By Ruth Suggett on 18-Mar-2020 - Here are a some phrases you’re likely to hear in the tower. We’ve taken out the vowels and put in some misleading gaps! Have fun! 1.KPYRB CKST RKSN! 2.WHC NRN GNSNDY? 3.STRTCHP HGHTHND STRKE 4.BNDTLWR5.GPLNB BDBLS This little quiz first appeared in the January edition of Tower Talk Read more
By Ruth Suggett on 20-Nov-2019 - I was recently asked to be a ‘helper’ on a ringing course and I felt it was a great honour to be asked and to be able to pay back in some small way the countless hours experienced ringers (‘helpers’) have given me in my first year of ringing under the ‘Ringing Remembers’ scheme. I […] Read more
By Ruth Suggett on 31-Oct-2019 - Ross Havenhand, ringer from Doncaster – has recently achieved his Gold Plus award from 50 Ringing Things. He has captured some of the highlights in this great little video which you can watch on YouTube, and it might just inspire you to start ticking off some of the ‘things’ yourself! For more information on 50 […] Read more
By Ruth Suggett on 28-Oct-2019 - Football fans among you will recognise the Norwich City colours on these beautifully painted nails by Norfolk ringer Katie Wright. But this has got nothing to do with football – it’s just a nod to the very first Learning the Ropes Festival of Ringing held in Norwich in August. Mancroft Ringing Discovery CentreManager Nikki Thomas […] Read more
By Ruth Suggett on 03-Sep-2019 - Being the son of ringers, I have known my home tower of St Mark’s, Swindon all my life. I was taught to ring at the age of ten at St Mark’s, an easy going ring of eight (tenor 11½ cwt), and for the last 14 years I have never looked back. I’m a driven person, […] Read more
By Ruth Suggett on 01-Sep-2019 - Laura E. Goodin has been ringing for just over a year at St. James Old Cathedral in Melbourne, Australia.You can find out more about her writing at www.lauraegoodin.com I travel a lot. It’s why I’ll never be rich. And now that I’m a bell ringer, travel has taken on a new allure: grabbing towers. It’s […] Read more
By Ruth Suggett on 28-Aug-2019 - If as well as reading Tower Talk magazine, you enjoy surfing the web for all things ringing, check out a great blog by Mary Jones, a new ringer from Norfolk. Not only will you be entertained by her fluent and witty observations but you will realise that you’re not alone on your ringing journey. The […] Read more
By Ruth Suggett on 18-Jul-2019 - In the second quarter of 2019, 258 certificates were awarded to ringers at the various stages of Learning the Ropes (LtR) as shown below (last year’s numbers given for comparison) Level 1: Bell Handling 132 (144) Level 2: Foundation Skills 79 (63) Level 3: Introduction to Change Ringing 19 (23) Level 4: Novice Change Ringer […] Read more
By Ruth Suggett on 16-Jul-2019 - A whole day event with bookable sessions covering a range of topics particularly relevant for ringers at Learning the Ropes Levels 2 and 3, including a foundation skills master-class, simulator ringing and raising and lowering. There are also opportunities for learning how to splice ropes, ringing on a mini-ring, and learning all about the social […] Read more
By Ruth Suggett on 25-May-2019 - In a previous edition of Tower Talk, there was an article about the Shenfield ringers written by Beth Johnson. In it, Sarah Robbins, one of the young ringers, told us about a quiz that had been devised especially for the young ringers. So……. here it is: Question 1. How many ringers are there roughly nationwide? […] Read more