By Lucy Chandhial on 06-Feb-2017 - Clyde Whittaker, as a Training Rep for the N&E district, organised a day with Pip Penney of the Association of Ringing Teachers (ART) to introduce the Learn the Ropes scheme and the Module 1 techniques for teaching bell handling to a number of N&E officers and interested others. The day was hosted at St Margaret’s, […] Read more
By Nicki Lang on 28-Jan-2017 - My mentor Robert and I are fortunate to be part of a ‘benefice’ band which means that we get to run practices at two towers, Newton St Loe (6 bells) and nearby Corston (a very pretty light 8.) Corston tower has for many years been run and supported by the Parfrey family. Grandparents Harold and […] Read more
By Hilda Ridley on 26-Jan-2017 - I thoroughly enjoyed this day which was well presented with a mix of practical activities and information. There was also time to share experiences, anecdotes and discuss what we had come to learn: teaching bell-handling. Evidence-based research about learning practical skills gave everyone insight into how this is used when teaching a complex skill such […] Read more
By Nick Hiams on 23-Jan-2017 - Background. A village with an 8 bell tower which had no band in 2015 when I took over as tower captain. Initially we recruited 4 ringers to augment myself and my wife and some benefice ringers who help quite regularly. This was mostly word of mouth, through the Church and some posters put up […] Read more
By Ruth Gilbert on 01-Jan-2017 - On 28th October Barry took hold of a rope for the first time, 5weeks later he passed his LtR level one assessment, and this morning he has just rung in the New Year with rounds on 12 – a fantastic achievement. Well done, Barry – I can’t imagine it being possible to have a better […] Read more
By David White - Ava Hay on 13-Dec-2016 - I have had a number of training sessions now and I think the phrase ‘one step forward and two back’ fits the bill until you have a session in which you take two steps forward and stand pat. Last night was such a session and my ‘target’ to help ring in the new year is […] Read more
By Alan Bentley on 08-Dec-2016 - We are very pleased to report that Ellana and Elle have become the first new ringers at Wimborne Minster’s After School Club to achieve Level 1, Learning the Ropes (LtR). They are students at the Allenbourn Middle School, Wimborne, and together with fellow students Jess and Max (also making progress with LtR) rang for the […] Read more
By Tim Hine on 02-Dec-2016 - The Association of Ringing Teachers (ART) are releasing a DVD about raising and lowering. This is a well thought out production, demonstrating the beauty of a good raise or lower. It contains a complete, good quality example of each. It shows you how to ring up, ring down, how to teach those skills and correctly […] Read more
By Graham Nabb on 01-Dec-2016 - ART is pleased to announce the launch of the second Learning the Ropes ® DVD – this one focussing on the skills and knowledge needed for Raising and Lowering. The new DVD contains almost an hour of specially commissioned footage exploring all aspects of raising and lowering. Separated into convenient chapters, the DVD includes sections […] Read more
By David White - Ava Hay on 30-Nov-2016 - I am very new to bell ringing. To date I have only held a bell rope on three separate occasions over two full weeks. The last was to ring some rounds with 7 other more experienced ringers. A fabulous experience. I decided early on that I would present as female. This was because I earnestly […] Read more