By Annie Hall on 04-Dec-2017 - The Coventry Guild is holding a Conducting workshop at Leek Wootton on Saturday 14 th April. The programme will start at 2.00 and finish at 5.00. We are delighted that Simon Linford will be leading the programme. Refreshments will be provided during the day and there are washroom facilities. Leek Wootton Church post code is: […] Read more
By Bob Cox on 15-Feb-2016 - A personal perspective by a Conducting Course (Part 1) training participant. Most people reading will be more progressed than I in bell ringing. You may find this write-up a bit obvious but you may still enjoy, and remember, when you were where I’m at now. I learned Bob Doubles some years ago and then just […] 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 Barbara Le Gallez on 09-Nov-2015 - The course very successfully debunked the subject of conducting. The mix of theory and practical meant that brains never became overloaded before being given a chance to see what the theory meant in practice. At that point, the confusing juggling with letters resolved itself into “oh look, that bell was going before the others and […] Read more
By Barbara Le Gallez on 07-Aug-2015 - On October 17th, two courses will be given at Stretham Ringing Education Centre by Simon Linford, who devised the course on behalf of ART. Simon is a very experienced conductor on all numbers of bells, having conducted over 250 peals including a number of records. However Simon likes nothing more than helping other ringers achieve […] Read more