You may think that you have nothing to contribute, but nothing could be further from the truth. Other ringers will enjoy hearing about what you like about ringing or what you have been doing. Newsletter editors are always looking for copy and it doesn’t have to be a long piece. You may have some expertise in your “day job” that could be helpful to bell ringers in an advisory or practical capacity, so talk about it.

If you are a new ringer, consider writing about what you enjoy about ringing and what you find difficult – it will help other teachers and learners to hear about this. Have you recently completed challenge 25 and been on an outing, rung a quarter peal, visited another tower? Have you had a great idea about tower maintenance? Why not write something brief and snappy about it – nobody else will if you don’t. If you have been on a course, then a report on what you gained from it would be valuable.

You could contribute on your local ringing society’s Facebook page or on-line blog  instead of writing for the newsletter. Or why not try them all!

Make sure if you are writing about an event or a tower that you don’t make negative remarks. You may consider that the bells at a certain tower sounded like buckets and dropped like a stone, but the local band would be offended if you described them in this way. Instead, enthusiastically write about the beautiful stained glass windows in the Church or magnificent carved pulpit. For the same reason, comments about people should always be positive and never critical whether they are ringers or not.

Completed one of your 50 things?

If you’ve completed one of the 50 Ringing Things, tell us all about it via Facebook or write a blog!