Ringing is full of challenges and most of us like to feel we have a goal to aim for or a challenge to conquer.
50 Ringing Things Booklet
This new publication from ART (Association of Ringing Teachers) presents a wide range of ringing related challenges which will widen your experience, and introduce you to the full diversity of ringing culture. It takes the form of a well designed logbook divided into three sections:
My Ringing – which is about personal ringing development;
In My Tower – about service to your local tower and band;
Out and About – concerns contributing to the wider ringing community.
To get started with the challenges you will need to buy your logbook from the ART shop
(www.ringingteachers.org) and then register online at smartringer.org/50things. Here you will find an area with tips and advice on how to achieve each ‘Thing’. There is also a facebook group page to enable participants to share experiences and ideas: all you need to do is search for and join ’50 Ringing Things’ once you’re on facebook.
One of the challenges – Ring on Christmas Morning!
Bronze, Silver and Gold certificates can be claimed for completing 15, 30 or 50 activities respectively and, if 50 Things are completed within 100 weeks of registration, a Gold Plus certificate can be claimed. You will have to complete a minimum number of ‘Things’ from each category to gain the Silver and Gold awards and, for the Gold and Gold Plus certificates, an ART Member, Tower Captain or a Guild official will need to sign off your logbook. Also note that you cannot use the same event/activity to claim more than one ‘Thing’, since one of the goals of the scheme is to help you to gain wide ranging experience.
Another challenge – assist with bell maintenance works
There’s no time like the present to start completing your challenges, and you may find that you have already done some of them and are more experienced than you think!
This article appeared in the April Edition of Tower Talk – the free, downloadable magazine for ringers, by ringers. To receive further copies, please subscribe here