Dear Everyone
We have two weddings at Broughton and Houghton on the 25th May and need 5 more ringers: 4 at Broughton for a 1230 wedding (pull off 1200) and 1 at Houghton for a 1400 wedding (pull off 1330). Both weddings want bells before and after the service.
If anyone can help please could you let me and / or Nick Jarrett know as soon as possible (Brides mothers get anxious well before the event!!??)
Many Thanks
01794 388617
Here are some details of ringing or cancellations that people have definitely confirmed with me. These have also been adjusted on the calendar. It is advised to check too before you travel.
Sacred Heart Cancelled on 15.04.19 and 22.04.19
Sacred Heart Ringing out the Easter Vigil Mass
St. Peter’s, Bournemouth Cancelled on 18.04.19
Ringwood Cancelled 17.04.19
Sopley WILL be ringing 16.04.19
Milford WILL be ringing 16.04.19
This post will be updated.
Dear All,
The next Beyond Bob Doubles will be at Stockbridge on 24th of April from 19:30. Anything goes (except Bob Doubles) so if you have any requests let me know on the night. To give those who haven’t been before an idea of what it is about, methods we have been ringing recently include Grandsire, St Simon’s and Stedman doubles, Plain Bob, Little Bob, Kent and Cambridge minor, I also want to do Double Oxford, and Cambridge and Plain Bob spliced if we have the people. Please pass the word around, everyone is welcome from the District and beyond.
Thank you to the volunteers who have offered to help erect and dismantle the Chamborough Ring at Winchester Cathedral on 19th May. We still need another two or three ‘able bodied and fairly strong adults’ to complete the team.
Should be a good ‘work out’ and fun… further details, including times, available on request!
Viv
wpbells.org/contact-viv-nobbs/
Tel: 01983 530920
We’ve been working alongside Tim of the Portsmouth Cathedral Team and he has kindly produced and started to circulate this flier for us, ready for 12th May. Hope to see you there!’
Please note that there WILL be a practice at Odiham this Wednesdsy 17th April at 7:30pm to which all are very welcome.
Joseph
There will be no ringing at Shedfield today
as the Annual Parochial Church Meeting is
being held at the Church of St John the Baptist.
Regards Matthew
We will not be holding a practice at Blackmoor on Friday April 19th, as it’s Holy Week, but visitors will always be welcome on any other Friday.
Thanks, Valerie
Dear all,
There will be no practice at Buriton on Wednesday 17th April as is traditional in Holy Week. All will be welcome as usual on any other Wednesday evening.
David Hughes,
Tower Captain
Please note that as usual there will be NO PRACTICE at Petersfield during Holy Week (Monday 15th April). However, we intend to hold our normal practice on Easter Monday 22nd April, to which all are very welcome.
Melanie
Details should by now have reached you via your Tower Secretary, but the Education Committee is running another of its very popular evenings on Basic Raising and Lowering. This will take place at Bishopstoke on Friday 17 May 2019, from 7.00 pm to 9.00 pm. This is a course where places usually get filled up very quickly, so if you or other members of your tower – or friends in another tower – are interested it might be an idea to apply sooner rather than later. I have attached the poster and application form (both Word and pdf versions).
And don’t forget the Education Committee’s evening at The Undercroft at Winchester Cathedral, Wednesday 17 April, when we hope to see lots of you to HAVE YOUR SAY. It is important that ringers of all age groups should let us know what kind of training is taking place in their towers, and what kind of courses they would like to see the Education Committee offer in the future. In other words – where are the gaps? What can we do to help? This is open to everybody, any age, beginners with new ideas, experienced ringers with tried-and-trusted ideas – we’d like to see you all. If you haven’t done so already, please let me know if you are coming so we have an idea of numbers.
On behalf of the Guild Education Committee
Application Form – Basic Raising and Lowering – Word
Application form – Basic Raising and Lowering – PDF
Dear District,
Here is a reminder of the regular monthly district practices. If your tower is running a monthly practice, and would like to be included on the list, and calendar online/printed events calendar, please let us know.
Please do support your local monthly district practices:
Every 1st Monday:
Sacred Heart Bournemouth 6:00pm-7:30pm Method Monday Contact Kim Matthews (focus on a method/touches/calling/splicing chosen by popular consensus) Join the email list to find out next times method.
Every 1st Wednesday:
Sopley 7:30pm-9:00pm Beyond Bob Doubles Contact Tim Kettle taking doubles methods to the next level with variants and splicing. Links between methods such as Winchendon and various St.s’ group of methods!
Ringwood 7:45pm-9:15pm Suprise Major Contact Elizabeth Davey
Every 2nd Tuesday:
St. John’s Bournemouth 8 Bell Practice 7:30pm-9:00pm Contact Penelope Samuel. Anything 8 bells goes on here, come and practice your triples methods, call changes and rounds on 8 bells.
Every 2nd Wednesday:
Lymington 7:30pm-9:00pm Doubles & Minor Practice Contact Colin Butler. Plain courses and touches of doubles and minor methods. Come and practice your calling too.
Every Thursday
St. Peter’s Bournemouth Bell Handling Night 7:30pm-9:00pm Contact Romy Coldman. Any aspects of bell handling on this heavy 8, covered by a unique array of excercises, to really get into the nitty-gritty of the nitty-gritty! Methods are not covered at this practice night.
It is advisable to inform the practice organiser if you plan to attend events, should the rare chance of a last minute cancellation happen, a message can be sent to you directly.
Hone your doubles methods skills at this supportive practice led by the district ringing masters.
Excellent opportunities to test out touches of methods you are working on. There are also six bells (unringable) in the pub next door!!!
If anything, go to see the ringing chamber light fitting!
