By Pam Ebsworth on 21-Jul-2016 - The Module 1 course at Bury St Edmunds on 8th July was attended by 8 students (and 2 observing Mentors) who all found it extremely useful, helpful and encouraging.’ Pam (Woolpit) ‘ I learnt some really useful tips and pointers to help get over to new learners how to handle a bell and ways to safely […] Read more
By Neil Waterman on 19-Jul-2016 - On Friday 8th July I did my first conducting in a quarter peal! It was great fun and not too hard thanks to an excellent bob doubles conducting course ran by Graham Nabb. Graham came to our tower (All Saints’, Marsworth) in June to provide a workshop on calling bob doubles and enlightened a number […] Read more
By Rob Parker on 10-Jul-2016 - From 1 May 2016, new ART Training Scheme regulations introduced a revised structure to ART Training Scheme Module 2. Introduction of new Module 2F (Foundations) – Teaching from Rounds to Plain Hunt Renaming of legacy Module 2 to Module 2C (Changes) – Teaching Elementary Change Ringing The new Modules provide greater choice, flexibility and opportunity […] Read more
By Barbara Le Gallez on 06-Jul-2016 - … were my thoughts as a keen novice ringer. I had been observing older ringers, once very competent, who had been stuck teaching beginners for so long that they had forgotten how to ring anything remotely complicated. “I won’t let that happen to me”, I determined. Ten years on, trailing a long string of support […] Read more
By Deborah Margason-Baker on 01-Jul-2016 - ART Training Day Module 1. As part of their amazing commitment to training in the Guild and ringing in general Andy and Sallie Ingram held Winchester and Portsmouth Guild’s first Association of Ringing Teacher’s (ART) Module1 – Teaching bell Handling day course on Saturday 25th June. The day started at 09:00 in The Kings Head […] Read more
By Rose Nightingale on 16-Jun-2016 - On the 1st October 2016, All Saints’ Marsworth will host our first M2F course (the F stands for ‘Foundations’). The course will be tutored by Paul Lewis. M2F is the newest course developed as part of the ART Training scheme, aimed at supporting teachers who are working with bands ringing from rounds to plain hunt. […] Read more
By Alan Burlison on 23-May-2016 - Along with the other learners in my tower, I’m in the process of learning Plain Hunt, mostly Doubles with covering tenor. We started out ringing the 3rd bell, as that way the order that you follow the other bells is easy as it’s just round in a circle – 4,5,1,2,4,5,Lead,Lead,1,2. Unsurprisingly the next thing we […] Read more
By Ruth Suggett on 18-May-2016 - I just happened to be staying down near High Wycombe for a few days and got in touch with Rose (admin) to see if we could get together, as I always have loads of questions for her! Rose kindly organised a quarter at a very unusual tower, Mentmore, which may well have the most oddstruck bells […] Read more
By Mark Heritage on 17-May-2016 - Organising a tower outing is not as daunting as it first appears and is something I would encourage all ringers to do at some stage. Historically, our tower has only ever organised half day tours and given the other ringing commitments the Branch and indeed the Tower had that morning with a ringing course at […] Read more
By ART Administrator on 12-May-2016 - This was a great course which helped answer the questions I had about coursing order. It started with the different notations for a touch and where to make the calls. It moved on to explain what the coursing order is and showed how different calls effect the coursing order for Bob Minor, including calling from a […] Read more