayres, RM	Bells and bellhanging	1981	0217AYR	16
Bakes, A	History of the Parish of North Stoneham with Bassett	1983	0165BAK	12
Bakes, A	History of the Parish of North Stoneham with Bassett	1983	0166BAK	12
Banister, W	Art and Science of change ringing	1879	0001BAN	180
Banister, W	Art and Science of change ringing	1874	0176BAN	166
Barnes, J	Unofficial ringer’s handbook	1982	0002BAR	72
Bevis, TA	Story of a Fenland Steeple	1972(after)	0132BEV	40
Bleby, E	Their Sound has Gone Forth	2001	0202BLE	224
Bristol URG	Directory of church bell ringers 3rd ed.	1931	0117BRI
Bristol URG	Directory of church bell ringers 3rd ed.	1931	0118BRI
Bristol URG	Directory of church bell ringers, 4th ed.	1935	0107BRI	170
Bristol URG	Directory of church bell ringers, 4th ed.	1935	0108BRI	170
Bulwer, HE	Glossary of Technical Terms	1902	0115BUL	84
Bulwer, HE	Glossary of Technical Terms	1902	0116BUL	84
Buswell, AJ	A Selection from the Archives of Gillett & Johnston (manuscript)	1965	0210BUS
Buswell, AAJ	Selection from the archives of Gillett & Johnson	1965	0133BUS	388
Butler, W	Doubles and Minor for beginners	1980	0061BUT
Camp, J	Discovering bells and bellringing	1968	0003CAM	48
CCCBR	Atlas of bells
CCCBR	Central Council handbook	1978
CCCBR	Central Council of Church Bell Ringers handbook	1956
CCCBR	Change ringing, the history of an English art
CCCBR	Collection of Doubles Methods	1961	0073CCC
CCCBR	Collection of Legitimate Methods, section 1	1907	0144CCC	46
CCCBR	Collection of Legitimate Methods, section 1	1907	0178CCC	46
CCCBR	Collection of Minor Methods	1975	0085CCC	138
CCCBR	Collection of Peals – Even bell Methods with a plain hunting treble	1904	0094CCC	124
CCCBR	Collection of Peals – Odd bell Treble-dominated Methods	1903	0093CCC	144
CCCBR	Collection of Plain Major and Cater Methods	1926	0084CCC	62
CCCBR	Collection of Triples Methods	1935	0145CCC	32
CCCBR	Conducting Stedman
CCCBR	Formation of a catalogue of peals	1894	0101CCC	36
CCCBR	Formation of a catalogue of peals	1893	0103CCC	12
CCCBR	Handbook	1956	0080CCC	72
CCCBR	Handbook	1978	0082CCC	44
CCCBR	Hints – Proper method of handling a bell rope	1933	0071CCC	16
CCCBR	Hints – Proper method of handling a bell rope	1948	0072CCC	16
CCCBR	Maintenance handbook	1979	0083CCC	20
CCCBR	On conducting	1980	0081CCC	40
CCCBR	Organising a Bell Restoration Project	1986	0181CCC	24
CCCBR	Organising a Bell Restoration Project	1986	0182CCC	24
CCCBR	Preservation & repair of bells, frames & fittings	1930	0074CCC	34
CCCBR	Preservation & repair of bells, frames & fittings	1948	0075CCC	26
CCCBR	Preservation & repair of bells, frames & fittings	1948	0076CCC
CCCBR	Preservation & repair of bells, frames & fittings	1892	0102CCC	32
CCCBR	Preservation & repair of bells, frames & fittings	1892	0104CCC	32
CCCBR	Ringing for Service	1961	0109CCC
CCCBR	Ringing for Service	1961	0110CCC
CCCBR	Rules & decisions of the Council	1927	0078CCC	56
CCCBR	Rules & decisions of the Council	1927	0079CCC	56
