ART News: Join the ART 50:50 Club
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Simulator Savvy
By Anne Robinson on 01-Dec-2019 - It occurred to me the other day, when I was walking like a gymnast on a wooden beam, clutching a stool on a string, with a face full of cobwebs, that this wasn’t what I’d expected when I signed up to learn bell ringing. However, this strange balancing act has become a regular occurrence for […] Read more
Festival Fun – A Day out in Norwich
By Beverley McAlister on 28-Nov-2019 - In July I noticed a post on a Facebook page calling all new ringers to a ‘Learning the Ropes’ festival in Norwich, aimed at SmART Ringers up to Learning the Ropes Level 3. As keen students at the Birmingham School of Bell Ringing, this was of particular interest to me and my husband Tony as […] Read more
The ‘Fleshy Bells’ – Learning as a Family
By Gail Bell on 26-Nov-2019 - It all started after having a go on a mini-ring at an open day at Lincoln Cathedral, when my daughter and I were invited to try a ‘real’ bell. I started to back-pedal – busy lives, teenage kids, working shifts – however,Sandra Underwood, who became our teacher, was not to be deterred. (With a name […] Read more
ART News: ART online shop to close over Christmas
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Heritage Open Day at Taylor’s of Loughborough
By Janet Bond on 23-Nov-2019 - What an experience to see the place where many of our bells were originally cast! I’m not going into the detail of the foundry’s history, or the technicalities of how a bell is made. That’s all searchable, and Wikipedia has lots of what you need to know with plenty of links to in-depth information. The […] Read more
It’s All About Paying Back – by Lynne Sydes
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
ART News: New ART Hub – Cambridge University Guild of Ringers
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Keep on Learning – Learning the Ropes Plus
By Clare McArdle on 15-Nov-2019 - You’ve completed the Learning the Ropes scheme – Level 5 done and dusted and your invitation to the Learning the Ropes Masterclass is on its way. Where do you go now? Have you heard of Learning the Ropes Plus? Learning the Ropes Plus is the follow-on scheme to Learning the Ropes.The scheme is open to […] Read more
ART News: Chairman’s Chatter – November 2019
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