The following files may be downloaded and contains the 6 pages of our insurance document:
This page is also accessible via the main Guild menu.
The following files may be downloaded and contains the 6 pages of our insurance document:
This page is also accessible via the main Guild menu.
Hello Everyone,
I would like to take the opportunity to introduce myself to those of you who don’t know me, as well as to reach out to those of you whom I either know, or our paths have crossed as ‘nodding acquaintances’ from time to time at Guild events.
I have been a member of the Guild for around 28 years, as member of St Michael’s church in Basingstoke where I have in the recent past held various positions including Tower Captain for 5 years, Steeple Keeper and Treasurer.
For me, the pleasure of ringing is not only self satisfaction, but also to help others to develop their skills in the tower. Within my own tower this may include bespoke practices to benefit learners specific requirements, quarter peals to give them the opportunity to both learn a method well and to enjoy the reward of achievement, and generally supporting all of the ringers in their goals and ambitions.
Having served as Guild Vice Master for 3 years I am now delighted to take on the role of Master and look forward to working with you all to strengthen links within the Guild and to enhance your enjoyment in ringing.
One of the main assets of the guild are you, the ringers, and without your skill and dedication, regularly attending Sunday ringing and practices, our ringing would be in a very sorry state.
Thank you
Pete Jordan
W&P Guild Master
For previous versions of the Guild Rules click here.
The Society shall be called ‘The Winchester and Portsmouth Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers’ (hereinafter called ‘The Guild’).
To unite the Church Bell Ringers in the Diocese of Winchester and Portsmouth for mutual support consistent with:
The Guild shall consist of Patrons, Presidents, Vice-Presidents and Members. The following shall be appointed ex-officio:- Patrons: The Very Rev The Dean of Winchester, The Very Rev The Dean of Portsmouth; Presidents: The Right Rev The Lord Bishop of Winchester, The Right Rev The Lord Bishop of Portsmouth; Vice-Presidents: The Right Rev The Suffragan Bishop of Southampton, The Right Rev The Suffragan Bishop of Basingstoke, The Very Rev The Dean of Guernsey, The Very Rev The Dean of Jersey, The Venerable the Archdeacons of Winchester, Portsdown, Bournemouth, The Meon and The Isle of Wight. The Diocesan areas shall be divided into Districts, each being self-administered.
The Guild shall be affiliated to the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers and shall observe its rules and decisions. Representatives thereto shall be elected for a triennial period in accordance with the constitution of the Council. The Guild may pay fares and reasonable out of pocket expenses for not more than three days to its representatives attending the meetings of the Council. Representatives shall make a report of the proceedings to the next Annual General Meeting of the Guild.
The administration of the Guild shall be vested in an Executive Committee (of whom seven shall form a quorum) consisting of: the Master (Chairman), Vice-Master, immediate Past Master, Honorary General Secretary, Honorary Treasurer, Honorary Recorder of Peals, Honorary Librarian and Archivist, Honorary Report Editor, Minute Secretary, Public Relations Officer, Safeguarding Officer, Central Council Representatives, the Trustees of the Bell Restoration Fund, the Convenors of committees, and District Representatives (who shall normally include the District Secretaries or their proxies) to be elected by the annual District meetings. Districts with more than 100 members (associate and ringing) may send one additional representative. The Executive Committee has the authority to co-opt members on to the committee for special purposes, delegate any of its duties to sub-committee(s) or co-opted members and fill any vacancies arising among officers until the next General Meeting qualified to elect officers. The Executive Committee shall meet at least once annually. Reasonable expenses of members attending meetings of the Executive Committee may be defrayed by the Guild.
A General Meeting of the Guild shall be held annually in each of the following Districts in turn: District 1 Andover, District 2 Portsmouth, District 3 Winchester, District 4 Christchurch and Southampton, District 5 Basingstoke, District 6 Isle of Wight, District 7 Alton and Petersfield, District 8 Channel Islands, to receive reports, a statement of accounts and applications for grants, to fix the place and date of the next Annual General Meeting and to transact any other Guild business. Every third year to elect a Master, Vice-Master, Honorary Secretary, Honorary Treasurer, Honorary Recorder of Peals, Honorary Librarian and Archivist, Honorary Report Editor, Minute Secretary, Public Relations Officer, Safeguarding Officer, Honorary Independent Examiner and Central Council Representatives. Officers elected shall remain members of the Administration (Rule 4) ex-officio for a period of three years when, with the exception of the Master and Vice-Master, they will remain eligible for re-election. The Master and Vice-Master will remain eligible for re-election unless they have previously been re-elected. The election of an officer(s) to fill a vacancy (Rule 4) must be confirmed at the next General Meeting of the Guild. A Special General Meeting may be called at any time upon a request to the Hon General Secretary, signed by either the Presidents, the Master or not less than twenty ringing members of the Guild. The Secretary shall give three weeks’ notice to the Guild of Special General Meetings, by posting to each local secretary, for display in the towers, particulars of the business.
There shall be the following classes of membership of the Guild:
The terms of reference of the committees shall be as follows:
Each tower in the Guild area, regardless of whether it has Guild members in its band or not, shall be deemed to be ‘in union’ with the Guild.
Each tower in the Guild shall appoint a local secretary, who will be responsible for conducting such correspondence as required, rendering an annual report to the District Secretary and collecting subscriptions from Guild members for transfer to the District Treasurer.
No tower shall be transferred from one District to another without the consent of the majority of ringers of the tower concerned and of the Annual General Meeting of the Guild.
In each District a Chairman, Ringing Master, District Treasurer and Honorary Secretary shall be elected and such other officers as the District may determine.
An Annual Meeting shall be held in each District as early in each year as is practicable, but not later than 21st February, to receive reports and statements of accounts, to transact any other business, including fixing the date and place of the next Annual District Meeting, and at least every third year elect District officers. Such other District meetings may be held as decided by the members, practice meetings being encouraged. Only members of a District may vote in the business of that District.
Each District Treasurer shall receive ALL subscriptions of members in his District, pay from the funds all the expenses of the District, and at the end of the year prepare a balance sheet which shall be independently examined and, after presentation to the Annual District Meeting, forwarded to the Honorary Treasurer of the Guild not later than 28th February, together with the proportion of the subscriptions due to the Central Fund and Guild Bell Restoration Fund (Rule 17). District funds may only be expended for administration and for such purposes as are sanctioned by these rules or by a General Meeting of the District concerned. First charge on District funds after administration shall be for instruction (whenever possible) in change ringing. If District funds prove insufficient for this charge, the deficiency may be met in whole or part by a contribution from the Central Fund. The instructor(s) may claim travelling expenses and any other out of pocket expenses.
Seventy per cent (fifty per cent from the Channel Islands District) of all subscriptions, excluding the proportion allocated to the Guild Bell Restoration Fund, shall be allocated to a Central Fund for the general administration and expenses of the Guild and for any other purpose that the members in General Meeting may direct. The Honorary Treasurer shall receive, not later than 28th February, all monies due to the Central Fund and Guild Bell Restoration Fund and shall be empowered to disburse all accounts properly incurred in the central administration of the Guild, either in cash payments or by cheques drawn on the Guild current banking account, which cheques he shall be authorised to draw. He shall maintain a statement of central accounts. The remaining thirty per cent of subscriptions, excluding the proportion allocated to the Guild Bell Restoration Fund, shall be retained by the Districts, except in the case of the Channel Islands District where fifty per cent is retained, for the purposes of meeting expenses of the Districts incurred under these rules. If there be any deficiency in the Central Fund, the Annual General Meeting of the Guild may, by resolution, require the Districts to meet the deficiency in proportion to the amount of each District’s receipts retained that year. At any time during the year the Executive Committee may, if necessary, direct the District Treasurers to pay over to the Central Fund all, or part of, the proportion of subscriptions actually received and due to the fund.
Districts are requested to compile a list of instructors who are willing to assist towers (Rule 16).
The Honorary Librarian and Archivist shall be responsible for the safe keeping of the Guild library and any other property acquired by the Guild unless other arrangements are made by the Executive Committee. He shall maintain an inventory of such books and property and shall render annually a report to the Executive Committee.