CCCBR	Schedule of regular maintenance	1991	0070CCC	20
CCCBR	Sound Management	?1995	0198CCC	12
CCCBR	Stedman Caters & Stedman Cinques	1961	0174CCC	36
CCCBR	Ten & Twelve bell compositions	1972	0148CCC	18
CCCBR	Towers and bells Handbook	1973	0130CCC	64
CCCBR	Treble Dodging Minor Methods	1979	191	80
CCCBR	Tutor’s handbook Part 2 Elementary Change Ringing	1969	0077CCC	48
CCCBR	Will you call a touch please, Bob?
CCChurches	Conservation and repair of bells and bellframes – code of practice	1993	0089CHU	28
CCChurches	Protection of our English churches	1934 – 1937	0134CHU	128
Clarke, S	Complete fundraising handbook 3rd ed.	1999	0086CLA	432
Colchester, WE	Hampshire church bells (reprint)	1979	0036COL	118
Colchester, WE	Hampshire church bells reprint	1979	0004COL	118
Coleman, S	Bellringer’s bedside companion	1994	0046COL	418
Coleman, S	Method ringer’s companion	1995	0050COL	436
Cook, WT	Bells of St Paul’s	1981	0171COO	27
Cook, WT	Cambridge University Guild of Change Ringers	1979	0162COO	46
Corrigan, AJ	100 Surprise Methods in Place Notation	1947	1063COR	8
Corrigan, AJ	350 Surprise Royal and Maximus Methods	1949	0143COR
Croft, KSB	Journal of the centenary year (Winchester Cathedral 900)	1979	20M94/35
Dalton, C	Bells and Belfries of Dorset I	2000	0211DAL	xxxvi +316
Dalton, C	Bells and Belfries of Dorset II	2001	0212DAL	xvi +310
Dalton, C	Bells and Belfries of Dorset III	2005	0216DAL	xxii +400
Daniel-Tyssen, AD	Church bells of Sussex	1864	0026DAN	96
Davey, J	Ringwood Bells	2001	0201DAV	40
Davies, CDP	Bellringer	1927	0106DAV	32
Davies, CDP	Formation of a catalogue of Peals (x2)
Davies, CDP	Lead ends	1918	0146DAV	24
Davies, CDP	Odds & ends of Grandsire Triples	1929	0005DAV	22
Davies, CDP	Surprise Methods	1927	0037DAV	128
Davies, CDP	Stedman	1903	0188DAV	268
Davis, A	Christchurch bells	1985	0151DAV	16
Dodd, G	Bells and bellringing at St Michael and All Angels, Highclere	1991	0172DOD	24
Dove, R	Guide to the church bells of Britain 2nd ed.	1956	0006DOV	188
Dove, R	Guide to the church bells of Britain 2nd ed.	1956	0038DOV	188
Dove, R	Guide to the church bells of Britain 5th ed.	1976	0047DOV	198
Dove, R	Guide to the church bells of Britain 6th ed.	1982	0051DOV	206
Dove, R	Guide to the church bells of Britain 7th ed.	1988	0087DOV	214
Duckworth, R	Tintinnalogia or the art of ringing (facsimile)	1970	0030DUC	136
E.R.A.	St Mary’s Church, Southampton	After 1938	0190ERA	36
Elphick, G	Craft of the bell founder	1988	0007ELF	128
Fenton, R	Ringer’s Notebook	1972	0062FEN	36
Gilks, WL	Rope Splicing	1972	0175GIL	8
Gill, DMH	A Short history of Micheldever Parish & Church	1966	0167GIL	13
Gillgrass, A	Big Ben	After 1940		16
Goldsmith, JS	Great Adventure	1935	0008GOL	132
Goldsmith, JS	Great Adventure	1935	0184GOL	132
Guardian reprint	Church bells and bellringing	n.d.	0119GUA	44
Guardian reprint	Church bells and bellringing	n.d.	0120GUA	44
Guardian reprint	Church Bells and Bellringing	n.d.	0209GUA	36+8