NB. Other monthly district practices in April:
Monday 1st April: Method Monday at Bournemouth Sacred Heart 6:00pm
Wednesday 3rd April: Beyond Bob Doubles at Sopley 7:30pm & Surprise Major at Ringwood 7:30pm
Tuesday 9th April: 8 bell methods practice at Bournemouth St. John’s at 7:30pm
Wednesday 10th April: Doubles methods practice at Lymington at 7:30pm.
There is also the guild education day for Grandsire Doubles and Triples at Goodworth Clatford on Saturday 6th April, and Youth Team Ringing Practice at Brockenhurst at 3:00pm on Sunday 7th April.
Don’t forget right at the end of the month on Saturday 27th April we are at St. Peter’s for our monthly district practice starting at 6:00pm. More details about this nearer the time.
Last month we rang Single Oxford Triples, and in previous evenings Plain Bob Triples, Grandsire Triples, Plain Hunt.
This is not an elite practice night. All are welcome.
NB. Other monthly district practices in April:
Monday 1st April: Method Monday at Bournemouth Sacred Heart 6:00pm
Wednesday 3rd April: Beyond Bob Doubles at Sopley 7:30pm & Surprise Major at Ringwood 7:30pm
Tuesday 9th April: 8 bell methods practice at Bournemouth St. John’s at 7:30pm
Wednesday 10th April: Doubles methods practice at Lymington at 7:30pm.
There is also the guild education day for Grandsire Doubles and Triples at Goodworth Clatford on Saturday 6th April, and Youth Team Ringing Practice at Brockenhurst at 3:00pm on Sunday 7th April.
Don’t forget right at the end of the month on Saturday 27th April we are at St. Peter’s for our monthly district practice starting at 6:00pm. More details about this nearer the time.
Don’t forget that Ringwood holds the 8 bell surprise major practice on the first Wednesday of the month.
I have heard several member talking about increasing their 8 bell practice. Here is a chance certainly for you!
Ringwood Wednesday 3rd April at 7:30pm
NB. Other monthly district practices in April:
Monday 1st April: Method Monday at Bournemouth Sacred Heart 6:00pm
Wednesday 3rd April: Beyond Bob Doubles at Sopley 7:30pm & Surprise Major at Ringwood 7:30pm
Tuesday 9th April: 8 bell methods practice at Bournemouth St. John’s at 7:30pm
Wednesday 10th April: Doubles methods practice at Lymington at 7:30pm.
There is also the guild education day for Grandsire Doubles and Triples at Goodworth Clatford on Saturday 6th April, and Youth Team Ringing Practice at Brockenhurst at 3:00pm on Sunday 7th April.
Don’t forget right at the end of the month on Saturday 27th April we are at St. Peter’s for our monthly district practice starting at 6:00pm. More details about this nearer the time.
NB. Other monthly district practices in April:
Monday 1st April: Method Monday at Bournemouth Sacred Heart 6:00pm
Wednesday 3rd April: Beyond Bob Doubles at Sopley 7:30pm & Surprise Major at Ringwood 7:30pm
Tuesday 9th April: 8 bell methods practice at Bournemouth St. John’s at 7:30pm
Wednesday 10th April: Doubles methods practice at Lymington at 7:30pm.
There is also the guild education day for Grandsire Doubles and Triples at Goodworth Clatford on Saturday 6th April, and Youth Team Ringing Practice at Brockenhurst at 3:00pm on Sunday 7th April.
Don’t forget right at the end of the month on Saturday 27th April we are at St. Peter’s for our monthly district practice starting at 6:00pm. More details about this nearer the time.
April’s practice will see us ringing spliced touches of St. Simon’s and St. Martin’s Bob Doubles. Also, touches of St. Clements Minor, and of course April Day.
Please join us; we can accommodate requests too.
Please do support the monthly district practices
NB. Other monthly district practices in April:
Monday 1st April: Method Monday at Bournemouth Sacred Heart 6:00pm
Wednesday 3rd April: Beyond Bob Doubles at Sopley 7:30pm & Surprise Major at Ringwood 7:30pm
Tuesday 9th April: 8 bell methods practice at Bournemouth St. John’s at 7:30pm
Wednesday 10th April: Doubles methods practice at Lymington at 7:30pm.
There is also the guild education day for Grandsire Doubles and Triples at Goodworth Clatford on Saturday 6th April, and Youth Team Ringing Practice at Brockenhurst at 3:00pm on Sunday 7th April.
Don’t forget right at the end of the month on Saturday 27th April we are at St. Peter’s for our monthly district practice starting at 6:00pm. More details about this nearer the time.
There will be no practice on the date above at 7:30pm. Practices at Milford will resume as normal after this.
The next Basingstoke District Practice will be at Deane on Saturday 13th April from 10:30am until 12pm.
If you are going, please park on the road outside the gate to the church; parking is not permitted on the drive or the small church parking area.
Joseph
Dear All,
Beyond Bob Doubles will be at Easton from 19:30 on 27th March. Anything from grandsire doubles up to Cambridge minor, if there is something you want to practice let me know and we will try to do it. All welcome.
Edmund.
Telephone: 07508 008864
Email: Use Form
There will be no practice at Hinton this evening.
We will resume practices as normal on 19th March at Sopley.
Please remember the doubles evening over at Lymington. An excellent opportunity to work on old and new methods within a supportive band specifically for doubles methods.
The evening is led by ringing master, Colin Butler.
It is Lent and the St. John’s ringers would welcome a loan of some other ringers on Tuesday 12th March for our monthly 8 bell practice.
We will be concentrating on Oxford Bob Triples but will be ringing other triples methods, plain hunt & called changes to suit all abilities.
Hope to see you.
NB Photography by Jack R. Pease
