ART News: New ART Hub – It’s all happening!
News from the Association of Ringing Teachers - Read more
ART News: New ART Hub – The Gordon Halls Ringing Centre
News from the Association of Ringing Teachers - Read more
Many Hands Make Light Work
By Mike Rigby on 05-Dec-2019 - You may well feel that as a novice ringer it’s not your place to ‘interfere’ with the running of your home tower, but we should all think about the many different jobs which need to be done to keep things moving smoothly and happily. The Tower Captain may seem supremely confident and on top of […] Read more
ART News: New ART Hub – Bolton All Souls
News from the Association of Ringing Teachers - Read more
ART News: Join the ART 50:50 Club
News from the Association of Ringing Teachers - Read more
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
News from the Association of Ringing Teachers - Read more
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