Harrison, R	Bells of the Isle	1935?	0009HAR	64
Heywood, AP	Bell Towers & bell hanging	1914	0010HEY	184
Heywood, AP	Bell Towers & bell hanging	1914	0039HEY	184
Heywood, AP	CCCBR Rules & decisions	1891 – 1903	0052HEY
Heywood, AP	Duffield Method	1888	0122HEY	120
Heywood, AP	Preservation & repair of bells, frames & fittings	1892
Heywood, AP	The Duffield Method	1888	0208 HEY	120
Hill	Church bells of Winchester & Hampshire	1877
Hodgson, MA	Symbolic Treatment of false course heads	1962	0189HOD	12
Holmes, DA	Bells and Bellringing at St Mary’s Church, Overton	1987	0158HOL	12
Holmes, DA	Bells and Bellringing at St Mary’s Church, Overton	1987	0159HOL	12
Holmes, DA	Church bells of the Basingstoke District	1987	0160HOL	68
Holmes, DA	Church bells of the Basingstoke District	1987	0161HOL	68
Holmes, DA	Laverstoke Church bells	1989	0177HOL	6
Holmes, DA	Short history of All Hallows, Whitchurch bells	1989	0154HOL	8
Holmes, DA	Towers with 3 bells or less in the Basingstoke area	After 1978	0170HOL	54
Howes, Revd R	Village bells	n.d.	0065HOW	16
Howes, Revd R	Village bells 4th ed.	1947	0066HOW	20
Hubbard, H	Elements of campanalogia 4th ed., rev.	1876	0011HUB	148
Hughes, AA	English handbell casting at the Whitechapel Foundry	n.d.	0185HUG	16
Hughes, AA	English handbell casting at the Whitechapel Foundry	n.d.	0186HUG	16
Hurcombe	Will you call a touch please Bob?	1989	0035HUR	40
Jennings	Development of British bell fittings	1991	0033JEN	168
Johnson, E	Bell Founding in New Alresford – see Adams Alresford Displayed	1995	0199ADA
Johnston, CF	Bells Old & New	1986	0111JOH	18
Johnston, CF	Bells Old & New	1986	0112JOH	18
Johnston, R	Atlas of Bells	1990	0031JOH	240
Johnston, R	Bell ringing, The English art of change ringing	1975	0121JOH	296
Jones	Clavis Campanalogia (type facsimile)	?1890	0029JON	430
Jones, W	New campanalogia (facsimile)	1975	0012JON	284
Ketteringham, JR	Lincolnshire Bells and Bellfounders	2000	0204KET	370
Longridge, J	Standard 70	n.d.	0059LON	68
Longridge, J	Composition 500	1979	0060LON	76
Longridge, J	Composition 501	1984	0067LON	80
Longridge, J	Conducting and coursing Order	n.d.	0056LON	36
Longridge, J	Method 300	1980	0069LON	76
Longridge, J	Quarter 500	1980	0063LON	40
Lukis, WC	Church bells	1857	0130LUK	150
Matthews, P	Bells of Richmond Hill	1983
Meadows, RB	King Edward VI School, Southampton	1995	0193MEA	18
Monk	Campanalogia Improved (type-facsimile)	1887	0013MON	362
Monk	Campanologia Improved (type-facsimile)	1887	0040MON	362
Morris, E	History and art of change ringing	1931	0014MOR	672
Morris, E	History and art of change ringing	1931	0042MOR	672
Morris, E	Legends o’ the bells	?1952	0048MOR	212
Morris, E	Tintinnabula	1959	0053MOR	176
Morris, E	Towers and bells of Britain	1955	0088MOR	270
Nichols, JR	Bells through the ages	1928	0015NIC	320
Parsons, DE	Conducting Stedman	1989	0068PAR	28
Pickford, C	Bellframes, a practical guide to inspecting and recording	1993	0192PIC	64
