From:                                         Bedfordshire Association of Church Bell Ringers <president@bacbr.org.uk>

Sent:                                           01 February 2023 17:42

To:                                               Tower Contact

Subject:                                     Update February 2023

 

 

BEDFORDSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF CHURCH BELL RINGERS


Update

Latest news and information for all towers and ringers in Bedfordshire

 

February 2023
Please forward to other ringers in your tower and print off a copy for your tower notice board.

 

 

Forthcoming Training Sessions and Meetings

District Events  


4 February      Elstow (6)     Morning ringing 10:30-12:30   (Bedford District)
11 February    Southill (6)    Afternoon ringing 15.30-17.30   (Biggleswade District)
25 February    Flitton (6)      Afternoon ringing  16.30-18.00    (Luton District) 
4 March          Cranfield (6)  Evening ringing 19:00-20:30   (Bedford District) 
11 March        Clifton (8)      Afternoon ringing, 14:00 – 16:00  (Biggleswade District)
                                             followed by a Service of Thanksgiving for the lives of Sheila
                                             and Stan Ashton. Tea and cake available after the Service.
Don't forget, everyone is welcome to go along to any of these events, not just those in your own area!  For details of all forthcoming events please see: https://www.bacbr.org.uk

 

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

Next session: 11 February, 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 Sue Silver, vicepresident@bacbr.org.uk

 

 

Association Surprise Major Practice
 

Sunday 19 February, 15:00 - 17:00
at  All Saints, Clifton
(Please note time and venue different to those previously advertised)

 

This is an advanced practice 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, plus Spliced.

Donation of £2 per ringer requested.

Please let us know in advance that you are coming by registering via this link:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/surprise-major-practice-tickets-530422537087
or send an email to president@bacbr.org.uk

Dates for future practices: All 3rd Sundays (apart from December) on alternate months, as follows: 16 April, 18 June, 20 August, 15 October, 3 December. 14:30 - 16:30  Venues tbc.

 

 

Dates for your Diary
 

 

Ring a First in February

What "Firsts" are you or your band planning to achieve? Ringing anything for the first time, any time in February, will be great.  However, this year there will be a particular focus on Quarter Peals, with a
 

Quarter Peal Firsts' Fortnight
between Monday 13 - Sunday 24 February. 

 

If you have requested help to achieve a Quarter Peal First via the GoogleForm in the Jan/Feb Update, or volunteered to ring Quarters with others, or if Linda wrote your name on her spreadsheet at one of the ADMs, she will be in touch very soon!

Please submit any Firsts rung during the month of February to BellBoard  
https://bb.ringingworld.co.uk/submit.php
and, once submitted, link them to the Bedfordshire Association's Ring a First in February event: https://bb.ringingworld.co.uk/event.php?id=16155

Good luck and enjoy achieving a First in February!

 

 

Ring for the King!


A TARGET FOR US ALL: 
To ring the bells at every ringable tower in Bedfordshire
on or around Saturday 6 May for the Coronation of King Charles III

 

HOW CAN WE ACHIEVE THIS? ...

Christine Williams has very kindly offered to co-ordinate ringing across the county during the weekend of Friday 5 - Monday 8 May. In the March Update there will be a questionnaire to enable us to find out which towers might need assistance, and ringers who would be available to ring at other towers in addition to their own.
 
WHAT CAN YOU CAN DO TO HELP? ...
Please put the date of the Coronation in your diaries so that you are available to ring at your own tower, and to assist at others during the weekend.

Is there an opportunity  to recruit and teach new ringers in your area to Ring for the King?
To support public relations and recruitment activities ahead of the coronation, the Central Council has produced some materials to download and use as required: https://cccbr.org.uk/bellringing/ring-for-the-king/
or a leaflet/poster which you can download and customise can be found on the BACBR website: Recruitment-ad-A4.docx (live.com)
If you have people keen to learn but nobody to teach them, please contact president@bacbr.org.uk and we can look at what might be possible. Please note that, in this situation, potential learners would need to be prepared to travel to another tower to be taught to handle a bell.

 

 

Bedfordshire Young Ringers

Events for Young Ringers will resume in the Spring. These will be open to all ringers aged 19 or under, of all abilities, whether learning to handle a bell or beyond!  A great opportunity to have lots of fun, make new friends, ring with others of their own age, make progress with experienced tutors ... and eat cake! What's not to like?! Please look out for details in the March Update!

 

 

Other News and Events

 

 

Review of the Association: Progress Report


A very small amendment was made to the proposed new Association Objectives at the ADMs. The final version, which will be sent to the Charity Commission for approval, prior to a vote to adopt the revised objects at the AGM, is now on the website: https://www.bacbr.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Review-of-Association-Proposed-changes-to-Objects-Final-for-Charities-Commission.pdf

 

 

Updates from the Central Council of Church Bellringers

 

Do keep an eye on the Central Council website for wider ringing news, including the very readable weekly President's Blog (that's the CC President, not Linda!), resources and helpful information!
https://cccbr.org.uk

 

 

BOOKING FOR EVENTS
We often ask you to commit to events in advance via Eventbrite so that we know that they are viable and to assist planning. If you have registered, we can then also easily communicate any changes or additional information to you.
We do realise that Eventbrite is not everyone's cup of tea! However, using it to register for events makes admin for the organisers SO much easier ... saving us time and effort which we can then put into organising more and better events!! It also enables us to find out other information from you to assist with organisation.
Eventbrite does not cost us anything and is quick and easy for you to use. 
We will only ever use your data for the purpose which it was given and will never pass on to third parties. 

 

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

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