President’s Piece
Congratulations to everyone who participated in the Guild’s ‘Firsts Week.’ Some 100 plus achievements are recorded on the website with such an amazing variety encompassing ringers who have been ringing only a few weeks to those ringing 50 years or more. Such ringing included ringing on 10 bells, ringing for Sunday service, standing bell at …
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Guild Festival & AGM - 9th May
Don't forget to book your Tea by 3rd May! Full programme including Open Towers for general ringing, AGM and ringers' tea as well as the announcement of the 8-bell striking competition held in the morning.
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LEBRF Open Day 2026
Discounted 'Earlybird' tickets are now available for the 2026 LEBRF Open Day which is being held on August 15th, this year hosted by the Devizes Branch.
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Firsts Week Results
In this year’s ‘Firsts Week’, exactly 100 firsts have been submitted and recorded on the Guild website, broadly similar to 2025. This represents a fantastic effort …
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New Poster for Your Tower
New Poster to ensure that learners feel welcomed, valued and encouraged to progress quickly to the Guild's entry level of well-struck rounds unaided so they can participate in full in the Guild. …
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How to Produce Ringing Recruitment Cards for your Tower
Ringers’ recruitment cards are an effective and inexpensive way of getting your tower’s recruitment message across to potential new recruits. Here is a step by step guide to how to create your own cards which are simple and inexpensive to design and produce. …
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ART Day Course at Preshute with an International Element.
On Saturday 14th March there was an ART Module One Day Course held at St Georges, Preshute, here's a report on how the day went. …
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Odd-struck bells and how to ring them better
As we develop as bell ringers we may often hear more refined and experienced ringers talk about a bell being “odd-struck”. They may offer us advice such as, “you need to pull that one in at handstroke” or “keep off at backstroke”. This advice, though well meaning, can be bewildering for a developing ringer. So …
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Young Ringers Report
Nine young ringers met up for a practice in the Salisbury branch, including Verity and Sibbie from Wimborne who came along for the first time and who managed really well on unfamiliar bells. Ringing at Compton Chamberlayne involved trying to dodge dozens of flying ladybirds who had been happily dozing on the ceiling until we …
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Guild 8 Bell Striking Competition 2026
The SDGR 8 Bell Striking Competition will be held on the morning of the Guild Festival on Saturday 9th May 2026 at Bishops Cannings.
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6-Bell Striking Competitions – Official Notice
6-Bell Striking Competitions: Official Notice and link to Rules
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Guild Report and Handbook now available
Members who opted for a digital version of the Guild Report and Handbook will be receiving their copy by email in the next few days. Printed versions will be distributed to Branch Secretaries at the AGM and should be available in your tower shortly after.
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Devizes Branch Striking Competitions Report
Saturday 25 April 2026 THE RESULTS 8 Bell Competition at St Nicholas North Bradley Judge: Julian Hemper (Salisbury Diocesan Guild) General Comments: Julian was delighted to be sitting in a garden listening to ringing on a warm, sunny afternoon. He was pleased about the good turnout and enjoyed hearing a cross section of abilities. Not …
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Channel Islands Branch Practice – 18 April
Given the challenges of inter-island travel — involving flights, ferries, or sometimes both — Channel Islands branch practices are held twice a year and traditionally include either a six- or eight-bell striking competition. This spring’s practice, which featured the inter-island eight-bell contest, was hosted at St John’s, Jersey, with 25 ringers attending from Jersey, Guernsey …
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Dorchester Branch Striking Competition
Rhoda and Martin Willson presenting Nick Baker with the trophy for the winning team from Buckland Newton Our Striking Competition this year was hosted by Piddlehinton Tower. Judges Rhoda & Martin Willson (Salisbury Branch) were very impressed that 8 bands were competing! Congratulations to the winners – Buckland Newton with 18 points. A BIG thankyou …
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Keeping Tower Information up to date
A note for Tower Correspondents and Tower Captains. If information about your tower changes, please would you use the form on this page where you can update information which is published on the website and in the Annual Report
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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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It's Striking Competition season - cartoon by John Fry, Sherborne
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