Peals which are to be recognised by the Guild and have their details published in the annual report must be rung by bands composed entirely of members of the Guild other than probationary members, at least half of whom must be life and/or ringing members and/or compounding members who have transferred from ringing membership. An account of each peal including details of compositions on seven bells and above, together with the peal fee for each ringer participating, shall be sent to the Honorary Recorder of Peals within one month of the peal being rung. If the above conditions are not fulfilled, the peal shall not be recognised by the Guild, nor its details published in the annual report, excepting that the Annual General Meeting of the Guild shall be able to recognise such peals in exceptional circumstances. At the end of each calendar year, the income from peal fees shall be transferred to the Guild Bell Restoration Fund and to the General Fund (towards the cost of printing details of peals in the annual report). The amount of the peal fees and the proportions transferred to the Bell Restoration and General Funds shall be determined from time to time by the Annual Meeting of the Guild, or a Special General Meeting of the Guild called for the purpose and published in the annual report. Any alteration in the amount of fees and proportions in which they are transferred to the General and Bell Restoration Funds shall take effect on the following 1st January.
The Guild may accept responsibility for any damage done by members to the bells, etc. in any tower in which a meeting of the Guild is being held. In such circumstances the officers of the District concerned are empowered to take steps to make good the damage which shall be a charge on the District concerned. In the case of a General Meeting of the Guild, the Master, Honorary Secretary and Honorary Treasurer will take the necessary action and make a charge on the Central Fund.
In the event of either: (a) redundant bells coming into the possession of the Guild or (b) the advice of the Guild being sought on the disposal or movement of redundant bells, the Trustees of the Bell Restoration Fund shall be empowered to decide upon the disposition of such bells or offer such advice as they feel is appropriate. Where possible, such decisions or advice shall be subject to confirmation by the Guild Executive or Annual General Meeting of the Guild.
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. Any alteration or addition to the rules shall become operative on the following 1st January.
The fund shall be known as the Winchester and Portsmouth Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers Bell Restoration Fund.
The fund shall be registered as a charity.
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.
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.
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.
The Honorary Independent Examiner of the fund shall be the Honorary Independent Examiner for the time being of the Guild.
The fund shall be administered by the Trustees.
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.
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.
This page created by Tony Smith
Last updated 15 June 2019
WINCHESTER AND PORTSMOUTH DIOCESAN GUILD OF CHURCH BELL RINGERS
BELL RESTORATION FUND
(A REGISTERED CHARITY No. 264606)
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2017
The fund is a registered charity with the registered number 264606
The contact address is:
30 Chaucer Crescent
Newbury
RG14 1TR
The fund is governed by rules approved by the Winchester and Portsmouth Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers (the Guild) in General Meeting.
The trustees of the fund are the Guild Master, The Honorary Guild Treasurer, the Honorary Guild Secretary and two additional trustees one from each diocese, elected triennially by the Guild in General Meeting.
The trustees during 2017 were:
Mrs R Brandwood (Honorary Guild Treasurer)
Mrs H Frazer (Honorary Guild Secretary)
Rev Canon B J Fry (Winchester Diocese area)
Mr D Mattingley (Portsmouth Diocese area)
Mr M Winterbourne (Guild Master)
The independent examiner of the fund is Mr P Clarke ACIB.
The principal bankers are TSB Bank plc.
The activities of the Bell Restoration Fund are restricted to the area covered by the Anglican Dioceses of Winchester and Portsmouth. None of the Fund’s assets is a permanent endowment. There are no borrowing limits imposed in the governing rules. The trustees have no specific investment powers.
The main aims of the Fund are to provide financial assistance by way of grants to Churches, within the area mentioned above, 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.
Review of the year and the future
The Fund’s income for 2017 was slightly less than that for 2016.
Three grants were approved during the year:
All Saints, Ryde £ 400.00
St Mary the Virgin, Brighstone £ 3.000.00
St Mary the Virgin, Silchester £ 2.000.00
The Trustees acknowledge with thanks the donations from the following towers:
Catherington £100 Christchurch Priory £100 Hambledon £50
North Stoneham £125 Ringwood £120 Wickham £30
The Trustees regularly review the level of reserves and want to encourage use of the available funds. In an effort to encourage applications, the grant application form has been amended to make applications for smaller projects less onerous. The Trustees have been advised of two further applications for consideration early in 2018.
The Trustees believe that the reserves of the Charity are adequate to meet its immediate needs.
Mr M Winterbourne
Trustee
WINCHESTER AND PORTSMOUTH DIOCESAN GUILD OF CHURCH BELL RINGERS | |||||
BELL RESTORATION FUND | |||||
(A REGISTERED CHARITY No. 264606) | |||||
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES | |||||
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2017 | |||||
2017 | 2016 | ||||
£ p | £ p | ||||
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE | |||||
Incoming Resources | |||||
Subscriptions and donations | 3,376.14 | 3,875.68 | |||
Gift Aided donations | 365.00 | 365.00 | |||
Tax recoverable on Gift Aid (including repayment supplement) | 91.56 | 13.00 | |||
Investment income | 187.48 | 264.88 | |||
Peal fees | 289.25 | 354.75 | |||
—————– | —————– | ||||
Total incoming resources | 4,309.43 | 4,873.31 | |||
—————– | —————– | ||||
Resources Expended | |||||
Direct charitable expenditure | |||||
Grants approved | 5,400.00 | 2,900.00 | |||
Less : grants withdrawn | -3,500.00 | ||||
—————– | —————– | ||||
Total resources expended | 5,400.00 | -600.00 | |||
—————– | —————– | ||||
Net Incoming Resources | (1,090.57) | 5,473.31 | |||
Fund balances brought forward | |||||
at 1st January | 83,926.35 | 78,453.04 | |||
Fund balances carried forward | —————– | —————– | |||
at 31st December | £82,835.78 | £83,926.35 | |||
—————– | —————– | ||||
WINCHESTER AND PORTSMOUTH DIOCESAN GUILD OF CHURCH BELL RINGERS | |||||
BELL RESTORATION FUND | |||||
(A REGISTERED CHARITY No. 264606) | |||||
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31st DECEMBER 2017 | |||||
2017 | 2016 | ||||
£ p | £ p | ||||
Currents Assets | |||||
Debtors | 3,042.70 | 2,725.68 | |||
Short Term Deposits | |||||
– Central Board of Finance Deposit Fund | 68,927.06 | 53,749.03 | |||
– TSB Bank plc – Deposit account | 14,151.49 | 29,142.04 | |||
Cash at Bank | |||||
– TSB Bank plc | 3,214.53 | 4,559.60 | |||
—————– | —————– | ||||
89,335.78 | 90,176.35 | ||||
Creditors | |||||
amounts falling due within one year | 6,500.00 | 3,750.00 | |||
—————– | —————– | ||||
Net Current Assets | 82,835.78 | 86,426.35 | |||
—————– | —————– | ||||
Total Assets Less Current Liabilities | 82,835.78 | 86,426.35 | |||
Creditors | |||||
amounts falling due after more than one year | 2,500.00 | ||||
—————– | —————– | ||||
Net Assets | £82,835.78 | £83,926.35 | |||
—————– | —————– | ||||
Funds | |||||
Unrestricted | £82,835.78 | £83,926.35 | |||
—————– | —————– | ||||
Approved by the Fund Trustees on 10th March 2018 and signed on its behalf by | |||||
Mr M Winterbourne | |||||
Trustee | |||||
Mrs R Brandwood | |||||
Trustee |
Copy this URL: https://wpbells.org/the-weekly-news/
Go to each Facebook group in turn and paste the URL into the “post” window. If you have time to write a short message about one of the news items, more members will click through.
The groups are:
As soon as possible after the email versions have been released. Posting too soon might mean members missed some news that was posted at the last moment.
Almost all the towers this year, have similar messages.
Recruiting and retention are a constant worry especially when we think to the future. Variable attendance of some newer members slows their progress and prevent more advanced ringing. People are willing to come along to open days to find out about ringing but are unwilling to commit. Most towers are able to manage service ringing, weddings and funerals, often with the help of ringers from neighbouring towers. Andover can manage a monthly practice only. Having only 5 ringers they would really welcome support from visitors on practice night.
A few have managed to ring quarter peals for special occasions (WW1 commemorations, royal and family events and for church members who are moving away). Visiting bands also have occasionally have rung QPs this year.
