Module 1 Day Course to be held at North Shields, 23rd September

By on 06-Jul-2017 - Tutored by Neil Donovan, this is Module 1 of the ART Training Scheme (teaching bell handling) taking place at Christ Church, North Shields (10 bells, 16cwt). The day is a mixture of theory and practical exercises in the tower with a lunch break, during which the local bell team will be providing a buffet lunch […] Read more

Heritage Skills Festival at Lincoln Cathedral

By on 03-Jul-2017 - On 23rd and 24th  June something very special happened at Lincoln Cathedral – a Heritage Skills Festival was held in conjunction with the City of London Livery Companies. The event arranged by the Cathedral and was the largest skills festival of its type to be held outside of London. The number of displays were too […] Read more

Listen and Strike Workshop at Stretham Ringing Education Centre

By on 29-Jun-2017 - The first ART Listen & Strike Workshop will be run at Stretham Ringing Education Centre (near Ely in Cambridgeshire) on the afternoon of SUNDAY 30th July, 2-7pm.   This workshop is open to any ringer who would like to improve their striking. It will help you: • Develop listening skills • Develop rhythm • Less […] Read more

ART Module 1 Course at St Mary Twyford, Berkshire

By on 24-Jun-2017 - Saturday 18th June 2017, ringers started to arrive at 8:30 wondering if this was such a good idea as the temperatures steadily rose.  A good idea it certainly proved to be, as ringers with hugely varied teaching experience were guided through the complex process of learning a new motor skill.  Graham Nabb, who led the […] Read more

Module 2 F Course at Marsworth – Review

By on 19-Jun-2017 - On a very warm Saturday morning, 14 ringers attended the ART Module 2F course at All Saints’ church, Marsworth, Bucks. The delegates were from near (Marsworth tower), slightly further afield (Bucks, Beds and Oxon) and some distance away (near Peterborough and Basingstoke). Paul, our tutor himself had driven over 2 hours from Shropshire. Some of […] Read more

Know parts of the bell

By on 07-Jun-2017 - As well as teaching ART level 1 I am also doing 50 ringing things. For this I have created a crossword to test if they know parts of the bell. I have included a few level 2 clues to make it a bit more challenging. Debbie   Crossword Parts of the Bell     Read more