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Young Ringers group shot
Young Ringers Practice

Our final practice of 2025 was on Saturday 6th December in the Mere branch. Seven young ringers from across the guild attended and we were pleased to welcome William for

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Jack Pease Calendar
2026 Calendar for your Tower

Jack Pease has made available his annual calendar which features 12 beautiful photographs of interior and exterior of churches, produced on thick, high quality, 250 gsm paper with double page

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Raising in Peal
Raising in Peal

Raising and lowering in peal is one of those magical arts which brings admiration from all quarters. It requires skill and concentration but the joy of being involved in a

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Taylors Video Screenshot
How Bells are Tuned

Bells aren’t just one note, you know, they actually produce a complex sound of several notes making a chord. If a bell isn’t tuned properly some of the notes of

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West Dorset AGM attendees sat in the church
West Dorset AGM Report

There was a great turnout for the 2025 AGM on the 15th November, this year held at Beaminster. The afternoon started with a service in the church taken by Revd Chris

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Open Day Flyer
Promote your Taster Event

The Central Council has produced a great poster that you can download and use to promote any open events you may be planning.   “Give-it-a-go” events are a great way of

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Milton Lilborne QP
Guild Quarter Peal Week

Thank you to all those who organised, conducted and rang for Guild Quarter Peal Week; 57 quarter peals are listed on Bellboard with contributions from around the Branches beating last

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Ringers outside the tower festooned with remembrance poppies
New Level 5 Achievement

In 2017 a young man called Ben attended an open evening at Heddington to find out about bellringing. Shortly afterwards he started lessons – joined by his Father, Jeroen –

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