Other tower visitors have included school parties, Rainbows, scouts and cubs as well as those who drop in during church fetes if the tower is open. These visits have yielded new recruits at several towers in the last few years and hopefully the younger ones will return at a later date.
Some towers mention particular events.
A new kitchenette is in the process of being installed at St. Mary Bourne. No ringing is possible there at present but Hurstbourne Priors has welcomed the band to their practices. Abbotts Ann is pleased with the progress made and local interest expressed in their hand bell group. They have also started to ring methods! Whitchurch is trialling a plastic rope top to see if it will help in preventing breakages.
The joint practices held at Woolton Hill and Burghclere with additional ringers from Kingsclere and Kintbury continue to pay dividends. Their new recruit made his public debut at the carol service on Christmas eve.
Maggie Hiller
The Reports are currently being distributed to towers. Thanks to John Palk for collating and printing the report once again. All members receive a free copy and they can also be obtained from John Palk for £3.50.
For the convenience of members, much of the contents has been published on this website, in screen-friendly format.
Contact Information for all committees and all Towers is available on this website. In addition you can see an alphabetical list of contacts by name here.
The Communications Team Administers (or assists in the adminstration) of the following Mailing Lists. You are welcome to join any of these groups – it is easy to unsubscribe if you change your mind.
List Name and Link to the group | emails include | Link to the consent form |
Weekly News | Weekly news* plus occasional extra | https://wpbells.org/request-weekly-news/ |
Win-Port | Weekly News* plus information about the Guild and Winchester District | https://wpbells.org/consent-to-join-the-win-port-google-email-group |
A&P Group | Weekly News* plus information about the Guild and Alton and Petersfield District | https://wpbells.org/email-consent-ap/ |
C&S Group | Weekly News* Plus in future Christchurch and Southampton District Officers’ posts | https://wpbells.org/cs-consent/ |
*The Weekly News contains a summary of all recent traffic to all these groups, except notice of events which have taken place, plus news about National or nearby events or information. People who ring regularly across their District, or around the Guild, are recommended to join the appropriate group to get more timely communication. |
PS that’s all you need to know if your post relates to an event on a particular day.
If your news is about a series of events, the website doesn’t handle it quite so elegantly. But ticking “1 THIS WEEK” will keep your news at the top of the date lists until it is archived. So if it’s a weekly practice that’s cancelled for a whole month, for example, that’s perfect.
If your news is a list of 4 events over one year, then the website will present them far better if you make 4 separate news items!
Ticking “1 CURRENT MONTH” won’t do much. The programs will drop your news to the bottom of the event lists.
If you’re unsure, please send me a link to the post once it is live and I can check it! wpbells@gmail.com
As a general rule, it is helpful to quote the shortest working version of a website address. This makes it easier for people to type into their browser, and looks neater and more professional.
There are 3 easy ways to shorten an address:
If the address of a page is to be quoted often, it can also be given a shorter URL manually if needed. PLEASE ASK!!
https://wpbells.org/2018/01/01/the-weekly-news/ becomes wpbells.org/the-weekly-news
https://wpbells.org/2000/01/01/contact-andrew-glover/ becomes wpbells.org/contact-andrew-glover
https://wpbells.org/christchurch-priory/ becomes wpbells.org/christchurch-priory
The fund is to support members of the Winchester and Portsmouth Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers, especially to support those members under 25. The object of this fund is to provide financial assistance by way of grants to individuals and groups incurring expenditure on: the provision of training, attending courses and events, training materials, payment of tutor expenses, educational assets and any other worthy project to enhance and enable the development of a ringer or group of ringers, or the purchase by the Guild of goods or services to assist in the development of a ringer or group of ringers.
Officials. The Master, the Vice-Master, the Honorary General Secretary, and the Honorary Treasurer of the Guild. The Officials will request input from other Guild Committees when required.
Applications. To be forwarded to the Honorary Treasurer of the Guild; in writing or by electronic message (see application form).
Decisions. An application for a grant from this fund will be considered by the Officials, and their decision relayed to the applicant in a timely manner.
Notes
April practices are as follows:-
Monday 16th April – WARNFORD
Monday 30th April – WEST MEON
Tuesday 3rd April & Tuesday 17th April – FROXFIELD
Visitors very welcome.
Teresa
Start with the email you received from last week’s news edition, you can click through from that onto old material or anything needing alteration. The minimum jobs to create a sensible weekly news are:
Once a week, some time between Saturday and Wednesday, the date stamps should be shuffled up in a “they all roll over and one fell out” manner. The following series of instructions and images explains this – please allow an hour the first time you do this. It is believed to be the most complex task on the website!!! If you are just putting out the weekly news as a one-off it can be left for a week with no ill effects, as long as you have marked as “archive” all past events.
The “1 THIS WEEK” category will contain a date stamp for a completed week and almost all the events will need to be archived. The screen shot below is from the category editor and is being viewed after the 16th of March, so it is likely that all 13 items should be archived. Click the number (in this case the 13) to display all the relevant posts.
See below for the post editor. Click the box beside “Title” to select ALL the posts BUT check visually that all should actually be archived. Sometimes posts are ongoing and need to be left as news. Untick any like that.
Then select the Bulk Action “EDIT”, search within the page for the word “archive” and tick the archive category and click UPDATE.
Now go back to the category editor, it is time to CAREFULLY delete the date stamp 2018 Mar 10th-16th entirely. To do this, hover over it and select the option “delete”. The category will disappear forever, but the 13 posts involved will be undamaged.
Now it is time to correctly allocate the current week to “1 THIS WEEK”. I am writing this on March 19th so the date stamp 2018 Mar 17th-23rd should be under “1 THIS WEEK” but is sitting under “2 NEXT WEEK” at the moment. Hover over it and select EDIT
This will move you to the screen shown below.
Click on the parent category of 2 NEXT WEEK and change it to 1 THIS WEEK and press UPDATE.
Now return to the cateogry editor. Now the next date stamp, in this case 2018 Mar 24th-30th, needs to have its parent set to 2 NEXT WEEK:
Now the gaps left by each move will need to be filled, until the date stamps are all in the correct slots.
The screen shot below shows a correct set of date stamps in this week, next week, rest of this month, and next month. They should show the following date stamps:
1 THIS WEEK – the current date stamp for today.
2 NEXT WEEK – the date stamp for a week today.
3 REST OF THIS MONTH – the next 2 stamps
4 NEXT MONTH – the next 4 stamps
1 MONTH AFTER NEXT – the next 4 stamps
LONG TERM INVITATION (other) – the next 4 stamps
It is sensible to create one new future stamp to replace the one you deleted – if you forget, you will have to do it when the first event is posted for that future week. The image below shows the correct set of date stamps in place on 19th March 2018. Please note one-digit numbers are preceded by zero to help the dates sort in a correct manner. Month names sadly don’t work properly so Jun shows before May. Oh well!!!
Here is a link to a PDF copy of “A Resource Book for Worship at Ringers’ Services and for Belfry Prayer”
Hope some Districts may find it useful.
The Guild safegiarding guidlines are currently being updated and will be published on this website.
The Education Committee is indebted to its loyal band of experienced helpers, without whom we could not run these Education Days. If you, yourself, feel you could help on 14thOctober – even for part of the day – or might perhaps be able to help with courses in the future, then do please contact Sallie Ingram Joining Sallie’s Master List does not commit you to turning out for every course (!), but only when you are free and want to come.
Christine Knights-Whittome
The Society shall be called ‘The Winchester and Portsmouth Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers’ (hereinafter called ‘The Guild’).
To unite the Church Bell Ringers in the Diocese of Winchester and Portsmouth for mutual support consistent with:
The Guild shall consist of Patrons, Presidents, Vice-Presidents and Members. The following shall be appointed ex-officio:- Patrons: The Very Rev The Dean of Winchester, The Very Rev The Dean of Portsmouth; Presidents: The Right Rev The Lord Bishop of Winchester, The Right Rev The Lord Bishop of Portsmouth; Vice-Presidents: The Right Rev The Suffragan Bishop of Southampton, The Right Rev The Suffragan Bishop of Basingstoke, The Very Rev The Dean of Guernsey, The Very Rev The Dean of Jersey, The Venerable the Archdeacons of Winchester, Portsdown, Bournemouth, The Meon and The Isle of Wight. The Diocesan areas shall be divided into Districts, each being self-administered.
