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The assembled Young Ringers group at Shroton
Young Ringers Update

Following a very well attended practice at Preston and Upwey at the end of January, the young ringers group met again on Saturday 24th February where fourteen young ringers enjoyed

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Unesco Consultation
Bellringing as a Cultural Asset?

I recently attended a very interesting and informative Central Council Zoom meeting on the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage in relation to bellringing.  A consultation on the initial implementation stage

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Adam Kilgour, Pip Dillistone, Louis Suggett, David Warwick (C)
Peal ringing on handbells

There has been a long-established tradition of handbell ringing in the Salisbury Diocesan Guild. In 1887 the 10th peal for the Guild was a peal of Grandsire Triples rung in

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St Thomas Salisbury
Tower of the month

St Thomas of Canterbury, Salisbury Though it is rather overshadowed by the cathedral, the Church of St Thomas, Wiltshire’s largest parish church by floor area, is still one of the

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Ropes fig
Belfry Upkeep – Ropes

The first in a series about simple steeplekeeping There are a number of aspects of belfry maintenance that can be carried out by an interested bellringer to keep the bells

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Bobby Ashton 1st qp band
First Quarter Peal

Bobby Ashton, of Maiden Newton, achieved his first quarter peal on Wednesday, 24th January, two days after his 14th birthday. Covering to Grandsire doubles well as ringing the tenor exceptionally

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LEBRF Yr end 2023 Infographic
LEBRF Highlights 2023

With bell-hangers catching-up with their backload of post-Covid projects, the Guild’s Bell Restoration Fund (LEBRF) was very active with grants during 2023.   The Fund’s Trustees approved grants of over £57,000

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Guild Festival & AGM 9th May 2026 at Calne