Master’s Message
Well, where did that year go? I can’t quite believe I am writing the Master’s Message for the December newsletter when Guild AGM seems only a few weeks ago. Guild Quarter peal week was very successful with 57 quarter peals being rung and a number of people scoring firsts, which is such a fantastic achievement. […]
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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 year’s number. Very well done to all. Special congratulations to the first quarter pealers and the two who were first as conductor as listed by David […]
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Nominate Someone for an ART Award
Do you know someone who’s making a difference and making things happen? Then don’t be shy. Say thank-you by nominating them for an award, and if they win, they’ll receive a substantial cash prize to spend on a ringing related activity or product. It doesn’t matter if they are an ART Member or have never […]
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Dates for Your Diary 2026
Some important Guild and other ringing dates for the coming year for you to make a note of are now available on the website - find them under the Events tab. |
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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 good raise or lower far outweighs any effort involved in achieving it. Vicki recently discovered this brilliant poster in a tower in Oxfordshire which had […]
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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 the chord may not be in tune with each other making it sound harsh or even unpleasant, but when tuned well a bell delivers the […]
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Recruitment: 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 finding new recruits and experience has shown that the more widespread your promotional activity is the more successful your event will be. This poster can […]
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Learning How to Lead
This short article featured on the ART website focuses on how to lead and explains why the pull off and lead are so important to the rest of the ringing. Having established that we want to ring with open handstroke lead, so we can identify the start of each round of hand strokes, it discusses […]
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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 spread so plenty of room for writing appointments, meetings etc. Each month has carefully curated information on every featured church including details of the bells. […]
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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 – after all he was going to be there anyway, so he might as well learn too! Ben made good progress, although this was impeded by […]
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ART Module 1 Day Course – Saturday 14th March 2026
Suitable for those who already teach bell handling and want to update their skills AND for those who have never taught anyone to handle a bell, Module 1 provides you with the skills and techniques necessary to take a ringer from their first lesson to having competent bell control. This course is now full however there is a waiting list where those registered will be offered places on a first come first served basis if a student drops out.
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Successful Steeple Keeping Course
David Godwin (Diocesan Belfry Inspector) and Chris Bush (DAC Consultant) very kindly tutored another very successful Steeple Keeping Course which, on this occasion, was held in Dorset on Saturday 18 October 2025. In the morning, a theory session held in the Old School Room at Winterborne Whitechurch, was followed by a practical session at St […]
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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 Luckraft who is also one of the local ringers and then up the tower for an afternoon of ringing. The heavy ten were a new […]
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Salisbury Branch Annual Skittles Competition, 2025
Our annual Skittles Competition took place on Saturday, 15th November at Lake Estate Club. Seven teams from towers across the Branch competed for the trophy. Two rounds of skittles took place with a sumptuous ‘bring and share’ supper in between the rounds. The centrepiece of the supper was a magnificent ‘sandwich’ comprising several layers of […]
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