Master’s Message
How wonderful to have bright sunny days more frequently now. Sunday was particularly welcoming when getting up for Mothering Sunday ringing in spite of losing an hour’s sleep with the clocks going back. I am also beginning to get requests from visiting ringers as outings are being planned, which shows that the good weather is […]
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Get Ready for Firsts Week 2025
The Guild’s Firsts Week runs from 5th to 13th April which includes two weekends to give the maximum number of people a chance to participate. It doesn’t matter what you’d like to do, as long as it involves doing something for the first time. Here are some ideas: Ring a touch or plain course of […]
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Early Days of Method Ringing in the Diocese
In the ground floor ringing chamber of St Martin’s church, Salisbury, are some fascinating peal boards which commemorate activity at the very beginnings of our Guild. The oldest is a board recording a 720 of Plain Bob in 1883. Ringing the tenor was James Jerram who had come to Salisbury a year earlier soon to […]
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Survey Results
We would like to thank every single person who took the time to complete the recent Recruitment and Development survey which was designed to capture a snapshot of the current state of ringing within the Guild as a starting point to see where (and if) the Guild may be able to offer support and help. […]
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Making it Sound Better
What’s the biggest room in the world? This was one of my Grandma’s favourite sayings and after giving us a moment to consider what the answer might be, she would sagely proclaim: “the room for improvement!” And of course, in that as in many other things, she was quite correct. It is true in many […]
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Young Ringers Update
Our March practice was held on a lovely, sunny afternoon at Wylye and Steeple Langford, two lightish, easy-going rings of 6 in the Salisbury branch; thanks to Ruth Beavin for making the arrangements. There was a good turnout, with eight ringers under the age of 18, including a couple of new faces. We were pleased […]
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Entertaining (and recruiting) the WI
‘A Very Short Introduction to Ringing Bells’ was pioneered in West Dorset nearly ten years ago, so when New Sarum WI asked us to put on an experience morning for them we knew we could do it – in theory. We looked up the original lesson plan and the account that was published at the […]
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Young Ringers Hub
The Central Council has launched the first phase of its new website designed to be the home of under-30s ringing – Young Ringers Hub. As part of the CCCBR 2030 project, led by the Young Ringers for Ringing 2030 workgroup, it contains guidance and resources for young ringers and is intended as an interim resource […]
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Pewsey Vale Bellringers Celebrate International Women’s Day
Saturday 8th March 2025 was International Women’s Day and, to join in the global celebrations on this day, a group of 14 local women bellringers who regularly ring in towers around the Vale of Pewsey and Marlborough area came together for a celebratory ring at St Peter’s Church, Milton Lilbourne between 2pm and 3pm. This […]
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Preshute Centenary Quarter Peal
On a Sunday morning, the bells ring out from St. George’s, as they have done for a great many years, fulfilling their traditional role of calling people to church for Morning Worship. Many people look forward to hearing them, as part of the cycle of the week. St George’s has had bells for at least […]
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National Ring for the King Campaign results
You will remember the Central Council for Church Bell Ringers launched the ‘Ring for the King’ (RFTK) campaign in late 2022. Although most enquiries within our own diocese were handled by the Guild, nationally ART managed all enquiries that the Central Council received related to learning to ring. In all they handled 2,049 requests from […]
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February Quarter Peals
A total of 67 Quarter Peals were rung in the Guild by members during February 2025. (Information taken from Bellboard – entries marked Salisbury Diocesan Guild and Salisbury Diocesan Guild of Ringers) Saturday, 1 February 2025 Wareham (Lady St Mary), Dorset 1264 Plain Bob Major Sunday, 2 February 2025 Wimborne Minster (St Cuthberga), Dorset 1344 Bristol Surprise Maximus […]
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Ring Out For Peace – 8th May
A call for all ringers to join in the National celebration in May. On the 8th May 1945 bells rang out across Britain as the nation took to the streets for Victory in Europe Day, the celebration of the end of six years of the Second World War. Eighty years later people across the country […]
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Frank Attrill RIP
Many ringers in Bourton, Mere, Stourton and Zeals as well as across the wider Mere branch have very fond memories of Frank and he will be very much remembered among us as a true gentleman.
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John Knight RIP
John Knight (‘Knightly’) was a real character, always entertaining and genuinely a good person to be with. He was one of the funniest bellringers ever, a legend. He'd always have a song, rhyme or saying to hand and could always lift the mood.
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Guild Executive Meeting Report
The Executive Committee met at The Hinton Hall, Tisbury on Saturday 15th March. The Master opened the meeting by reading out the names of all the members who had died since the last committee meeting, we had a short period of silence to remember them. After accepting apologies for absence, the minutes of the previous […]
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Aims & Rules of the Guild – Review Update
A message to all members from Guild Master, Vicki Rowse The review of the Aims and Rules for the Salisbury Diocesan Guild of Ringers is now in its final stages. The Way Forward workgroup put their final proposal before the Executive Committee at the recent meeting and, after a few minor amendments, the Executive Committee […]
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New Insurance Provider
A review of the Guild’s Personal Accident (PA) insurance cover undertaken by members of the Executive Committee identified that the level of cover that the Guild understood was provided by the policy was in reality considerably lower. This year’s renewal premium was quoted at £2,879, and the brokers also quoted that a further premium of […]
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Dates for your diary
A full listing of Guild events and other notable dates for 2025 is available here on the website
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