The Guild shall be affiliated to the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers and shall observe its rules and decisions. Representatives thereto shall be elected for a triennial period in accordance with the constitution of the Council. The Guild may pay fares and reasonable out of pocket expenses for not more than three days to its representatives attending the meetings of the Council. Representatives shall make a report of the proceedings to the next Annual General Meeting of the Guild.
The administration of the Guild shall be vested in an Executive Committee (of whom seven shall form a quorum) consisting of: the Master (Chairman), Vice-Master, immediate Past Master, Honorary General Secretary, Honorary Treasurer, Honorary Recorder of Peals, Honorary Librarian and Archivist, Honorary Report Editor, Minute Secretary, Public Relations Officer, Child Protection Officer, Central Council Representatives, the Trustees of the Bell Restoration Fund, the Convenors of committees, and District Representatives (who shall normally include the District Secretaries or their proxies) to be elected by the annual District meetings. Districts with more than 100 members (associate and ringing) may send one additional representative. The Executive Committee has the authority to co-opt members on to the committee for special purposes, delegate any of its duties to sub-committee(s) or co-opted members and fill any vacancies arising among officers until the next General Meeting qualified to elect officers. The Executive Committee shall meet at least once annually. Reasonable expenses of members attending meetings of the Executive Committee may be defrayed by the Guild.
A General Meeting of the Guild shall be held annually in each of the following Districts in turn: District 1 Andover, District 2 Portsmouth, District 3 Winchester, District 4 Christchurch and Southampton, District 5 Basingstoke, District 6 Isle of Wight, District 7 Alton and Petersfield, District 8 Channel Islands, to receive reports, a statement of accounts and applications for grants, to fix the place and date of the next Annual General Meeting and to transact any other Guild business. Every third year to elect a Master, Vice-Master, Honorary Secretary, Honorary Treasurer, Honorary Recorder of Peals, Honorary Librarian and Archivist, Honorary Report Editor, Minute Secretary, Public Relations Officer, Child Protection Officer, Honorary Independent Examiner and Central Council Representatives. Officers elected shall remain members of the Administration (Rule 4) ex-officio for a period of three years when, with the exception of the Master and Vice-Master, they will remain eligible for re-election. The Master and Vice-Master will remain eligible for re-election unless they have previously been re-elected. The election of an officer(s) to fill a vacancy (Rule 4) must be confirmed at the next General Meeting of the Guild. A Special General Meeting may be called at any time upon a request to the Hon General Secretary, signed by either the Presidents, the Master or not less than twenty ringing members of the Guild. The Secretary shall give three weeks’ notice to the Guild of Special General Meetings, by posting to each local secretary, for display in the towers, particulars of the business.
There shall be the following classes of membership of the Guild:
The terms of reference of the committees shall be as follows:
Each tower in the Guild area, regardless of whether it has Guild members in its band or not, shall be deemed to be ‘in union’ with the Guild.
Each tower in the Guild shall appoint a local secretary, who will be responsible for conducting such correspondence as required, rendering an annual report to the District Secretary and collecting subscriptions from Guild members for transfer to the District Treasurer.
No tower shall be transferred from one District to another without the consent of the majority of ringers of the tower concerned and of the Annual General Meeting of the Guild.
In each District a Chairman, Ringing Master, District Treasurer and Honorary Secretary shall be elected and such other officers as the District may determine.
An Annual Meeting shall be held in each District as early in each year as is practicable, but not later than 21st February, to receive reports and statements of accounts, to transact any other business, including fixing the date and place of the next Annual District Meeting, and at least every third year elect District officers. Such other District meetings may be held as decided by the members, practice meetings being encouraged. Only members of a District may vote in the business of that District.
Each District Treasurer shall receive ALL subscriptions of members in his District, pay from the funds all the expenses of the District, and at the end of the year prepare a balance sheet which shall be independently examined and, after presentation to the Annual District Meeting, forwarded to the Honorary Treasurer of the Guild not later than 28th February, together with the proportion of the subscriptions due to the Central Fund and Guild Bell Restoration Fund (Rule 17). District funds may only be expended for administration and for such purposes as are sanctioned by these rules or by a General Meeting of the District concerned. First charge on District funds after administration shall be for instruction (whenever possible) in change ringing. If District funds prove insufficient for this charge, the deficiency may be met in whole or part by a contribution from the Central Fund. The instructor(s) may claim travelling expenses and any other out of pocket expenses.
Seventy per cent (fifty per cent from the Channel Islands District) of all subscriptions, excluding the proportion allocated to the Guild Bell Restoration Fund, shall be allocated to a Central Fund for the general administration and expenses of the Guild and for any other purpose that the members in General Meeting may direct. The Honorary Treasurer shall receive, not later than 28th February, all monies due to the Central Fund and Guild Bell Restoration Fund and shall be empowered to disburse all accounts properly incurred in the central administration of the Guild, either in cash payments or by cheques drawn on the Guild current banking account, which cheques he shall be authorised to draw. He shall maintain a statement of central accounts. The remaining thirty per cent of subscriptions, excluding the proportion allocated to the Guild Bell Restoration Fund, shall be retained by the Districts, except in the case of the Channel Islands District where fifty per cent is retained, for the purposes of meeting expenses of the Districts incurred under these rules. If there be any deficiency in the Central Fund, the Annual General Meeting of the Guild may, by resolution, require the Districts to meet the deficiency in proportion to the amount of each District’s receipts retained that year. At any time during the year the Executive Committee may, if necessary, direct the District Treasurers to pay over to the Central Fund all, or part of, the proportion of subscriptions actually received and due to the fund.
Districts are requested to compile a list of instructors who are willing to assist towers (Rule 16).
The Honorary Librarian and Archivist shall be responsible for the safe keeping of the Guild library and any other property acquired by the Guild unless other arrangements are made by the Executive Committee. He shall maintain an inventory of such books and property and shall render annually a report to the Executive Committee.
Peals which are to be recognised by the Guild and have their details published in the annual report must be rung by bands composed entirely of members of the Guild other than probationary members, at least half of whom must be life and/or ringing members and/or compounding members who have transferred from ringing membership. An account of each peal including details of compositions on seven bells and above, together with the peal fee for each ringer participating, shall be sent to the Honorary Recorder of Peals within one month of the peal being rung. If the above conditions are not fulfilled, the peal shall not be recognised by the Guild, nor its details published in the annual report, excepting that the Annual General Meeting of the Guild shall be able to recognise such peals in exceptional circumstances. At the end of each calendar year, the income from peal fees shall be transferred to the Guild Bell Restoration Fund and to the General Fund (towards the cost of printing details of peals in the annual report). The amount of the peal fees and the proportions transferred to the Bell Restoration and General Funds shall be determined from time to time by the Annual Meeting of the Guild, or a Special General Meeting of the Guild called for the purpose and published in the annual report. Any alteration in the amount of fees and proportions in which they are transferred to the General and Bell Restoration Funds shall take effect on the following 1st January.
The Guild may accept responsibility for any damage done by members to the bells, etc. in any tower in which a meeting of the Guild is being held. In such circumstances the officers of the District concerned are empowered to take steps to make good the damage which shall be a charge on the District concerned. In the case of a General Meeting of the Guild, the Master, Honorary Secretary and Honorary Treasurer will take the necessary action and make a charge on the Central Fund.
In the event of either: (a) redundant bells coming into the possession of the Guild or (b) the advice of the Guild being sought on the disposal or movement of redundant bells, the Trustees of the Bell Restoration Fund shall be empowered to decide upon the disposition of such bells or offer such advice as they feel is appropriate. Where possible, such decisions or advice shall be subject to confirmation by the Guild Executive or Annual General Meeting of the Guild.
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. Any alteration or addition to the rules shall become operative on the following 1st January.
The fund shall be known as the Winchester and Portsmouth Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers Bell Restoration Fund.
The fund shall be registered as a charity.
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.
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.
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.
The Honorary Independent Examiner of the fund shall be the Honorary Independent Examiner for the time being of the Guild.
