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Central Council News January 2026 The very popular inaugural Southwest Bell Ringing Course took place at Millfield school Somerset in October. It was attended by several SDGR students and supported
9 January 2026
Central Council News January 2026 The very popular inaugural Southwest Bell Ringing Course took place at Millfield school Somerset in October. It was attended by several SDGR students and supported
Learning the plain course of Plain Bob Doubles can be difficult, especially when certain dodges or long 5ths need extra practice. Bayles is a useful exercise because it lets learners
Derrick Phillip Bailey17/6/1939 – 18/5/2025 My Dad was born in the village of Great Cheverell near Devizes in Wiltshire on 17th June 1939, just before the outbreak of World War
Would you be interested in joining a ‘Recruitment Network’? Are you involved in recruiting new ringers (and attracting back lapsed/”resting” ringers)? Or perhaps you’d like to do some recruiting but
West Dorset topped off another busy year of practices with what is affectionately known as the ‘Mince Pie’ practice. Held at the Bradpole ringing center, the local band and volunteers
Resident poet and ringer at St Mary’s, Bridport, Brenda Dunn, passed away in her sleep on Saturday 6th November, having suffered a heart attack a week previously. Brenda had been
At the beginning of December, a group of sixteen—made up of ringers from Pewsey Vale, friends both old and new, non-ringing partners, and Pip the dog—spent a long weekend in
On 29th November the Mere branch held their last Members Meeting of the year, at St Mary’s Stalbridge. Around 35 members crammed into the meeting room and enjoyed a traditional
Following on from the first Listening course last year, Sue Carter and David Barrance took things up a level by pitting ringers against the Bradpole Training Centre’s simulator to help
The Shipton Gorge Band pulled it off when they were delighted to welcome both village and ringing friends to their fundraising ‘Pies for Peals’ dinner held in the village hall.