Portsea St Mary	Consecrated to Prayer (Portsea)	1989	0017POR	244
Powell, ES	Collection of Triples Methods	1935
Powell, ES	Ringers’ handbook 9th ed.	1967	0016POW	134
Powell, IP	Observations – Stedman (photo facsimile)	2000	0183POW	20
Price, P	Bells and Man	1983	0200PRI	288
Raven, JJ	Bells of England 2nd ed.	1907	0129RAV	340
Ringing World	Great carillons	1930(?)	0113RIN	16
Ringing World	Great Carillons	1930(?)	0114RIN	16
Robinson, FE	Among the bells
Roe, IH	Grandsire Doubles and Triples simply explained		0147ROE	8
Rolph, JFA	The ‘Peculiar’ of Southwick, Hampshire	1985	0164ROL	9
Sanderson, J	Change ringing, The history of an English art
Scott, SG	Sound Control	?1960	0197SCO	8
Sharpe, F	Church bells of Berkshire Kingsmead Reprint	1971	0018SHA	404 +plates
Sharpe, F	Church bells of Guernsey, Alderney and Sark	1964	0041SHA	78
Sheldon, A	St Martin’s Youths	1953	0195SHE	8
Shepherd, EC	Handbook of Grandsire Caters	1958	0173SHE
Shepherd, EC	St Martin’s Youths	1953
Shipway, W	Campanologia or The Art of Ringing (reprint)	1886	0127SHI	300
Shipway, W	Campanologia or The Art of Ringing (reprint)	1886	0128SHI	300
Simpson, AB	Why bells sound out of tune and how to cure them	1897	0019SIM	40
Smith, RB	Standard methods	1980	0020SMI	222
Snowdon, JW	Double Norwich Court Bob Major	1884	0021SNO	72
Snowdon, JW	Grandsire	1888	0043SNO	202
Snowdon, JW	Grandsire	1905	0124SNO	240
Snowdon, JW	Rope Sight 5th ed.	1900	0049SNO	140
Snowdon, JW	Standard Methods	1892		40
Snowdon, JW	Standard Methods – Diagrams	1887	0206SNO	40
Snowdon, JW	Standard Methods – letterpress 10th ed.	1945	0054SNO	96
Snowdon, JW	Standard Methods – letterpress 12th ed.	1954	0126SNO	96
Snowdon, JW	Standard Methods – letterpress 7th ed.	1933	0125SNO	92
Snowdon, JW	Standard Methods in the art of change ringing – diagrams	1892	0095SNO	40
Snowdon, JW	Treatise on Treble Bob, Part 1	1902	0096SNO	98
Snowdon, JW?	Appendix (peal compositions)	1895	0187SNO	138
Sottanstall, W	Elements of campanalogia	1868	0142SOT	986
Stevenson, J	A History of the Ladies’ Guild 1912 – 2000	2000	0203STE	192
Taylor	Right way to conduct meetings	1987	0032TAY	128
Thurlow, AGG	Church bells & ringers of Norwich	1947	0022THU	284
Thurlow, AGG	Tower bells & Chimes of Gloucester Cathedral	1979	0153THU	24
Toogood	History of Bramley, Hants	1993	0034TOO	222
Trollope, JA	College Youths	1937	0023TRO	98
Trollope, JA	College Youths	1937	0044TRO	98
Trollope, JA	Grandsire	1948	0055TRO	122
Trollope, JA	Stedman	1938	0097TRO	150
Troyte, CAW	Change ringing 4th ed.	1880	0098TRO	190
Tufts, NP	Art of handbell ringing	1962	0024TUF	94
Tyack, Revd GS	Book about bells	1898	0025TYA	308
Tyack, Revd GS	Book about bells	1898	0131TYA	308
W&PDG	Annual reports	1981 – 1985	0139W&P	?
W&PDG	Annual reports	1986 – 1990	0140W&P	?
W&PDG	Annual reports 1974 – 1980	1974 – 1980	0138W&P	?
W&PDG	Resource Book for Worship	1996	0180W&P
W&PDG	Triennial/annual reports 1960 – 1973	1960 – 1973	0137W&P	?
Walters, HB	Church bells	1908	0027WAL	160
