SDGR Ringing Update

Here’s your latest update which contains items published on the website since the last edition including a review from Guild President, Pat Davidson, on the success of Firsts Week and another special Book of the Month offer.

The Guild AGM and Ringing Festival is taking place on Saturday, 11th May and there's a brief summary below with a link to the full itinerary.

There are also links to the latest from each branch. I’m most grateful to each of the contributors who are helping to keep the website and newsletter current and interesting.

I do hope you are continuing to enjoy the newsletter.

Happy ringing!

Andy Waring
Acting Guild Publicity Officer
news@sdgr.org.uk

Latest from around the Guild...

Firsts Week Results

Congratulations to everyone who participated in Firsts Week; there were over 100 achievements recorded on the Guild website. Some ringers achieved more than one first and some of the achievements posted included more than one ringer recording a first. A search through revealed at least 120 ringers recording a first. Well done to everyone and a big thank you to all those ringers who participated, arranged and supported these achievements. What a variety there was too, from one of our Young Ringers achieving a first ring in continental Europe and a first QP on the treble to 8 to some of the more experienced ringers ringing a plain course of Vegetarian Sausage Doubles!

Guild Festival and Annual General Meeting 2024

The Guild Festival of Ringing and Annual General Meeting is taking place at Trowbridge on Saturday, 11th May and we’d like to encourage as many members as possible to join us there.

From a business point of view there is an important vote about whether or not the Guild will adopt the Membership system that has been trialled in West Dorset and Marlborough branches for the past year and it’s always better the more people participate in such decisions, but equally importantly it can be a fun ringing day out.

There is a great opportunity to ring at several towers on the way to the AGM: Warminster, Corsley, Westbury from the South; Melksham, Seend and Hilperton from the East, both routes, of course, finishing with an opportunity to ring at at Trowbridge which makes for a fun day out for ringers. And, following the meeting and a service the day will close with a traditional ringers’ tea!

Full details and timings on the website.

In memoriam — Alan Harrison

Alan Sidney Harrison, Sturminster Newton, Dorset. 10th October 1941 – 24th January 2024. Born during World War II in Steyning, West Sussex, Alan was enrolled as a choirboy at the local church and then, as a teenager, was taught to ring the bells there. He continued this at Southampton University where he studied modern languages […]

Guild Training Day 2024

The Guild Training Day is being held on Saturday 29th June 2024. This year we are planning to hold courses in locations based on where the majority of students are for any given course. For example, we may only hold one rounds and call changes group and it could be in Marlborough as that’s where the majority/all […]

Spring Visit to Dordrecht

Twenty-three ringers and other halves descended on Dordrecht and into the warm and caring hospitality of Paul and Harm Jan de Kok. With most arriving on Thursday 4th April, almost every form of transport had been employed in the journey with each small group travelling from Sherborne, Upwey, Puddletown and Whitchurch Canonicorum by way of […]

International Women’s Day 2024

Friday 8th March was International Women’s Day and, to join in the global celebrations on this day, a group of 10 local women bellringers who regularly ring in towers around the Vale of Pewsey joined together for a celebratory ring at St John the Baptist in Pewsey between 3pm and 4pm. This global day […]

March Quarter Peals

The following 37 Quarter Peals were rung in the Guild during March 2024. (Information taken from Bellboard – entries marked Salisbury Diocesan Guild and Salisbury Diocesan Guild of Ringers) Friday, 1 March 2024 Shalbourne (St Michael and All Angels), Wiltshire 1296 Beverley Surprise Minor Friday, 1 March 2024 Lydlinch (St Thomas a Becket), Dorset 1260 Doubles (6m,3v) Friday, […]

February Quarter Peals

The following 53 Quarter Peals were rung in the Guild during February 2024. (Information taken from Bellboard – entries marked Salisbury Diocesan Guild and Salisbury Diocesan Guild of Ringers) Thursday, 29 February 2024 Buckland Newton (Holy Rood), Dorset 1260 Doubles (3m) Thursday, 29 February 2024 Buckland Dinham (St Michael and All Angels), Somerset 1250 Lincolnshire Surprise Major Wednesday, […]

From New Ringer to Bob Doubles in 10 minutes

At St Mary’s Church, Lytchett Matravers our Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) took on a different format this year. After a shortened business meeting individual groups gave mini talks or performances. Tower Captain Kris Knudsen gave a potted account of taking a ringer from complete beginner to ringing a method. Mike Kimber who has been […]

Book of the Month

“Beginners” is a relative term. This book was written as the fourth in the progressive change ringing series and is a sequel to the doubles and minor for beginners book.

Branch News

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Marlborough	Mere	Salisbury	West Dorset
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