The fund shall be administered by the Trustees.
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.
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.
This page created by Tony Smith
Last updated 21 June 2017
The Reports are currently being distributed to towers. Thanks to John Palk for collating and printing the report once again. All members receive a free copy and they can also be obtained from John Palk for £3.50.
For the convenience of members, much of the contents has been published on this website, in screen-friendly format.
Contact Information for all committees and all Towers is available on this website. In addition you can see an alphabetical list of contacts by name here.
I was appointed to this post in July 2016. Various positive actions have been achieved, built on the good working relationships that had been forged in a number of areas during my three years term of office as Master. In particular, we were able to develop some meaningful contacts as a direct result of Brighstone ringers having won an A.R.T award and our Guild having hosted the Central Council Annual Conference in May 2016.
The majority of my focus in the six months was on The Isle of Wight (my own District) and in the Portsmouth area. Local media in both Districts were keen to consider “Copy” from us. Pompey Chimes, the Portsmouth Diocesan newspaper, is supportive of ringing generally and asked to be advised of any item of potential interest. It was pleased to use an article, with photograph, of Archdeacon Peter’s visit to Brighstone when he attended a simulated practice; he was fascinated by the use of modern technology, enjoyed a ringing taster session and met the local band, including several lively young ringers!
The Lord Mayor of Portsmouth and The Lady Mayoress had attended the formal dinner of the Central Council in Southsea and we were able to consolidate that friendly first meeting. A group of twenty ringers were invited to take High Tea at The Lord Mayor’s Parlour. It was a delightful occasion and all enjoyed the great opportunity to meet The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress, enjoy a splendid tea, to have a conducted tour of special rooms in the Guildhall and to share our excitement of ringing with the dignitaries. The young ringers present did a particularly good job of promoting ringing. The Lord Mayor was so impressed with their knowledge and enthusiasm that he rewarded them both by inviting them to take turns at sitting in the huge chair that he used during formal meetings in the Council Chamber! The local newspaper, The News, ran an article and photo reporting our visit.
The High Sheriff of The Isle of Wight asked ringers across the island to ring as many bells as possible for the first “Isle of Wight Day”. Island ringers obliged! Local media, including Radio Solent, reported the positive input of the bells for the special event. Radio Solent used a sound bite, courtesy of our Guild’s new MP3 recorder.
Another but much more solemn occasion attracted significant local media interest – the half-muffled peal at Carisbrooke in memory of local lad Petty Officer Patrick Dunne. Patrick had been lost when H.M.S. Hood was destroyed in WWll. The local press was particularly interested in this Remembrance Day ringing, as there was a descendant of Patrick’s who’d contacted me when I’d posted an article on Social Media about the restoration of the bell from H.M.S. Hood.
Guild members were encouraged to get involved with Heritage Open Days weekend, a national event. Several towers were open; a mixed result was evident. A success story was reported from St. Michael’s, Basingstoke. Visitors there were very keen to understand more about ringing and to learn about the history of the bells and tower. They heard about the bells, the oldest had been cast in 1558, and learned of Alice White, Basingstoke ringer famous for being the first lady to ring a peal, they viewed the church clock, were entertained to tower ringing and tried their hand at handbells.
The website continues to develop, with most Districts having their own webmaster who post local news and photos on the site.
There is still plenty of scope for Towers to make more use of the site, especially for recruitment. People wanting to learn to ring do visit the site, and if they see that a local tower is training new people, then they DO get in touch, especially during periods when Bellringing is in the media generally. These are quite regular partly due to the tireless efforts of the Central Council Public Relations Officer.
Within the growing team, we are still doing regular online cross-training for each other to ensure that the website can operate well even when one or two people are on holiday or not available. Training notes are posted on the site to simplify this process ongoing, and all webmasters belong to a Facebook Group so that they can give and receive quick support.
Engagement with the site is largely driven by the members receiving a copy of the “weekly news” either by email or through Facebook. This is proving to be an effective way of reaching members with all the excellent events which are organised at Tower, District and Guild Level, in addition to the traditional use of posters in towers.
Whilst a significant number of people do use this facility, we are still a long way from our aim of sending a weekly news bulletin to all members. In the short term, we would like to encourage more members (especially new recruits) to join their local District mailing list or Facebook Group.
The focus of effort in the next year will be:
The Social Media aspect to the Guild is being well received with a slow trickle of interested people asking to join each month.
It endeavours to spread the good word from the website and continues to be a hub of interest in the ‘Twittersphere’
The focus of effort in the next year will be;
Expenditure for the year amounted to £131.80. Monies for this come from the Central Fund
There were 219 peals rung for the Guild during 2016, which is a slight fall compared to 2015; however this total is still significantly higher than any year other than 2015 since the early 1980’s. I said in my report last year that I hoped the Guild would maintain its peal ringing activity and I am pleased to say that we have achieved that. Keep it going!
I must thank Andrew Craddock for sharing the statistics generated by PealBase, allowing me to cross-check the Guild’s records. Finally I would like to thank all those conductors and organisers who submit details, compositions and fees within the one month deadline specified by the Guild rules. Please may I also remind conductors that we do require all compositions in full whether or not they have been rung for the Guild previously. I am also pleased to announce that I can now take peal fees electronically; I would request that conductors email me FIRST for a reference and the necessary account details, even if you already have them, to allow me to monitor what I have and have not received.
There were 142 tower bell peals rung for the Guild in 2016, 14 fewer than the previous year but comparable to 2014. What is of greater concern is the number of ringers taking part in a tower bell peal continued the decreasing trend witha fall to 200, this is 24 fewer than 2016 and 46 fewer than 2013.
Six ringers rang their first peal in a W&P peal during 2016 and the Guild Officers would like to extend their congratulations to Will Stoddart, Martin Willson, Helen Rolf, Janice Firth, Rob Gorton and Gemma Loweth. The latter three actually achieved their first peal in a handbell peal but are included here for completeness. To add to this list Aileen Wilson also scored her first tower bell peal.
Following the ‘First Peal 2015’ initiative it is good to see that the Guild is still introducing ringers to peal ringing and I would encourage all members to think whether you or somebody else in your tower would be interested in attempting a peal. It would be brilliant if we can increase both the numbers of new peal ringers and ringers taking part in peals in general to stem the falling trend.
Malcolm Powell heads the list of prolific peal ringers for 2016 pushing last year’s leader, Edd Colliss, into second. John Dodd and Kathryne Arkless also remain near the top with Gareth Higgs, Jim Twiney and Graham Nobbs joining the list of people to ring 40 or more peals for the Guild in 2016.
The list of prolific conductors remains largely unchanged with Edd Colliss still heading the list with Toby Arkless and Ben Carey exchanging places behind. Once again, like the total number of ringers the total number of conductors is also down 3 on 2015 to 29.
St Agatha, Portsmouth heads the list of the leading towers again with a similar number to 2015 representing over a third of the Guild’s 2016 total. It is also worth noting that no other tower rang more than 9 peals, the first time this has happened for 9 years.
The first peal on the augmented ring at All Saints Basingstoke was completed with a peal of Bristol Surprise Royal in April.
There were a number of personal footnotes during 2016 and I congratulate Paul Young on his 1200th, Martin Daniels 500th, Graham Nobbs 400th, David Mattingley 300th, Colin Butler 250th and Kieran Downer 25th. Toby Arkless and Edd Colliss scored their 250th as Conductor. Several ringers also reached a milestone for the Guild; Malcolm Powell and Jim Hodkin 500, and Andrew Howes 100.
Roy LeMarechal passed two significant milestones during 2016, ringing his 2000th peal for the Guild with a peal of Cambridge Royal at Bishopstoke in February and his 3000th peal some three weeks later, also Cambridge Royal at Bishopstoke. Roy is only the 49th person to achieve this total.
Peals were rung by the Sunday service band of Vale, Guernsey, who rang a peal of 7 Doubles in January, and Bishopstoke, who rang a peal of Double Norwich in December. I would also like to mention the 7 members of the Catherington Sunday service band who scored a peal of 13 Spliced Surprise Major in January and it was my pleasure to ring the treble for you.
In February a peal of Yorkshire Surprise Maximus was rung at Hursley by a ladies band; this is believed to be the first twelve bell peal rung by a ladies band for the W&P.
