President’s Piece – May 2025
Congratulations to all those members who participated in what was another successful Guild Firsts Week; first Quarter Peal, first as conductor, first in method, and first time at running a practice were just some of over 100 achievements recorded on the website. Thank you to everyone who participated and enabled these achievements to take place. […]
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Guild Festival and AGM 2025
Saturday, 10th May at Canford Magna
Full details of towers open for general ringing in the morning, timings, tea and parking.
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Can You Help Support the Young Ringers?
Can you help? We are taking a group of about 10 young ringers from across the Guild to take part in the Ringing World National Youth Contest in Birmingham on 5th July. In order to raise money to help families with transport and accommodation costs, we will be running a fundraising stall at the Guild […]
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Clarification of Proposed Rules Regarding the Teaching of Learners
From the Way Forward Group. Following feedback from members regarding the proposed Rule changes regarding the teaching of learners we are proposing the following amendment to proposed Rule 17 which is to be voted on at the AGM: 17. The SDGR will support the recruiting, teaching and training of New Recruits within Branches by Members […]
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Firsts Week Results 2025
The annual SDGR ‘Firsts Week’ has again been a great success, with 34 quarter peals and 2 full peals rung from 5th to 13th April, in addition to the 6 extra quarter peals rung just before the week which have been associated with it, and a 720 at Lytchett Matravers on the Monday afterwards. This […]
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March Quarter Peals
A total of 72 Quarter Peals were rung in the Guild by members during March 2025.
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Develop your Ringing: Find a Mentor
A key way to improve and develop your ringing is to ring at different towers and make opportunities for yourself. But knowing where to go and what to develop can be a bit of a challenge. This is where a mentor can really help. All experienced ringers will have been on your journey, and many […]
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Young Ringers Tribute to Alan Bentley
At Bradford Peverell on Tuesday, 8 April some of the younger members of the guild rang a quarter peal consisting of 600 Grandsire and 660 Plain Bob doubles in fond memory of Alan Bentley who was an enthusiastic supporter of the young ringers’ practices. Esther Davey, Conni Cottingham, Annabel Cooke, Robert McGrane, Max Knight (C), Ben […]
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Recruitment Success
On Saturday 5th April 2025 two Pewsey Vale Bellringers, Sarah Carreck and Lynne Batsford, had a table at the Pewsey Community Event in the Bouverie Hall to promote the heritage art of bell-ringing across the Vale. The Event was organised by Pewsey Parish Council as a showcase for local community groups, clubs and organisations to […]
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Tower of the Month: Lytchett Matravers
The village of Lytchett Matravers, located on a small hill a few miles north of Poole Harbour, is something of an anomaly. The village centre, now mostly comprised of modern housing estates built between the 1950s and the present day, bears no resemblance to the settlement mentioned in history books. Furthermore, those looking to visit […]
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Future Ringing Events to Note
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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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Novice Striking Competition - 12 July
This year´s Novice Striking Competition will take place during the afternoon of Saturday 12th July at Motcombe where the delightful 7cwt six are rung from the first floor. The emphasis on the event is that it should be sociable and enjoyable with the opportunity to improve striking and for us all to encourage our Novice ringers. Bands entering are free to choose the ringing of rounds or call changes and those entering will not have previously rung a quarter peal on a treble or an inside bell.
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Salisbury Branch Outing
The Branch outing this year was to the Marlborough area on Saturday, 26th April 2025. We visited five different Churches during the day. Our first was at Milton Lilbourne, near Pewsey, a lovely ground floor ring of 6. This gave us a gentle start to the day and a chance to enjoy the sunshine. As […]
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Dorchester Branch Striking Competition
On Saturday 12 April the members of Dorchester Branch held their annual striking competition in Upwey. This year’s competition attracted a higher number of entries than usual, with eight teams representing Buckland Newton, Charminster, Milborne St Andrew, Piddlehinton, Upwey and Wyke Regis. The performances included Call Changes, Plain Hunt and Plain Bob Doubles and with the […]
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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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