BEDFORDSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF CHURCH BELL RINGERS

Update

Latest news and information for all towers and ringers in Bedfordshire

May 2022
Please forward to other ringers in your tower and print off a copy for your tower notice board.

Forthcoming Training Sessions and Meetings

Association AGM, Quiz Evening and Supper
ON
Saturday 21 May at All Saints' Campton

15.00 - 16.00     Open ringing at Campton.  Cups of tea/coffee and cake.
 

16.00                 Service
 

17.00                 AGM 

                          For meeting papers please go to www.bacbr.org.uk/agm2022
 

18.30                 Quiz Evening and Supper (See details below!)
 

A FUN SOCIAL EVENT
FOR RINGERS, FRIENDS AND FAMILY!
.
Bring a team of 6 or come as individuals to make up teams on the night 

£12.50 per person including supper (Payment on the day)
Supper: Jacket potatoes with a choice of filling and salads, plus a pud and tea or coffee.
BYO drinks.
Raffle in aid of the Association Bell Restoration Fund

Booking essential by Monday 16 May please.
via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/quiz-evening-and-supper-tickets-310438208037  or email backtoringing@bacbr.org.uk

Association Surprise Major Practice
 

Next practice:
Saturday 21 May, 10.00 - 12.00
at All Saints, Clifton

These bi-monthly Surprise Major practices are advanced practices for experienced ringers who:

• can already ring Surprise Major inside

• or have rung the treble to Surprise Major and have learned Cambridge S Major

• or have rung Surprise Minor and would like to extend this to Major,

Focus methods: Cambridge, Yorkshire, Superlative, Lessness, Bristol

Donation of £2 per ringer requested.

To assist planning, it would be very helpful if you could sign up in advance via Eventbrite please: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/surprise-major-practice-tickets-310360936917

Meetings in May are as follows:
 

Bedford District
7 May 7.00-8.30pm  Training Event - Learn to ring up and down, ring up and down in peal and change a bell rope.
R J Sharp Ringing Centre, St Andrew’s Biggleswade, SG18 0AT.
All welcome - EXPERIENCED HELPERS NEEDED TOO! 
Please register by Weds 4 May via the link to google forms on the front page of the Association website https://www.bacbr.org.uk/

Biggleswade District
14 May 3.30 - 5.30pm  Haynes. Afternoon ringing.

Luton District
No meeting this month.

Please do support District Meetings. They are a great opportunity for

• less experienced ringers to progress and to consolidate what they may have learned at training sessions.
• more experienced ringers to support those who are learning - we were all learners once! - and ring something with other experienced ringers too!
• having a sociable time!

Don't forget - you are welcome to go along to meetings in any District, not just your own!  For details of all forthcoming District events please see: https://www.bacbr.org.uk/districts/ 

Second Saturday Training
 
at the R J Sharp Ringing Centre 
at St Andrews Biggleswade

Next session:
14 May 10.00 - 12.00

Open to all Bedfordshire ringers.  The sessions are aimed at less experienced ringers who can handle a bell but want to improve technique, confidence and progress.
For more details, please contact Philippa Whittington, pw48@btinternet.com or Sue Silver, vicepresident@bacbr.org.uk

Dates for your diary

Ringing for the Platinum Jubilee
of HM The Queen

Thursday 2 - Sunday 5 June

We hope that as many Bedfordshire Towers as possible will arrange some special ringing sometime during the extended Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend. Please do add details of any special ringing at your tower to BellBoard, where an event has been set up for the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations for HM Queen,  https://bb.ringingworld.co.uk/event.php?id=14297

The following information regarding is taken from the CCCBR website https://cccbr.org.uk/2022/01/12/hm-queens-jubilee/ ...

Whilst the whole weekend lends itself to plenty of celebratory ringing, in collaboration with the Church of England and the Royal Household, it has been agreed that a focus for collective bellringing should coincide with the Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s on Friday 3 June.  The timing of the Service has not yet been confirmed but is likely to be in the morning.  

If you are looking for inspiration for what to ring, there are plenty of options listed in the Composition Library such as Jubilee Court Bob Triples, Royal Jubilee Surprise Royal, Queen Elizabeth II Surprise Minor, Queen Elizabeth Treble Bob Major, Platinum Bob Triples, Platinum Surprise Major, and many more.

After the Bank Holiday weekend, details of the ringing that took place for both the Accession Day and over the Jubilee Weekend will be collated and presented to Her Majesty with the grateful thanks of the bellringing community for her unique service to the nation and Commonwealth.

Other News and Events

Updates from the Central Council of Church Bellringers

Please keep an eye on the Central Council website for updates on the latest coronavirus guidance, plus lots of other helpful information!
https://cccbr.org.uk/

North West Ringing Course 

Thursday 11 - Sunday 14 August 2022

This is a new Residential Ringing Course based in the NW but open to ringers from everywhere ... even Bedfordshire! The course is aimed those who are no longer at the early stages of learning, but are not yet experts, so students will typically be comfortable ringing touches of a few methods, and now want to extend their skills to the next level. If this might be you, have a look at https://nwringingcourse.uk/ 

Linda Garton
President, BACBR 
backtoringing@bacbr.org.uk

www.bacbr.org.uk

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