Walters, HB	Church bells of Wiltshire facsimile vols I – III	1969	0090WAL	350
Walters, HB	Church bells of Wiltshire vol III	1929?	0045WAL	350
Ward, K	Droxford in the Meon Valley	After 1962	0152WAR	64
WDGR	WDGR Annual Reports 1 – 17	1881 – 1897	0091WDG	476
WDGR	WDGR Annual Reports 18 – 30	1898 – 1909	0092WDG	642
WDGR	WDGR Annual Reports 31 – 51	1910 – 1930	0135WDG
WDGR	WDGR Annual Reports 52 – 68	1931 – 1947	0136WDG
Wigram, W	Change-Ringing Disentangled	1880	0205WIG	114+20
Wilkinson, PM	Bells of St Martins (in the Fields): a past and two futures	1988	0057WIL	14
Wilson, WG	On conducting	1960	0064WIL	40
Woolley, CW	Change ringing on handbells	1959	0105WOO	64
X-Y-Z	Bells and bellfounding (facsimile)	n.d.	0028XYZ	58
Yateley, St Peter	St Peter’s Church, Yateley	1981	0132YAT	44
Young, EA	Bell tones and how to observe them	n.d.	0141YOU	8
Young, EA	English bells and their tuning	1928	0115YOU	20
	1st annual report of the Winchester DGR (x5)	1881
	2nd annual report of the Winchester DGR (x5)	1882
	3rd annual report of the Winchester DGR (x5)	1979
	Account of the Society of Union Scholars	1877
	All Saints, Deane: dedication of the bells (x2)	1983
	All Saints, Hursley: dedication of 10-bell augmentation	1989
	Alresford Parish Church	After 1970	0169ALR	20
	Ancient Society of College Youths, rules & history	1928
	Attendance book (W&P)	1957 – 1971
	Attendance book Portsmouth District	1965 – 1967
	Attendance book Southampton District	1965 – 1967
	Barimar leaflet
	Bells of Chester Cathedral
	Christ Church, Spitalfields, dedication of the bells	1972
	Christchurch & Southampton attendance book	1972 – 1981
	Church bell founding at the Whitechapel bell foundry	After 1951	0155WHI	28
	Church of Blessed Mary of Upham: dedication of the bells (x2)
	English handbell casting at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry (x2)
	Forest Parish Church dedication of the bells	1984
	Glossary of Technical Terms (x6)
	Guild Newsletters	1986 – 1991
	Guild reports	1884 – 1989
	Lancashire Association of Change Ringers	1937
	Lancashire Handbook 1937 ed		0070LAN
	Model code of rules suitable for a company of ringers (x2)
	Peal records for the W&P Guild	1943 – 1952
	Rules & Diagrams for Instruction of beginners	1937	0100LAN	92
	Rules of the Royal Cumberland Society	1885
	Rules of the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths	1931
	Rules of the Society of Royal Cumberlands	1891
	Salisbury Diocesan Guild of Ringers 40th annual report	1923
	Shipways art of ringing	1939
	St James-without-the-Priory-Gate, Southwick dedication	1989
	St Mary’s bellringers minutes	1914 – 1938
	St Mary’s Church, Southampton
	St Michael’s, Southampton Peal book (x2)
	Standard 70
	Taylor Bell Foundry		0149TAY	8
	Taylor Bell Foundry		0150TAY	8
	Taylor family	1933	0157TAY	38
	Temporary Committee of Management (xS)	1972
	Treble dodging Minor Methods	1979
	Tutor’s handbook Part 1
	Whitechapel Bell Foundry	1977	0156WHI	16

