Summer Holidays Practice at Wareham
On the afternoon of Thursday 24th August, we enjoyed ringing on the easy-going bells at Wareham. Robert brought along his cousins, Evelyn and Alexander, from the G&B Association. Joss and
28 August 2023
On the afternoon of Thursday 24th August, we enjoyed ringing on the easy-going bells at Wareham. Robert brought along his cousins, Evelyn and Alexander, from the G&B Association. Joss and
On Saturday 8th July, ten young ringers from the SDGR took part in the Ringing World National Youth Contest (RWNYC) day in York. We had a great time, ringing at
Following the King’s Coronation, here’s a quick round-up of just some of the wonderful ringing that took place around our local area
The Union Flag was hoisted at 08.00 on the morning of the Coronation and the St Lawrence bell ringers rang from 09.45 until 10.30. We were joined by ringers from
Ringer Martin Birt arranged for commemorative mugs to be made bearing a photo of all the ringers who took part in Ring for the King and presented them to all
‘Sue, Julian here. I’ve just had a call from a lady called Elizabeth in Shipton Gorge. She would like us to train a band to ring for the coronation. She
Our April practice was held at Shroton and Stourpaine, two towers just north of Blandford. Nine young ringers under the age of 18 attended and we rang rounds, call changes,
At our recent visit to Stourpaine, we were surprised to see “King Charles” and “Queen Camilla”; Bertie the mascot took the opportunity to have his photo taken with them and
The last day of the Coronation weekend was designated the Big Help Out day. Ringers from Lytchett Matravers and Lytchett Minster attended the volunteer festival at Wimborne, to recruit new
Harold Jenkins – ringer and past tower captain at Broadwindsor – died peacefully in his sleep at home on Saturday, 14th January. As well as spending many hours ringing the church