The Exercise by John Elliott, Barnard Castle

By on 18-Feb-2020 - The Exercise   Learning to ring can be very frustrating; But no-one has said that it’s easy to do. Any beginner, this art contemplating, Will tell of the problems from their point of view. Their teachers advise that each subsequent stage Is never as hard as the one they engage.   Your first time bell-handling […] Read more

My First Quarter Peal – The Result of a True Team Effort!

By on 14-Jan-2020 - Take a lot of Tysoe, namely David Bell and David Rake as my mentors, an idealistic and ideal band in Lighthorne and one crazy 63 year-old-American hand surgeon, bent on at least trying to learn the ropes, handstroking and backstroking his way between Braunschweig via Hanover to London-Heathrow and Tysoe six times a year and […] Read more

Learning Tips 14: Quirky Call Changes

By on 12-Jan-2020 - Learning Tips 14: ‘Quirky Call Changes’ By Susan Hall of Old Brampton, Derbyshire “Which bell do I follow?” is often asked during Called Changes. This is probably because conventional calling focuses on bell number, but variations of Called Changes can be rung to shift the focus from which bell to follow to developing the skills […] Read more

50/50 Club Draw News

By on 10-Jan-2020 - The fourth quarter draw for the 50-50 Club came out as follows: 1st Prize of £180.37: Number 1 – Pip Penney 2nd Prize of £37.71: Number 2 – Mike Penney 3rd Prize of £37.71: Number 21 – Jane Thornley 4th Prize of £37.71: Number 88 – Mandy Burnett Mike Penney won the big one last […] Read more