Peals were rung in memory of Guild Member and former A&P district Chairman Andrew Barnsdale.
Several peals were rung to celebrate the 90th Birthday (both actual and official) of HM Queen Elizabeth II. Peals were also rung on the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Jutland and as part of the Bell Ringers Strike Back Against Blood Cancer campaign.
Leading Ringers | |
Malcolm M Powell | 66 |
Edward P D Colliss | 64 |
John A Dodd | 56 |
Kathryne R Arkless | 46 |
E C Gareth Higgs | 42 |
Graham A Nobbs | 40 |
James W G Twiney | 40 |
3 ringers | 36 |
3 ringers | 30-35 |
2 ringers | 20-29 |
10 ringers | 19-Oct |
23 ringers | 9-May |
64 ringers | 4-Feb |
88 ringers | 1 |
Total Ringers | 200 |
Leading Conductors | |
Edward P D Colliss | 42 |
Toby Arkless | 21 |
Benjamin J Carey | 17 |
Roy LeMarechal | 17 |
James W G Twiney | 6 |
Benjamin D Constant | 4 |
4 conductors | 3 |
3 conductors | 2 |
16 conductors | 1 |
Total Conductors | 29 |
Leading Towers | |
Portsmouth, St Agatha | 49 |
Bishopstoke, | 9 |
Awbridge | 8 |
Holybourne | 5 |
Portsmouth Cathedral | 5 |
Basingstoke, All Saints | 4 |
Winchester Cathedral | 3 |
8 towers | 2 |
43 towers | 1 |
Total Towers | 58 |
Minimus | 1 |
Kent Block* | 1 |
Doubles | 7 |
12m | 2 |
3m | 2 |
42v | 1 |
7m | 1 |
4m | 1 |
Doubles & Minor | 1 |
6m | 1 |
Minor | 24 |
Plain Bob | 5 |
Spliced TD (8m) | 4 |
7m S | 4 |
Spliced S (8m) | 2 |
Cambridge S | 1 |
Spliced S (41m) | 1 |
Spliced S (24m) | 1 |
Spliced S (7m) | 1 |
7m | 1 |
5m | 1 |
4m | 1 |
3m | 1 |
2m P | 1 |
Triples | 3 |
Grandsire | 3 |
Major | 83 |
Bristol S | 9 |
Superlative S | 4 |
Yorkshire | 4 |
Spliced S (8m) | 3 |
Cambridge S | 2 |
Double Norwich CB | 2 |
Rutland S | 2 |
Spliced S (23m) | 2 |
Spliced S (19m)# | 2 |
Spliced S (10m) | 2 |
Baltic Wharf S# | 1 |
Basingstoke S | 1 |
Belfast S | 1 |
Berkelium S# | 1 |
Booth S# | 1 |
Deva S | 1 |
Devonshire S# | 1 |
Dodd Fell D# | 1 |
Ealing S | 1 |
Falmouth S | 1 |
Flerovium S# | 1 |
Four Score S# | 1 |
Griffin S# | 1 |
Guernsey S | 1 |
Hunters Bar S# | 1 |
Jersey S | 1 |
Jonah S# | 1 |
Kenninghall S | 1 |
Lessness S | 1 |
Lincolnshire S | 1 |
London S | 1 |
Lye D# | 1 |
Majestic S# | 1 |
Muppet Show S# | 1 |
No. 5029 Nunney Castle S# | 1 |
No Hope D# | 1 |
Norwich S# | 1 |
November S | 1 |
Once Brewed D# | 1 |
Peterstone Wentloog S# | 1 |
Plain B | 1 |
Portsmouth S | 1 |
Preston S# | 1 |
Revolver D | 1 |
Ruthenium S | 1 |
Spliced S (21m)# | 1 |
Spliced S (17m) | 1 |
Spliced S (15m) | 1 |
Spliced S (14m) | 1 |
Spliced S (13m) | 1 |
Spliced S (6m) | 1 |
1 | |
St Agatha S# | 1 |
Tavistock S | 1 |
Thropton S# | 1 |
Uxbridge S | 1 |
Wales S# | 1 |
Watford S | 1 |
Wedding D# | 1 |
Winchester B | 1 |
Xavier S# | 1 |
Caters | 4 |
Grandsire | 3 |
Erin | 1 |
Caters & Royal | 1 |
Spliced (4m) | 1 |
Royal | 9 |
Cambridge S | 4 |
Bristol S | 2 |
Henleaze S# | 1 |
Spliced S (2m) | 1 |
Yorkshire S | 1 |
Cinques | 1 |
Grandsire | 1 |
Maximus | 7 |
Bristol S | 2 |
Yorkshire S | 2 |
Zanussi S | 2 |
Riverhead# | 1 |
Spliced S (2m) | |
Fourteen | 1 |
Spliced (2m)# | 1 |
(* first peal in the method, # first for the Guild)
The strength of handbell ringing within the Guild continues with a slight increase on the 2015 total to 77, again a new record as far as I can ascertain. The numbers of ringers and conductors participating in a Guild handbell peal remained broadly similar to 2015, both being only one fewer in 2016.
Ian Redway and Frank Morton were once again the leading ringer and conductor of Guild handbell peals. Whilst the lists of prolific ringers and conductors look very similar to previous years one name appears much higher than before with Duncan Loweth conducting 14 handbell peals for the guild.
In August John Croft scored his 1000th peal in hand and also reached his 200th peal as conductor in a handbell peal. John Dodd rang his 1000th peal for Guild in a handbell peal in May. Martin Daniels and Trish Spink achieved their 250th and 50th peals in hand respectively.
Leading Ringers (Handbell Peals) | |
Ian Redway | 41 |
Martin J E Daniels | 35 |
John A Dodd | 25 |
Frank R Morton | 23 |
E C Gareth Higgs | 22 |
Brian J Woodruffe | 18 |
John S Croft | 17 |
Patricia D Spink | 17 |
3 ringers | 14-Oct |
4 ringers | 9-May |
9 ringers | 4-Feb |
10 ringers | 1 |
Total Ringers | 34 |
Leading Conductors (Handbell Peals) | |
Frank R Morton | 23 |
Brian J Woodruffe | 17 |
John S Croft | 12 |
Duncan Loweth | 12 |
Andrew G Craddock | 4 |
E C Gareth Higgs | 3 |
Benjamin J Carey | 2 |
Martin J E Daniels | 2 |
Thomas J Hinks | 1 |
E John Wells | 1 |
Venues (Handbell Peals) | |
Awbridge, The Clock House | 20 |
Whiteparish, Anchorsholme | 17 |
New Alresford, Jubilee | 11 |
Guernsey, San Baronto | 7 |
New Milton, Milton Grove | 5 |
Micheldever, 37 Northbrook | 4 |
Chandler’s Ford, 2 Rosemoor Grove | 3 |
Dibden Purlieu, 30 Heatherstone Avenue | 2 |
8 venues | 1 |
Total Venues | 16 |
The new committee has been “finding its feet” this year and been finding a balance with work commitments. This has sadly resulted in the resignation of Kieran Downer and Lexi Skeldon due also in part to living on the Isle of Wight.
The committee has had a couple of meetings this past year and went on a training course looking at the bells of East Tytherley, West Tytherley and Lockerley. Instruction was given by Hugh Routh and the committee is hugely grateful for his time, enthusiasm and continued support, it is much appreciated.
The committee has carried out the following tower inspections this year:-
All Saints, Basingstoke – Augmentation to 10 with the addition of a new treble
All Saints, Houghton – Two of the old three now hung on deadstocks and set up for chiming. Installation of a new frame and a new light ring of six installed
St Andrew, Sherborne-St-John – Rebushing of four clappers and the installation of a wooden shaft to the tenor clapper.
St Stephen, Baughurst – Rebushing the clappers of the four bells in the lower frame
St Mary, Breamore – Clappers rebushed, bearings serviced and the frame repainted
St Mary & All Saints, Droxford – Inspect on general condition prior to being rung for a wedding after a time of being silent.
Income Expenditure
Balance b/f £103.90 Balance c/f £103.90
In 2016, the Guild held three striking competitions. There were the Inter-tower 6 and 8 bell competitions, held on the 21st May and the Inter district 8 bell competition, held on the 2nd July.
