ART News: New ART Hub – York
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By Kevin Close on 16-Sep-2019 - My confidence in ringing and ringing up.or down is very bad Read more
By Royal Appointment
By Bob Cox on 16-Sep-2019 - A year or so ago the one 10-bell tower in our ringing district lost its tower captain by resignation. As president of the local ringing district I knew that losing access to this tower would be problematic in the longer term. One of the Walsoken Hub’s ringing students (Martin Slough) was keen to increase his […] Read more
How About us Learning to Ring the Bells Properly?
By Brian Giles on 12-Sep-2019 - This was the question I was asked – I’m the Lay Worship Leader and Churchwarden at the church of St Mary the Virgin in the Northamptonshire village of Weekley. A bit of background Sadly the six bells have been relatively quiet for 20 years with only occasional visiting bands and our sister church’s ringers coming […] Read more
Newbie query
By Lynn Wilson on 10-Sep-2019 - I began learning the ropes almost 4 months ago -taking an hour lesson weekly ( a few missed ones due to holidays but that’s all) I’m over 60 and I feel as if I am slow to learn, although my teacher says I am fine, doing well and growing in confidence. I managed to make […] Read more
The Steeplechase – by Niels Benatar of Braunschweig, Germany & the Tysoes in Wawrickshire
By Niels Benatar on 09-Sep-2019 - In the previous edition of Tower Talk, I described my long-distance relationship with English bell ringing from my home in Braunschweig, Germany. I have now developed an affinity for the Tysoes and the Cotswolds which makes me feel giddy. It’s not just the addictive (six times this year alone!) elopement-like jaunts from Thursday to Saturday, […] Read more
Didn’t We Have a Lovely Time?
By Debbie Moore on 07-Sep-2019 - To be hummed to the tune of “Day Trip to Bangor (Didn’t We Have a Lovely Time)” by Fiddler’s Dram: Didn’t we have a lovely time the day we went Western Turnville,Halton, Ivinghoe and Whipsnade! A beautiful day, we had lunch on the way, And all for under ten pounds you know. On the way […] Read more
Learning Tips: Ringing ‘Round the Back’ – from Ewan Hull, ringer at York
By Ewan Hull on 07-Sep-2019 - 16-year-old Ewan rings in York, and was taught by his parents: David Hull and Alison Edmonds. He rang his first quarter peal aged 7 and his first peal aged 8. As well as being an accomplished ringer – he has rung the tenor to young band peals of Cambridge Royal and Bristol Maximus and has […] Read more
What Ellie Did Next…..
By Ellie Seddon on 05-Sep-2019 - Ellie Seddon was the 100th ringer to achieve ART Learning the Ropes Level 5. Speaking to Tower Talk magazine about what motivated her to take up ringing, Ellie says: After returning from University I made a conscious effort to take up a new hobby, and after overhearing a conversation about a local village (Kirtlington) recruiting […] Read more
Lilliput Tales – by Simon Edwards, ringer at St Mark’s, Swindon
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