The Salisbury Diocesan Guild of Ringers (SDGR) is intending to take part in the Ringing World National Youth Contest (RWNYC) again this year and we would love as many young ringers as possible to be involved in the day.
Here is some information about it:
- The event will take place in Birmingham on Saturday 5th July 2025
- You can read about last year’s event here
- In order to be able to enjoy the whole day (usually starting at 10am), it will probably be necessary to travel up on Friday afternoon/evening and to stay overnight
- In the competition we can ring call changes or methods on 6 or 8 bells
- We don’t yet know which towers will be used for the competitions, but the bells chosen are always reasonably light and easy to ring
- There will also be other towers in and around Birmingham for groups to ring at and we believe that all young ringers will be able to ring on the 16 bells of St Martin in the Bullring • The towers will be accessible by public transport
- There will also be handbell workshops, mini-rings and stalls
- All participants (whether ringing in the competition or not) need to be under 19 on 31st August 2025
- It would be great if we could enter two teams (probably a 6-bell “rounds to queens and back” team and a more experienced call changes team)
- You don’t have to ring in the competition; any young ringers who would like to come along to support the team(s) and enjoy the day’s activities are very welcome (there is no limit on numbers and all participants usually receive a medal)
- The cost of taking part will be covered by the SDGR
- The SDGR will provide a “Go Bellistic!” polo shirt for those who don’t already have one
- We will do some fundraising, but parents will need to be prepared to cover most of the transport and accommodation costs
- Young ringers under 18 should be accompanied to the event by a parent or another responsible adult. However, we are happy to supervise the young ringers during the day if family members want to go off and do something else
- There will be some practices beforehand for those in the team(s) – these will normally be on Saturday afternoons
To express an interest in taking part – or for any queries –
please contact Hilary
Hilary
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