By Rose Nightingale on 06-Jan-2016 - It seems like a lifetime ago that back in July 2013, we began using the LtR scheme to train an intake of new ringers at Marsworth. As teachers working towards accreditation, we were of course delighted that our recruitment drive had gone well and we had plenty of people keen to learn. I can remember […] Read more
By Sheila Scofield on 28-Dec-2015 - Peter Vincent (800th person to gain Level 1 LtR) achieved level 1 bell handling in September 2015. He is pictured with Jeannie Byham, also achieving level 1 at the same time and Mandy Burnett, awarded Level 3 in October, at their practice tower in Bampton, Devon. Mandy also gained the Guild of Devonshire Ringers Guild […] Read more
By Elva Ainsworth on 15-Dec-2015 - Starting to teaching at Amersham was great – positive buzz and 5 learners all inspired and up for learning over the next 4 weeks…. The techniques for moving through the first stages worked magically with my son (11yrs) and he was ringing with both strokes together at the end with just a couple of fingers […] Read more
By Barbara Le Gallez on 15-Dec-2015 - Two conducting courses will be given on the 13th February 2016 at Stretham Ringing Education Centre by Nicholas Small. These courses were devised by Simon Linford on behalf of ART and were over-subscribed when given at the REC in 2015. The courses are a mix of ringing and theory. The beginners’ course in the afternoon is for […] Read more
By Ruth Suggett on 12-Dec-2015 - Over the years I have taught many people to ring; some have stayed, some haven’t, but this year I have had what I consider to be my greatest success, which is that I have successfully mentored my first new teacher. I found that it was a big responsibility and the most challenging part was making […] Read more
By Alan Coates on 11-Dec-2015 - A ring of 8 (10-0-12) was installed at St James in 2003, and in response to a request in the pew sheet my wife and (later) I learned to ring, both taught by Gordon Connon at nearby St Philip Church Hill. Ten years later we found ourselves responsible for teaching at St James. We were […] Read more
By Tony Goodman on 01-Dec-2015 - On the 22nd October 2015 ringers from Minster, Monkton and Wingham had the rare privilege to ring the bells at Canterbury Cathedral. To do this they had to be checked by a ringing instructor from Margate to see if they were up to the high standard, and they all passed. Its good to get ringers […] Read more
By Valerie Clark on 18-Nov-2015 - I was a mature learner that just missed the Millennium, and it could be said that I became tower captain by default! My experience of running practices was based on my participation at other towers round and about and, after 10 years, I thought it was time I learnt to ‘do it properly’! With two […] Read more
By Rose Nightingale on 14-Nov-2015 - Yesterday, 11 ringers from the Marsworth and Eaton Bray teams were very pleased to be invited to join the Towcester team for their regular practice night. This outing was a special event, organised by Andrew Wilby to offer our ringers the chance to try ringing on 12 and to watch a 12 bell practice. The […] Read more
By Susan Read on 13-Nov-2015 - This is a report about our young ringers’ autumn outing to Wallingford and Benson. Half of the children who came are using the LtR scheme (at Abingdon) and the rest come with us on these outings every school holiday, some come from towers up to 30 miles away. Other ringers have commented that the young […] Read more