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Bell Restoration Fund Rules

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brf-application-form

Bell Restoration Fund Rules

TITLE

The fund shall be known as the Winchester and Portsmouth Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers Bell Restoration Fund.
REGISTRATION

The fund shall be registered as a charity.
AIMS

The object of this fund shall be to provide financial assistance by way of grants to Churches, within the Diocese of Winchester and Portsmouth, incurring expenditure on the provision, maintenance, improvement or acoustics of their bells and bell installations, or for the maintenance of the fabric of their towers and belfries, to enable their bells to be properly rung in full circle.
DEFINITIONS

References to ‘the Guild’ shall mean the Winchester and Portsmouth Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers. References to ‘the Executive Committee’ shall mean the Executive Committee of the Guild.
TRUSTEES

The Trustees of the fund, referred to hereinafter as ‘the Trustees’, shall be the Master, the Honorary General Secretary and the Honorary General Treasurer of the Guild, and two Trustees, one from each Diocese, elected triennially by the Annual General Meeting of the Guild.
HONORARY INDEPENDENT EXAMINER

The Honorary Independent Examiner of the fund shall be the Honorary Independent Examiner for the time being of the Guild.
ADMINISTRATION

The fund shall be administered by the Trustees.
GRANTS
1. An application for or proposal to make a grant from this fund shall be considered only at a General Meeting of the Guild or at a meeting of the Executive Committee, provided at least one months notice in writing has been given of such application or proposal to the Honorary General Secretary.
2. Following notice duly given, the Trustees shall consider such applications or proposals and shall make recommendations to the meeting of the Guild or Executive Committee at which the application or proposal shall be discussed.
3. Grants shall be made from this fund only for the purposes outlined in the objectives in rule 3 above. A grant may be made, subject to the requirements of rule 8a above, if approved by two-thirds or more of those members of the Guild present and voting at a General Meeting of the Guild or at a meeting of the Executive Committee. To be eligible to vote on such matters, members must fulfil the requirements of the Guild on voting. The Trustees shall inform the Guild of any grants approved at a meeting of the Executive Committee at the next General Meeting of the Guild.
4. Following such approval a grant shall be made, except that the Trustees shall be given absolute discretion to reduce, but not to increase, a grant, in the exceptional circumstances that they unanimously feel it in the interests of the fund and of the Guild to do so. They shall inform the Guild of any such action at the next General Meeting of the Guild.
DISBURSEMENT

Any payments drawn on this fund under rule 8 above, or required under rule 11 below, shall be made over the signature of the Honorary General Treasurer for the time being and one other Trustee of the fund. No payment shall be made until the work is satisfactorily completed. All administrative and other expenses incurred in respect of the fund other than those specifically relating to the acquisition and realisation of investments shall be borne by the Guild.
ACCOUNTS
1. The Honorary General Treasurer shall prepare accounts, consisting of a balance sheet at 31st December each year, and an income and expenditure account for the year ending on that date.
2. These accounts shall be presented to the Independent Examiner of the fund who shall satisfy himself as to the correctness thereof.
3. These accounts, duly independently examined, shall be submitted for approval to the Annual General Meeting of the Guild next after the 31st December to which the accounts of the fund have been prepared.
INVESTMENTS

The Trustees acting together shall have the power to invest or otherwise deal with the assets of the fund and such sums as the members of the Guild shall contribute or from time to time decide to transfer to the fund, in such manner as they think fit in the best interests of the fund.
DISSOLUTION OF THE FUND
1. If it shall be decided to dissolve the fund, such decision being taken only at an Annual General Meeting of the Guild, one month’s notice having been given by the Honorary General Secretary to Tower Secretaries of such intent, the assets shall be disposed of to either or between both of the following:-
  1. To other charitable Bell Restoration Funds as the Guild may select
  2. To the Cathedrals of Winchester and Portsmouth for the religious and charitable purposes of the said Cathedrals.
2. In the event of the Guild becoming defunct, it shall be allowed for the Registrar of Charities after five years non-working of the fund to cause it to be dissolved and its assets applied as under rule 12 a ii.
CHANGE OF RULES
1. No amendment of, addition to, or deletion from these Rules shall be made which would cause the fund at any time to cease to be a charity in law.
2. No alteration or addition to the above Rules may be made except at a General Meeting of the Guild, or Special Meeting called for the purpose, when the number of eligible members voting in favour must be at least 20 and double those voting against the proposal. Notice of any such proposed alteration or addition must be given in writing at least two months before the date of the meeting to the Honorary General Secretary of the Guild, who shall inform all Tower Secretaries of the Guild of this proposal at least one month before the aforesaid meeting.