Following guidance received today the following towers have ceased all ringing until further notice in an effort to reduce the spread of COVID19:
Alton (All towers), Blackmoor, Bramshott, Buriton, Froxfield, Hawkley, Holybourne, Selborne, Steep, Warnford and West Meon
Other towers will be added once confirmation is received that they are also cancelling their ringing activities
Hope to see you all soon and stay well…
Steve
A&P Communications Officer
Category Archives: Selborne
Ringing cancellations due to COVID-19
Coronavirus: UK ringing should now be cancelled
The UK government has advised against all unnecessary social contact with immediate effect. The Prime Minister advised in a press conference of 16th March that now is the time for everyone to stop non-essential contact with others and to stop all unnecessary travel.
The Central Council has released a statement in response to the UK government. They advise that If you haven’t already decided to cancel ringing activities, it seems that now is the time to do so.
The Ringing World agrees with this statement. It is hard to interpret the government’s guidance in any way other than that all planned ringing activities in the UK should now cease.
I have been made aware that ringing has been suspended at the following towers due to COVID-19 concerns:
Alton, St. Laurence, All Saints and Holybourne – all ringing suspended.
Alverstoke – all ringing cancelled until further notice.
Basingstoke, St. Michael’s – all ringing cancelled until further notice.
Blackmoor – all ringing suspended.
Bournemouth, St. John’s, St. Peters and Scared Heart – all ringing suspended.
Bramshott – all service and practice ringing until at least the end of March where the situation will be reviewed.
Brockenhurst – no ringing until further notice.
Buriton – all ringing suspended.
Catherington – ringing cancelled, but may be some limited Sunday ringing if services continue.
Christchurch Priory – all ringing suspended until further notice.
Eling – all ringing suspended.
Froxfield – all ringing suspended.
Havant – all ringing suspended until further notice.
Hawkley – all ringing suspended and the tied practices on 6-8-10th April postponed.
Hursley – all ringing suspended until further notice.
Newport – all ringing cancelled until further notice.
Portsmouth Cathedral – all ringing suspended.
Purbrook – all ringing cancelled until further notice.
Romsey – all ringing suspended until further notice.
Selborne – all ringing cancelled until further notice.
Shanklin – all ringing suspended until further notice.
Shedfield – all ringing suspended until further notice.
Southampton (St. Mary’s, St. Michael’s and Bitterne Park) – all ringing suspended.
Steep – all ringing suspended.
Titchfield – all ringing suspended.
Upham – all ringing suspended until further notice.
Upton Grey – all ringing cancelled until further notice.
Warnford – all ringing suspended.
West Meon – all ringing suspended.
Wickham – all ringing suspended until further notice.
Winchester Cathedral – all ringing suspended until further notice.
Wonston – no practices until further notice.
Portsmouth District – all District events are cancelled including the April QDM.
Winchester District – all District events and the striking competition in May are cancelled until further notice.
Please let me know via wpbells@gmail.com of any other cancellations and I will add them to this list.
Thanks
Andrew Glover
W&P Guild Webmaster
Congratulations to Matthew Dancy – First Peal!
Huge congratulations to Matthew Dancy on ringing his first peal at Selborne today. Matthew only turned 14 last month and has been learning to ring at All Saints, Basingstoke, Newnham and more recently at Bishopstoke. In the peal where his Mum, Margaret and Grandpa, Ian making Matthew the third generation of the family to ring. Grandma Ann was on hand too for band photos but declined to ring in the attempt.
Matthew rang really well throughout and only gave a hint of a teenage smile as the peal cane round. Let’s see if he can beat Grandpa Ian’s total of over 3300 – a little way to go!


Practice at Selborne Aug 29th at 7.30pm
Practice confirmed at Selborne Wednesday June 6th – 7.30 to 9.00pm
Hi all,
Ringing is at Selborne tomorrow night at 7:30.
See you then,
Nick
Practice at Selborne, Weds 23rd May
Practice Confirmed Selborne Weds 9th May 7.30pm
Wednesday practice this week will be at Selborne 7.30-9.00pm.
Practice Confirmed at Selborne, Weds 25th April
Hi all,
Next Wednesday’s Practice will be at Selborne, 7.30-9.00pm.
Cheers
Roger Barber
Selbourne Practice Confirmed, 7.30pm Weds 11th April
Weds 14th March practice confirmed at Hawkley
Hi all,
Wednesday practice will be at Selborne from 7.30 -9.00pm today the 7th and then back to Hawkley the following Wednesday 14th.
Roger Barber
Hawkley Practice Weds 10th Jan 7.30pm
Hi all,
Selborne Ringers Reunion – Wednesday December 27th – 7.00pm
Selborne ringers, past and present, particularly anyone who has been taught to ring by Roger, Rachael and/or Chas are invited to a reunion in the church on Wednesday December 27th at 7.00pm.
So if you know anyone who should be there, please pass the invitation on. Even if they no longer ring, they will be very welcome.
Thank you
Selborne Christmas Ringing Times
Sunday 17th December | No morning ringing |
5:30 for 6 | |
Wednesday 20th December | Normal practice (7:30pm) |
Sunday 24th December | 3:30 for 4 |
11 for 11:30pm | |
Monday 25th December | 9:30 for 10 |
Wednesday 27th December | No regular practice- there will be a special reunion practice for ringers from the past |
Sunday 31st December | Ringing from about 11:30 to 12:30 |
Weds 29th Nov – venue confirmed as Hawkley
Hi all,
Wednesday practice this week will be at Hawkley and not Selborne. 7.30-9.00pm.
Cheers
Roger
Weds 15th Nov Selbourne practice on, Hawkley cancelled
Hi all,
Weds 1st Nov – Selborne Practice, not Hawkley
Hi all,
Wednesday practice will be at Selborne this week and not Hawkley, 730-9.00pm all welcome.
