By Ann-Kirstine Christiansen on 31-Mar-2017 - Years ago, I went to York to experience change ringing under one of the Danish Church Ministry’s educational courses. In Denmark, very little is known about change ringing, so we ended up attending two 5 days courses within a month. These courses culminated in me ringing a quarter peal with a group of ringers from […] Read more
By Alan Bentley on 30-Mar-2017 - Despite being located in the Somerset hinterland all 12 attendees (teachers, mentors and the one observer) all managed to arrive before the appointed start time at Holy Cross church, to be welcomed with hot beverages and home made pastries, a very fine welcome particularly for those of us who had been travelling up to […] Read more
By James Johnson on 29-Mar-2017 - Today, 25 March 2017, I helped my Ringing Master Colin Ward, repair the Tenor Stay in our Tower. We went into the bell chamber, as you do, and saw the slightly damaged Stay so Colin said, “we might as well stay and fix it”. Sorry for the ‘groans’ to you old hands that have heard it innumerable times, but as a […] Read more
By Ginette Pardoe on 29-Mar-2017 - Having previously attended a Module 1 course, worked through to accreditation, and found it all a huge help for myself and our new band of ringers at Broseley (now established with the ART Learning the Ropes scheme), I was very glad of the opportunity to attend this Module 2F course on Teaching from Rounds to […] Read more
By Helen McGregor on 21-Mar-2017 - This is an opportunity to get on track with the best team sport/performing art/mathematical puzzle in the UK! Learn to ring week Sept 18th – 22nd Are you struggling to get enough ‘rope-time’ in your home tower? 18 places are available @ £50 per head for 5 days of total immersion in the fun of […] Read more
By Roger Booth on 20-Mar-2017 - This half-day workshop will take place at the Stretham Ringing Education Centre on the 29th April, between 10am and 1pm. It will be tutored by Roger Booth and is ideal for anyone interested in teaching others with the assistance of a simulator. The workshop will explore the various items of hardware and software available, their […] Read more
By ART Administrator on 18-Mar-2017 - Tutored by Paul Lewis, this popular course forms an increasingly valuable part of the ART Training Scheme. By focussing on foundation skills and early method ringing (from rounds up to plain hunt) it is ideally suited for anyone involved with a band at an early stage, or ongoing recruitment where ringers are being introduced to […] Read more
By Deborah Margason-Baker on 12-Mar-2017 - Today at the ART Conference in Old Basing I went and had a look at the product stall. I needed a couple of Teaching on Simulators books but Anne also alerted me to this publication, so I picked up the 50 Ringing Things booklet. Going through it I find that maybe I’m not as unskilled […] Read more
By Rosina Baxter on 12-Mar-2017 - Seven teachers – between the ages of 17 (and considerably more than 17!) from six different towers, met at North Cave for the Module 2C course on Saturday 4th March. We were welcomed with tea and coffee into the warm teaching room at the base of the tower Our tutor, Heather Peachey, assisted by Graham […] Read more
By James Johnson on 10-Mar-2017 - Linda and I decided “What the heck, we’ll give it a go..” which is pretty much our approach to Life really, so we did just that, and here we are ringing bells… however, I should begin at the beginning. Life, as it is wont to do, turned several corners recently, leaving us with time on […] Read more