By Chris de Cordova on 07-Feb-2018 - Following my post on Facebook in mid-November, about a young man who was ringing the treble independently to touches of Plain Bob, Grandsire and St Simon’s Doubles less than three weeks after his first blows in plain hunt on 5 bells, I agreed to share the learning programme we had devised for him. I was […] Read more
By Chris de Cordova on 18-Jan-2018 - The Annual Christmas draw of the LtR 50/50 club took place in the pub session after a good practice night in Whitehaven. The lucky annual prize winner was Ann O’Hare who has been learning to ring at Ringwood, Hants. The three other winners of £38.75 each were: Stephen Hoar, a teacher at Thame St Marys; […] Read more
By ART Administrator on 05-Jan-2018 - On the 24th March, Edington Priory will host the first module in the ART Training scheme – teaching bell handling. Beginning with a day course, both new and experienced teachers will learn various techniques for teaching bell handling, starting with the bell in the ‘down’ position, which is ideal for nervous ringers who can feel […] Read more
By Karen Gilliatt on 11-Dec-2017 - We are a small band at Caistor and since January 2017 five of us have been progressing through the new ART programme at different levels. We are grateful to Heather Peachey for introducing us to the programme, teaching us and guiding us through the process. As a result we all feel that we have made […] Read more
By Chris de Cordova on 08-Dec-2017 - The September draw for the 50/50 Club was made during the Tulloch Teaching Week at the new Tulloch Ringing Centre in the highlands of Scotland. [If you want to know more about Tulloch, have a look at Tower Talk no.3 which features some of the exciting things going on there.] This time the lucky […] Read more
By ART Administrator on 24-Oct-2017 - Tutored by Paul Lewis, this will be a Module 1 day course from the ART Training scheme – teaching bell handling. Held on Saturday the 11th November at Edgmond (8), delegates are invited to arrive from 9.15am for a cup of tea and introductions, before the theory and practical sessions start at 9.30am. The course […] Read more
By David Shoubridge on 08-Oct-2017 - On the fourth of October, Rob Perryman was presented with his ‘Learning the Ropes’ certificate by his trainers, Paul Burden and David Shoubridge. ‘Learning the Ropes’ is the national training scheme for Bell-ringers. Rob has now mastered the basics of bell-ringing, and successfully,completed Level 1. Also, as Altarnun,Tower is part of the Truro diocese, he […] Read more
By Phil Tremain on 03-Oct-2017 - It was like any other end of the month Thursday, writes Ian Banbury (St.Cleer). The day spent at work, the journey home, “Hello Love!”, a quick kiss, turn the computer on to check the emails and there it was … An innocuous enough email from Phil Tremain explaining that due to illness, someone had to […] Read more
By Steve Vickars on 19-Jun-2017 - On a very warm Saturday morning, 14 ringers attended the ART Module 2F course at All Saints’ church, Marsworth, Bucks. The delegates were from near (Marsworth tower), slightly further afield (Bucks, Beds and Oxon) and some distance away (near Peterborough and Basingstoke). Paul, our tutor himself had driven over 2 hours from Shropshire. Some of […] Read more
By Christopher Wright on 20-Apr-2017 - What has a scooter to do with ringing? Now that we’re a one-car family and the demands of the bell tower are growing, I can’t afford the time it takes to walk down (and back up!) to church when my busy wife has the four wheels. So, at nearly 70, I’ve done my Basic Training, […] Read more