President’s Piece
November's message to all members from the Guild President, Pat Davidson |
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REPORT: October Guild Executive Meeting
Report by David Hacker VP The Executive Committee met using Zoom on Saturday 19th October. 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. The routine business of accepting apologies for absence […] |
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September Quarter Peals
A total of 45 Quarter Peals were rung in the Guild by members during September 2024.
See the full list with links to each entry. |
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New Section to Help Recruit New Learners
A little while ago someone pointed out that if someone casually googled “Learn to ring in Dorset” or “Learn to ring in Wiltshire” they might find the Guild website but there would be no specific guidance about who to contact or where to go next. This set me thinking on how we could improve this […] |
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Rewrite of the SDGR Rules – request for feedback.
From The President of the Salisbury Diocesan Guild of Ringers It is two years since the Executive consulted with members following a partial review of the SDGR rules. From the amount of feedback received and the requirement of a full review of the rules every ten years it was evident that this was the time […] |
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November Book of the Month
Ringing Basics for Beginners (or: How to Learn Methods – and then ring them properly) John CouperthwaiteA Central Council publication. Initially intended as one article that became six. This 32 page, A5 size booklet is a compilation of a series of short articles written for the Farnham District Newsletter. The articles are not intended to describe […] |
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Tower of the Month: Frampton
Frampton, a small, but pretty, village sandwiched between the Yeovil and Crewkerne roads, is not a stop on most ringing tours of Dorset. Only the bravest tour bands attempt ringing at Frampton, and even the most experienced bands struggle to produce any rhythmical ringing on the bells. Whilst not for the faint-hearted, the bells at Frampton, and the frame in which they hang, are extremely interesting from a historical point of view. Read on to find out more about the bells, their history, and the project to restore them. |
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Who’s Who? Report and Handbook Editor
The Handbook and Report editor is responsible for the production of the SDGR Annual Handbook and Report. Graham ‘Ben’ Duke has been compiling the Guild’s Handbook and Annual Report since 2018. It is a painstaking and detailed task involving bringing together a lot of varied information and ensuring it is kept up to date with […] |
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Recovering VAT on Church Projects
Currently, churches can reclaim VAT on any work they do to the fabric of their building but this concession is about to be lost and we need your help to ensure it continues. The Listed Places of Worship (LPW) scheme was introduced in 2000. The LPW Scheme provides a grant equivalent to the cost of VAT on […] |
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Young Ringers’ October Practice 2024
Our October practice was held at Martinstown (6) and Bradford Peverell (8) in the Dorchester branch. Three young ringers joined us for the first time: Beatrice and Bridget from Wareham (East Dorset branch) and Daniel (Devizes branch). We were a small group on this occasion, so everyone got lots of ringing and there wasn’t much […] |
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ART Day Course at Seend
On Saturday 26th October there was an ART Module One Day Course held at The Church of The Holy Cross, Seend, an historic Church of England church dating back to the 15th Century which has all the charm of an archetypal English village church with stunning views on the south side of the churchyard over […] |
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Not only the Ringing
One of the things I love about being a ringer is the range of utterly wonderful ancient buildings we get to spend time in. With a small amount of careful sleuthing you can discover the marks of the history of these places, some of which may be highly personal although others can reflect the local […] |
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Those Evening Bells
Thomas Moore 1779 – 1852 Those evening bells! those evening bells!How many a tale their music tells,Of youth and home and that sweet timeWhen last I heard their soothing chime. Those joyous hours are past away:And many a heart, that then was gay,Within the tomb now darkly dwells,And hears no more those evening bells. And […] |
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