By Helen McGregor on 02-Nov-2019 - The most southerly ART Ringing Centre in the UK is on the delightful island of Alderney. With a population varying between only 1300 and 1500, depending on the season, front doors are not locked, cars are parked with keys in, bank tellers have no glass screens, passengers on the flights/ferry to Guernsey/UK embark by first […] Read more
By Barbara Busby on 23-Jul-2019 - I was one of the ringers attending the week and together with my husband and granddaughter had a great time. Five days of concentrated ringing for 6 hours a day certainly produced results. I hesitate to use the terms tutor, helper or learner as I feel we all of us ringers learned something about ringing, […] Read more
By ART Administrator on 03-Jul-2019 - Are you an ART accredited teacher? Would you like a week (preferably 2) staying in the beautiful Scottish Highlands supporting a small local band? Free accommodation is available in 2019/20 for any week commencing on a Saturday from: Sat Nov 2nd – Sat Dec 14th Sat Jan 4th – Sat 16th Feb Sat 23rd […] Read more
By Susan King on 04-Feb-2018 - I live in Sidmouth, and I have been learning to ring at the Parish Church there for the past 18 months with tower captain Anne Bailey. Anne is a brilliant teacher who is taking me on my “Learning the Ropes” journey very patiently and skilfully. It’s a great way to learn. She is also a […] Read more
By Helen McGregor on 06-Oct-2017 - Are you an ART accredited teacher? Would you enjoy a week (preferably two!) staying in the beautiful Scottish Highlands supporting a small, local band? Free accommodation is available for the following weeks: Sat Oct 7th – Sat Oct 21st Sat Oct 21st – Oct 28th – no accommodation available Oct 28th – Sat Nov 11th […] Read more
By Helen McGregor on 04-Oct-2017 - Here at Tulloch we have just run our first training course. Presented with 8 people all keen to learn bob doubles, we needed an imaginative approach to give them all enough rope time…here it is…..Put a tutor on one bell, tell everyone else to catch hold of a bell. Their aim is to strike their […] Read more
By Judy Stone on 15-May-2017 - Well, I took the low road and came back by the high road! It may seem a bit extreme to travel to the Highlands to learn to ring a bell but, if you’ve got the time, it’s a good way to do it, and it’s also a great holiday as well. A lesson once a […] Read more
By Helen McGregor on 21-Mar-2017 - This is an opportunity to get on track with the best team sport/performing art/mathematical puzzle in the UK! Learn to ring week Sept 18th – 22nd Are you struggling to get enough ‘rope-time’ in your home tower? 18 places are available @ £50 per head for 5 days of total immersion in the fun of […] Read more
By Judith Frye on 28-Feb-2017 - Several ringers from Edinburgh attended the Bell Handling course at Tulloch on Saturday and Sunday. Here are some comments from them: “I triumphantly tamed a wayward (unleashed) bell rope for the first time ever. And conquered some of those ‘what ifs’ that have previously prevented me from teaching.An essential first step towards being able to […] Read more
By Monica Menis on 28-Feb-2017 - As a relatively novice bellringer with imperfect handling, I didn’t expect to ever have to teach bellhandling to beginners–I have enough trouble minding my own bell– but as part of both the Scottish and the Newcastle and Durham associations, neither area exactly awash with towers or teeming with ringers, I am suddenly in the position […] Read more