Cheers
Roger
Hawkley Practice at Selbourne Tonight (Wed Oct 18th)
Hi all,
Hawkley practices move to Selborne until August 16th
Hi all,
Funeral arrangements for Anita Seamons
Guildford Road, Aldershot, Hampshire, GU12 4BP
8-10 The Street, Wrecclesham, Farnham, Surrey GU10 4PR
01252 715520
info@thorne-leggett.net
Hawkley’s practice moves to Selborne until further notice
There is work going on at Hawkley Church at present, so their practice has moved to Selborne from Wednesday 17th May (7.30 – 9.00pm) until further notice.
Roger is grateful to Nick for arranging this, and Nick has confirmed that there will not be a Thursday practice at Selborne for the duration.
Both Roger and Nick say that everyone is welcome to join them.
It’s worth noting that Selborne is a ground floor ring, which is great for anyone who finds spiral stairs a bit of a trial.
Thank you
A&P General Practice Saturday 18th March at Selborne 5.30 to 7.00pm
Saturday 18th March – 5.30 to 7.00pm
at St. Mary’s Church, Selborne
Ringing from rounds upwards
so all are welcome
from beginners to old hands.
A&P District Practices – March and April
Here is a copy of the the latest poster which should be appearing in your towers any day now.
Link to Word version of poster
MARCH
Tuesday 7th March 7.30 – 9.00pm
Monthly 8 bell practice at Holybourne
Saturday 18th March
District General Practice at Selborne
5.30 – 7.00pm
Ringing from rounds upwards – all welcome
APRIL
Tuesday 4th April – 7.30 – 9.00pm
monthly 8 bell practice at Holybourne
Saturday 8th April – 5.30pm – 7.00pm
District Surprise Major Practice at Hawkley
If we cannot muster enough people to ring at least Cambridge, Roger will not organise another one!
Saturday 22nd April
District Spring Meeting at St. Mary’s Liss
Ringing from 3.00pm – Tea from 4.00pm
Meeting from around 4.45pm – then more ringing
Please book your tea by contacting Joy Martin
AP District Events March 2017
Tuesday 7th March 7.30 – 9.00pm
8 bell practice at Holybourne
Saturday 18th March 2017
District General Practice at Selborne
5.30 – 7.00pm
Ringing from rounds upwards – all welcome
poster-feb-to-march-2017
Bell Ringing Times at Selborne
- Sunday: 9.30am, (2nd – 10.20 a.m., 5th
irregular) - Practices: Alternate Wednesday 7.30 – 9.00pm
Selborne Welcomes Beginners to Bellringing
Nicholas James Writes:
We have vacancies for new ringers at the moment. No experience is needed as we provide full training. If you would like to come and watch us in action one Thursday evening, we would be very pleased to see you!
Alton Learners and Improvers on Tour
The idea had been talked about for some time, it now became reality.
On Saturday 4th June 2016 the St Lawrence Learners and Improvers Practice went on tour.
We started at 9.30am at St Mary, Liss where we joined the local weekly practice. Liss has a nice light ring of 8 (12-1-26) so everyone was able to have a go without feeling that any bell would be too heavy for them. This was one of the aims of the day as towers were selected that had easy access and all bells could be rung by all ringers. We spent an hour at Liss and were treated to tea and coffee by the local band before we moved on.
Next stop was the 6 bell tower (12-3-17) at Holy Cross, Binsted from 11.00am till 12 noon. Here we had two unexpected additions to the group. Whilst we were ringing the two gardeners, who were tending the churchyard, had been fascinated by what we were doing and asked if they could have a go. We gave them a quick briefing as to how things worked and then let them try their had at ringing. They both enjoyed the experience and indicated that they might like to learn more, unfortunately they are not local but we did point them in the direction of their local churches, so maybe we will see them again somewhere in the future.
Our third tower was Our Lady of Warnford another 6 bell ring (12-2-10) from 12.30pm till 1.30pm. Another of the stated aims of this tour was that we would only do basic ringing i.e. Rounds, Call Changes, Plain Hunt, Plain Bob and Grandsire. However, we did allow our team of loyal helpers a little bit of fun by ending this session before lunch with some Norwich Surprise Minor.
Lunch was taken at The George and Falcon in Warnford, a very leisurely affair, thanks to Judy Sparling who organised us all to pre-order.
After lunch we moved on to St Mary, Selborne a manageable 8 (8-3-8) with everyone having a go. We were here form 3pm till 4pm.
We rounded the day off with a nice light ring of 8 (6-3-16) at The Church of the Holy Rood, Holybourne from 4.30pm till 5.30pm. At this last tower we set up the District Bookstall to give all the learners the opportunity to buy books to help consolidate their knowledge and we took a few photos.
Everyone said how much they had enjoyed the day, so it looks like we may be doing it again. I would like to give special thanks to Matt Watts for organising the event and booking the towers, to Judy Sparling for organising us all at lunch and for providing the bookstall, to Liz South for providing us with chocolates and strawberries throughout the day, to Rene Bailey for providing much needed Kit-Kats and Twix Bars at Holybourne and to all the helpers. Finally a big thank you to all the learners and improvers who turned up, without you the event would not have happened.
After all the excitement of the day we went for a beer and a curry. Everyone one was invited but it ended up with about 15 of us.
I think the day could be summed up by saying: “Good ringing, good food, good friends and a great day out!”
Thanks to Mike Novell for the article and Madeline King for the photo of the band.
Bell Stock Survey for Selborne
The Survey Results are in pdf form – please click the link below
Contact Nicholas James
Telephone: 07969 367983