Julia Russell – West Lavington, Devizes Branch
Julia learnt to ring at West Lavington in 2009 and became a Guild member in 2010. In the early days of the Edington Ringing Centre Julia was a regular attendee and a great supporter of the young ringers group The Edingers. In 2012 Julia became a member of The Edington Ringing Centre Committee and held the post of ERC Secretary from 2013 TO 2016.
Julia has always been a great supporter of the branch regularly attending practices, meetings and outings, she became Branch Publicity Officer in 2012 and held the post until 2018 when she advised she could not “officially” hold more than two posts on the Branch Committee.
Julia became Tower Captain and Correspondent at her home tower of West Lavington in March 2016 and in May of that year became Guild Publicity Officer but this proved too time consuming and she gave it up to devote more time to branch work.
Julia became Branch Training Officer in 2017 and she organises a splendid programme of monthly training events in a wide range of subjects and methods, she has attended two ART Day Courses and has just been assessed and accredited as a Module 1 teacher by teaching learners in her home tower.
Julia rang her first peal in 2019 in her home tower and her determination to progress has seen her attending a number of residential courses to advance her ringing.
Every branch needs a good administrator and Julia fits the bill perfectly. Since 2018 she has been Secretary of the Devizes Branch and is also Secretary of the Edington Ringing Centre Committee, although she has three roles she keeps everyone informed and organised throughout the branch.