Inter-Tower 6 Bell Competition
This year, the Inter-Tower 6 bell was held at St. Mary’s Church Eversley, and was judged by Julian Ferrar and Julian Hemper, from Wiltshire. 5 teams entered and the whole morning was a success and a nice relaxed atmosphere and camaraderie between the teams and organisers. The results are as follows:
Placing | Tower | Method | Time | Faults | Drawn |
1st | St. Michael, Basingstoke | Plain Bob Doubles | 4m7 | 3 ½ | 3rd |
2nd | Eling | Stedman Doubles | 3m54 | 6 ½ | 2nd |
3rd | Niton & Chale | Grandsire Doubles | 4m4 | 8 | 5th |
4th | Rotherwick & Odiham | Grandsire Doubles | 4m1 | 28 ½ | 1st |
5th | Eversley | Plain Bob Doubles | 4m7 | 35 | 4th |
Inter-Tower 8 Bell
The inter-tower 8 bell this year was held over the border in the Guildford Guild at Hawley. It was slightly disappointing to see only three teams entering, but a good contest was had nonetheless. The contest was judged by Vernon Bedford and the results are as follows:
Placing | Tower | Method | Faults | Drawn |
1st | Bishopstoke | Grandsire Triples | 17 ½ | 3rd |
2nd | Hursley | Grandsire Triples | 24 ½ | 2nd |
3rd | Catherington | Grandsire Triples | 31 | 1st |
Inter-District 8 Bell Competition
This year, the Inter-Tower 8 bell was held at New Alresford, prior to the Guild AGM. Four districts entered, which was good, but much like the inter-tower competition, it would have been great to have more districts entering a team. The more the merrier! Paul and Kate Flavell were the judges and they did a professional and thorough job. Their results are as follows:
Placing | District | Method | Score | Peal Speed | Drawn |
1st | Portsmouth | Grandsire Triples | 89% | 3h2 | 3rd |
2nd | Winchester | Cambridge Surprise Major | 84% | 3h8 | 1st |
3rd | Christchurch and Southampton | Grandsire Triples | 82% | 3h7 | 4th |
4th | Andover | Grandsire Triples | 75% | 3h2 | 2nd |
Expenses amounted to £58 which was paid out of Central Funds
Greg Jordan
The George Williams Memorial Library is located in the ringing chamber of Winchester Cathedral and is available for readers and borrowers by appointment. The system for loans provides a standard loan period of eight weeks with a liberal renewal policy for serious research and special problems. The only exceptions are the archive material and the Guild’s annual and triennial reports for which, because of their unique importance, loans are solely at the discretion of the librarian. A catalogue of the printed books and of the complete archive is maintained on the Guild website. Part of our collection of archive material, held at the Hampshire Record Office in Sussex Street, Winchester, is available for consultation only. The collection there has the call-number 20M94.
My buying last year concentrated on history and teaching. Under the former category fall the latest two editions of the Order and Disorder collections of press transcripts, covering the period 1800-1839, the Ringing World DVD covering 1971-2000 and the searchable edition of the complete Bell News archive, 1881-1915, and the great survey of the Towers & Bells of Devon (2007, 2 vols), and a couple of local pamphlets. I have also acquired, at no cost, a copy of Alain Corbin’s Village Bells: Sound and Meaning in the Nineteenth-Century French Countryside (1999, paperback). In the latter category of purchases falls a collection of multi-media resources which I acquired at the ART Conference at Loughborough, comprising the ART’s CD Teaching Toolboxes, DVD A guide to Bell Handling and teaching monographs Discover Bellringing and Teaching with Simulators and the Whiting Society’s book and DVD From Rounds to Ropesight.
The lifetime licence to the online cataloguing service LibraryThing is now active, and I am confident that at least the holdings recorded on the 2007 Microsoft Excel catalogue will have been transferred to the new system by the time this report is in its readers’ hands.
The Guild’s online archive has the minutes of the Guild Annual meetings and Executive Committee meetings from 1980 to 2000, and from 2013 to 2014 (More recent minutes are already available from the Guild’s Document Repository) and a collection of historical articles from The Ringing World about Guild people, places and events. These are all maintained by Tony Smith, to whom I am duly grateful.
I am always pleased to assist Guild members and others with an interest in the Guild with their researches. I should like to thank my colleagues within the Guild and the Winchester Cathedral band for their continuing support.
2016 started with the ever-popular Introduction to Ringing on Higher Numbers, in February, where, if we’d had additional helpers, we could have included more applicants. We continued at St. Mary Bourne in March with Plain Hunting and Trebling to Doubles Methods, followed by an evening at Bishopstoke on the versatility of Simulators and how they can fit in to your tower’s training programme. April found us at Kingsclere with Calling for the Terrified, and a packed evening was enjoyed in May with the Hartley Twelve mini-ring at South Stoneham. The Autumn programme started at Hawkley in October with Plain Bob Doubles and Minor, followed by a November evening at Bishopstoke for Basic Raising and Lowering; the year concluded with a November day at Bishop’s Waltham for Double Norwich Court Bob Major. In other words – our usual very busy and well supported year! We are delighted to welcome back many students who have attended earlier courses and are building on their knowledge.
Plans are well advanced for 2017, starting in February with a morning at Bishopstoke for Raising and Lowering in Peal; this will be followed in March with a day based at Shedfield for Grandsire Doubles and Triples. April will see us returning to Lockerley Village Hall for a day covering Listening Skills which includes a multitude of activities for students of all abilities, and later in April (during Holy Week) we will be offering an evening in Winchester for an Introduction to Method Ringing on Handbells. We plan to return to South Stoneham in May for another evening with the Hartley Twelve mini-ring, and an extra evening has been arranged on 9th June for another Basic Raising and Lowering course at Bishopstoke. The Autumn programme starts at Goodworth Clatford in October with Plain Hunt and Trebling to Doubles Methods, and finishes at Milford-on-Sea in November for Stedman Triples. In addition as time allows and need arises, we hope to offer additional half-day courses on a range of subjects, plus, if possible, a full day on Belfry Maintenance.
Details are always sent well in advance to your District Secretaries for onward transmission to your Tower Secretaries and, in addition, are published on the Guild website and through the win-port list.
A very successful ART (previously ITTS) Module 1 Day was completed in June 2016 with eight W&P members, and plans are in the pipeline for both Module 1 and Module 2 days in 2017. The sum of £500 has been set aside by the W&P Guild to assist W&P ringers who wish to take advantage of ART Modules or equivalent courses; this is totally separate from Education Committee funds.
A separate group within the Guild is investigating the possibility of “ringing hubs” similar to the Birmingham School of Ringing. When this comes to fruition the Education Committee will work alongside this initiative to ensure that W&P ringers have every opportunity to further their knowledge and attain their maximum potential.
Financially the Education Committee remains in a similar position to last year, and whilst we remain stable we are constantly faced with increased costs for the hire of halls and the need to make realistic donations to towers which we are permitted to use. Though not usually for financial reasons, we do find ourselves challenged by the difficulty of obtaining towers for Education Days.
As always, we remain hugely indebted to the enormous number of ringers who volunteer their services as helpers on Education Days, on whose generosity of time and talent we depend so much. We always welcome volunteers as we could not offer courses without them. Thank you all very much!
Winchester & Portsmouth Guild Education Committee Accounts as at 31st December 2016
Income | £ | Expenditure | £ |
Balance brought forward | 515.13 | Stationery, copying, telephone | – |
Course fees – 2016 | 655 | Postage | 5.65 |
Advanced fees for 2017 | 5 | Refreshments | 79.37 |
Hall security payment returns | 100.00 47.60 | Hire of Halls – balance for 2016 | 215.75 |
Donations | 160 | Security payments for 2017 | – |
ART | Tower Donations | 442 | |
Equipment | 13.88 | ||
ART | 160 | ||
Balance carried forward | 566.08 | ||
Totals | £1,477.73 | £1,477.73 |
WINCHESTER AND PORTSMOUTH DIOCESAN GUILD OF CHURCH BELL RINGERS
BELL RESTORATION FUND (A REGISTERED CHARITY No. 264606)
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2016
The fund is a registered charity with the registered number 264606
The contact address is:
30 Chaucer Crescent
Newbury
RG14 1TR
The fund is governed by rules approved by the Winchester and Portsmouth Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers (the Guild) in General Meeting.
