By Roger Booth on 24-Nov-2017 - 2018 will be an important year for training new ringers, with the target of recruiting 1,400 new ringers and having them confident enough to ring on 11 November 2018 for the celebrations to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. The Association of Ringing Teachers is working in partnership with a […] Read more
By Roger Booth on 09-Nov-2017 - On Saturday the 24th March, there will be a Module 1 day course at St Laurence in Thanet, teaching bell handling. The course will be tutored by Roger Booth and is the introduction to the ART Training scheme where teaching skills are developed through practical application in the teacher accreditation process. Delegates can be experienced […] 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 Alan Bentley on 28-Jul-2017 - On the 7th October, Lytchett Minster tower will be hosting a M1 course in teaching bell handling. The course will be tutored by Gill Hughes and delegates are invited to arrive by 9.15am for a prompt 9.30am start. The course fee is £20 payable to ART, with a £5 local contribution for lunch and refreshments […] Read more
By Nick Harrop on 10-Jul-2017 - The millions of tourists who flock every year to the Fylde coast to enjoy its glorious sunshine were joined on Saturday, 8th. July, 2017 by Graham Nabb and Paul Lewis from the Association of Ringing Teachers (ART), to deliver Module 1 of the ‘ART Training Scheme’ to the Fylde branch of the Lancashire Association of […] Read more
By Vinni Sullivan on 24-Jun-2017 - Saturday 18th June 2017, ringers started to arrive at 8:30 wondering if this was such a good idea as the temperatures steadily rose. A good idea it certainly proved to be, as ringers with hugely varied teaching experience were guided through the complex process of learning a new motor skill. Graham Nabb, who led the […] Read more
By Tony Nunn on 24-May-2017 - I guess I was not alone in arriving for my ART Module 1 course not quite knowing what to expect. I’ve been ringing (and teaching ringing) for a long time. Would it be a grandmaternal egg-sucking exercise? An exposition of trendy methodology with little grounding in practicality? (Actually, having met Graham Nabb before, I wasn’t […] 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
By Christine Purnell on 16-Apr-2017 - Edington Priory in Wiltshire was the venue for a very informative and enjoyable Module 1 – Teaching Bell Handling Course. The excellent Tutors were Andy and Sallie Ingram who kept us well occupied during the day which began at 9.00am and finished at 5.45pm. Several breaks for refreshments and lunch at The Longs Arms, Steeple […] Read more
By Nigel Orchard on 23-Feb-2017 - There is currently a lot of breast beating about the future of ringing, the ageing population of ringers and the difficulty of recruiting young people. I have been aware of localised pockets of success reversing this decline as witness the number of teams entering the Ringing World National Youth Contest and the Birmingham teaching programme. […] Read more