By Judith Frye on 28-Feb-2017 - Several ringers from Edinburgh attended the Bell Handling course at Tulloch on Saturday and Sunday. Here are some comments from them: “I triumphantly tamed a wayward (unleashed) bell rope for the first time ever. And conquered some of those ‘what ifs’ that have previously prevented me from teaching.An essential first step towards being able to […] Read more
By Monica Menis on 28-Feb-2017 - As a relatively novice bellringer with imperfect handling, I didn’t expect to ever have to teach bellhandling to beginners–I have enough trouble minding my own bell– but as part of both the Scottish and the Newcastle and Durham associations, neither area exactly awash with towers or teeming with ringers, I am suddenly in the position […] Read more
By Roger Booth on 27-Feb-2017 - This half-day workshop to be tutored by Roger Booth is open to anyone interested in teaching others with the assistance of a simulator. It explains the various items of hardware and software available, and their advantages and disadvantages, as well as troubleshooting common setting up problems. The emphasis is on giving people hands on experience. […] Read more
By Nigel Orchard on 23-Feb-2017 - There is currently a lot of breast beating about the future of ringing, the ageing population of ringers and the difficulty of recruiting young people. I have been aware of localised pockets of success reversing this decline as witness the number of teams entering the Ringing World National Youth Contest and the Birmingham teaching programme. […] Read more
By Susan Read on 21-Feb-2017 - On a cold dull afternoon in February, fourteen young ringers from the Old North Berks Branch, nine adults and two younger brothers converged on Brightwell to ring the recently renovated bells. The ringing mostly consisted of rounds and call changes, but there was some plain hunt too. And while the tower bells were being rung, […] Read more
By Matthew Pike on 18-Feb-2017 - We started a Bell ringing Course here at St Mary’s, Swanage in the October 2016 half-term holiday with the aim of attendees learning to ring the bells, initially for Christmas, and then moving on to ringing for services and weddings. Following a Module 1 course previously held in Swanage, new teachers Sally Jenkins and Mike […] Read more
By Debbie Phipps on 14-Feb-2017 - Annie Mitchener and Debbie Phipps from St Mary’s Church Lytchett Matravers attended the ART Module 1 training course at St Mary’s church in November with tutor Pip Penney in a very cold church (our contractors fault). Debbie had not trained anyone before the course and the method of training using the ART training scheme is […] Read more
By Jill Roberts on 12-Feb-2017 - Nine hardy bellringers made their way to Kineton for the ART Module 2F course on Saturday. Tutor Paul Lewis led a series of presentations and enjoyable practical sessions covering many aspects of running effective practices, supporting new ringers through the learning process and developing and motivating a strong and cohesive band of ringers. There was […] Read more
By Nick Hiams on 09-Feb-2017 - I had been attending simulator sessions at a nearby Church since starting to ring again in 2013. These were run by (the late) Peter Wenham at Braunston. When I started to teach others myself in 2015 I could see the possibilities but hadn’t access to the £500-600 plus computer and software that a simulator set-up […] Read more
By David Hacker on 06-Feb-2017 - On the 25th March, Edington priory will be hosting a Module 1 day course of the ART Training Scheme, tutored by Andy and Sallie Ingham. This is a full day course with a lunch break, dedicated to the safe and effective teaching of bell handling. The course is suitable both for ringers who are new […] Read more