The trustees during 2016 were:
The trustees of the fund are the Guild Master, The Honorary Guild Treasurer, the Honorary Guild Secretary and two additional trustees one from each diocese, elected triennially by the Guild in General Meeting.
The independent examiner of the fund is Mr P Clarke ACIB.
The principal bankers are TSB Bank plc.
The activities of the Bell Restoration Fund are restricted to the area covered by the Anglican Dioceses of Winchester and Portsmouth. None of the Fund’s assets is a permanent endowment. There are no borrowing limits imposed in the governing rules. The trustees have no specific investment powers.
The main aims of the Fund are to provide financial assistance by way of grants to Churches, within the area mentioned above, 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.
Review of the year and the future
The Fund’s income for 2016 fell significantly compared to 2015 as a result of the portion of Guild subscriptions allocated to the Bell Restoration Fund being reduced from £4 to £2.
In addition, as recorded previously, there was no longer any income from the 200 Club.
Four grants were approved during the year:
St John the Evangelist, Northington | £ 2000.00 | ||||
St Stephen, Baughurst | £ 200.00 | ||||
St Andrew, Sherborne St John | £ 300.00 | ||||
St Mary, Breamore | £ 400.00 |
The project at St Peter and Holy Cross, Wherwell had been ‘put on hold’ for the time being. Consequently, the trustees had withdrawn the grant offer of £3,500 for the time being.
The Trustees have been advised of two further applications for consideration early 2017.
The Trustees believe that the reserves of the Charity are adequate to meet its immediate needs.
The Trustees acknowledge with thanks the donations from the following towers:
Gift aided donations from individuals are always welcome.
A reminder to those applying for grants that the initial application needs to be with the Guild Treasurer at least 2 months before the Trustees meet. Trustees meet three times a year, before each of the Executive meetings and before the Guild AGM. Grants can only be approved at either the Executive meeting or AGM. Any approved at the Executive meetings are required to be ratified at the next Guild AGM. The forms required are to be found on the Guild’s website or can be obtained in paper form from the Guild Treasurer. It is very important that all of the documentation requested in the form is made available to the Trustees. If an application is sent by email then it should also be sent through the postal system. All applications are acknowledged so if no acknowledgement is received within two weeks then a chaser should be sent.
The Trustees would like to thank all those who have donated time, energy and money towards the aims of the Bell Restoration Fund.
For and on behalf of the Trustees
Mr M Winterbourne Trustee
Mrs R Brandwood Trustee
25th March 2017
A full copy of the accounts are available from the Guild Treasurer.
WINCHESTER AND PORTSMOUTH DIOCESAN GUILD OF CHURCH BELL RINGERS
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Current Assets | £ p | £ p | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Debtors | 2,725.68 | 5,946.74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Short term Deposits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
– Central Board of Finance Deposit Fund | 53,749.03 | 53,497.73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
– TSB Bank plc – Deposit account | 29,142.04 | 21,628.46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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– TSB Bank plc | 4,559.60 | 12,130.11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
90,176.35 | 93,203.04 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creditors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amounts falling due within one year | 3,750.00 | 8,750.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Current Assets | 86,426.35 | 84,453.04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Assets Less Current Liabilities | 86,426.35 | 84,453.04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creditors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amounts falling due after more than one year | 2,500.00 | 6,000.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Assets | £83,926.35 | 78,453.04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Funds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrestricted | £83,926.35 | 78,453.04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mr M Winterbourne Trustee |
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Mrs R Brandwood Trustee |
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CENTRAL FUND – BALANCE SHEET | ||||||
as at 31st DECEMBER 2016 | ||||||
2016 | 2015 | |||||
General Fund | Training & Development Fund | Total | ||||
£ p | £ p | £ p | £ p | £ | ||
Fund brought forward at 1st January 2016 | 2,498.52 | 2,498.52 | 1,521 | |||
Excess (expenditure)/ income | (345.52) | 692.32 | 346.80 | 177 | ||
Transfer from reserve | 800 | |||||
2,153.00 | 692.32 | 2,845.32 | £2,498 | |||
Represented by:- | ||||||
ASSETS | ||||||
Guild simulator | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
BSC lifting gear | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
Stock of badges, certificates | 470.50 | 470.50 | 914 | |||
Peal fees and donations | 194.75 | 194.75 | 111 | |||
Sales of badges and certificates | 51 | |||||
Loan to Social Committee | 100 | |||||
Loan re Central Council visit | 500 | |||||
Prepaid insurance | 1,550.62 | 1,550.62 | 51 | |||
Bank balance | 1,333.34 | 692.32 | 2,025.66 | 2,492 | ||
3,551.21 | 692.32 | 4,243.53 | 4,221 | |||
LIABILITIES | ||||||
Subs paid in advance | 555.10 | 555.10 | 814 | |||
Sundry creditors | 843.11 | 843.11 | 859 | |||
Guild Youth Fund | 50. | |||||
1,398.21 | 0.00 | 1,398.21 | 1723 | |||
2,153.00 | 692.32 | 2,845.32 | £2,498. | |||
R Brandwood | ||||||
Guild Treasurer | ||||||
15th March 2017 | ||||||
WINCHESTER AND PORTSMOUTH DIOCESAN GUILD OF CHURCH BELL RINGERS |
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CENTRAL FUND – INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT | ||||||
for the year ended 31st DECEMBER 2016 | ||||||
2016 | 2015 | |||||
General Fund | Training & Development Fund | Total | ||||
£ p | £ p | £ p | £ | |||
INCOME | ||||||
District dues | 4,306.75 | 4,306.75 | 4,244 | |||
Sale of badges and membership certificates | 273.50 | 273.50 | 131 | |||
Sale of Guild reports | 15.00 | 15.00 | 9 | |||
Advertisements in Guild report | 231.00 | 231.00 | 198 | |||
Profit on sales of sweatshirts and polo shirts | 117.97 | 117.97 | ||||
Share of Ringing World calendar sales | 44.00 | 44.00 | ||||
Donation | 12.00 | 12.00 | ||||
Peal fees | 354.75 | 354.75 | 380 | |||
Guild Youth Fund b/f | 50.00 | 50.00 | ||||
Surplus on Central Council meeting 2016 | 495.32 | 495.32 | 990.64 | |||
Surplus on Quiz Night | 147.00 | 147.00 | ||||
5850.29 | 692.32 | 6.542.61 | 4,962 | |||
EXPENDITURE (all general fund) | ||||||
Guild Report | 1,287.00 | 1,356 | ||||
Insurances – Public Liability | 1,464.00 | 1,495 | ||||
– All Risks | 463.77 | 449 | ||||
– Hand bells | 75.40 | 83 | ||||
Central Council affiliation fees | 150.00 | 150 | ||||
Central Council reps expenses | 120.00 | 80 | ||||
Master’s expenses | 392.59 | 366 | ||||
Master to Channel Islands | 75.99 | 148 | ||||
Treasurer’s expenses | 50 | |||||
Secretary’s expenses | 26.91 | 53 | ||||
Vice Masters Expenses | 34 | |||||
Public relations officers expenses – MP3 recorder | 89.00 | |||||
Guild Librarians account | 437.50 | |||||
Executive committee meeting expenses | 126.00 | 178 | ||||
District Officers forum expenses | 44 | |||||
Striking competitions | 58.00 | |||||
Communications committee and website expenses | 131.80 | 110 | ||||
WW1 project | 192.75 | |||||
Replacement case for master’s chain of office | 41.29 | |||||
ART fees refund to students | 180.00 | |||||
Contribution to I of W expenses to SE Region
YSC |
440.00 | |||||
Board,easel and pens | 17 | |||||
Ringing World advertisements | 37 | |||||
Talk at 10-bell Striking Competition | 90 | |||||
Cost of sales and reduction in value of stock | 443.81 | 45 | ||||
6,195.81 | 0.00 | 6.195.81 | 4,785. | |||
EXCESS INCOME (EXPENDITURE) | (345.52) | 692.32 | £346.80 | 177 |
R Brandwood
Guild Treasurer
15th March 20167