ART News: Chairman’s Chatter – May 2019
News from the Association of Ringing Teachers - Read more

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By Elaine Greatrex on 22-May-2019 - Coursing, being wrong and at home have always been something I have kept well away from in the past, being a ringer of very little brain. But last Saturday I decided I needed to know more about this conducting art. So having been on the Calling Bob Doubles workshop, (which you really should do first) […] Read more
By ART Administrator on 21-May-2019 - On the 29th of June, a Module 1 course (teaching bell handling) will be held at St Anne’s on Sea in Lancashire. Tutored by Graham Nabb, this is the first part of the ART Training scheme, suitable for anyone who would like to teach others to handle a bell, or experienced teachers who wish to […] Read more
By Trisha Hawkins on 15-May-2019 - It is devastating to see your local church being ravaged by flames, as I did in 1978 when St Mary’s Barnes was burned to a shell. It was never established whether this was from an arson attack or an electrical fault, but St Mary’s Putney had suffered a similar fate a few years earlier, from […] Read more
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By Christopher Wright on 10-May-2019 - No real headlines – but we’ve had a couple of good days here in Yorkshire Tail-End Citadel at Kildwick. Today was quite a one-off. Six weeks ago, I asked the “vicar” (she’s actually an “interim priest-in-charge”, but few are concerned about such niceties!) if there were any weddings to ring for this year and was […] Read more
By Gill Hughes on 09-May-2019 - The first quarter draw for the 50-50 Club took place at Church Broughton during the heats for the Derby DA Striking Competition on Saturday 9 March. The winning number was 88 held by Mandy Burnet from Devon; Mandy has won £72. The 2 other prizes of £36 were won by Alan Taylor from London with […] Read more
By ART Administrator on 03-May-2019 - Pam Ebsworth has been attending a Mindfulness course – here are a few tips from that which could be applied to ringing. Don’t forget to breathe. Strange to say, in any form of ‘meditation’ breathing does seem to be the most important part of learning to relax. In mindfulness we were taught to be more […] Read more
By Phillip George on 02-May-2019 - “Hello, I was wondering if you could arrange a bell ringing experience for me and my friends!!” I had been contacted, through ART, by someone from the St.Neots area who asked if it would be possible to arrange a “bell ringing experience”. She and some friends like to do something different every year and bell […] Read more