Our Striking Competition this year clashed with several weddings and events which unfortunately limited the number of entries. However, despite the small number of teams we all had a thoroughly
The restoration of the bells at St. Mary’s church in Bridport has been satisfactorily completed. The bells were fully recast in 1924, and still ring today as a well rounded
There’s an excellent new tool to help learn how call changes work which has been designed and developed by Steve Marriott of the Winchester and Portsmouth Guild. This is a
After quite a few years of being unable to ring in the New Year at Trowbridge we finally had enough ringers to ring in 2025 and were given permission by
Birmingham, 5th July 2025 … … a Test Match at Edgbaston (England vs India – India won), Black Sabbath’s final show (at Villa Park) AND the Ringing World National Youth
Members of the Mere Branch were pleased to attend the recent “Tea in the Garden” event at Lydlinch, to promote the art of bellringing and to support the fundraising. Proceeds
Edington Tower Captain, Dusty, was recovering from a knee replacement operation when I first got in touch, but vice TC Mark and the rest of the band welcomed me and
6 Bell Novice Competition at Motcombe (6, tenor 7-0-7) Congratulations to all those ringers from around the Guild who were at Motcombe on Saturday for the Novice Competition. The Novice
On Saturday 28th June, sixteen ringers headed north to the Trowbridge and Frome areas for the The Mere Branch summer outing, enjoying visits to four beautiful churches and their towers.
We have received the sad news from Bob Purnell that Roy Mills died on Friday 27 June. Roy, and his first wife Audrey, moved to Seend in 1976 and immediately joined
