BEDFORDSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF CHURCH BELL RINGERS

Update

April 2025

Forthcoming Events

Ringing Events in March

Saturday 5 April, 10.30-12.30
General Ringing and Short Business Meeting at Stotfold (8)
General Ringing and a short business meeting. This is for everyone, all levels will be catered for. Please let us know you're coming. 
Subject: General Ringing Stotfold

Wednesday 9 April, 14:00-16:00
Surprise Major Practice at Campton (8)
For experienced ringers who can already ring Surprise Major or who can ring Surprise Minor and strike Plain Bob Major well and would like to progress to ringing the treble and inside to Surprise Major. Focus methods are likely to be Cambridge, Yorkshire, Superlative and Bristol Surprise Major. Sign up essential 
Subject: S Major Campton

Saturday 12 April (Morning) 
Second Saturday Training at the R J Sharp Ringing Centre at St Andrew's Biggleswade
10:00 - 11:00  Session 1: Bellhandling
11:00 - 11:15  Coffee (and cake!)
11:15 - 12:30  Session 2: Foundation skills - rounds, call changes, Plain Hunt
These sessions are aimed at less experienced Bedfordshire ringers who would like to improve basic skills and confidence.
Session 1: for those who are learning to handle a bell with assistance or wish to improve their handling skills
Session 2: For those who can handle a bell unassisted and wish to improve their bell control and progress to ringing rounds/call changes with others
Sign up essential Email trainingofficer@bacbr.org.uk and state session 1 or 2
Subject: Second Saturday April

Saturday 12 April, 14.30 - 16:30 (Afternoon)
Plain Hunt and Plain Bob Doubles Workshop at Flitton (6)
For those who can ring Plain Hunt and would like to learn to hunt the treble or can hunt the treble and would like to ring plain courses of Plain Bob Doubles inside and touches unaffected.
PLACES LIMITED. Booking essential (for both students and helpers)
Subject: Workshop Flitton

Sunday 13 April, 14:30 - 16:30
Bedfordshire Young Ringers at All Saints, Campton
Bedfordshire Young Ringers is for all young ringers aged 18 or under, whatever your ringing experience. (Experienced tutors will be there to help!) Come along to ring with ringers your own age, eat cake and have fun! 

For safeguarding reasons, we ask that all young ringers under the age of 18 are accompanied by an adult. Adults do not need to stay for the whole session (though you are very welcome to do so - tea, coffee and a comfortable place to sit will be available). We will need some paperwork to be completed for each young ringer the first time they attend. For more details or to confirm that you are coming please email Linda president@bacbr.org.uk
Subject: Young Ringers April or via the Bedfordshire Young Ringers WhatsApp Group

Wednesday 23 April, 10.30-12.30
General Ringing at Willington (6)
General Ringing. This is for everyone, all levels will be catered for. Please let us know you're coming.
Subject: General Ringing Willington

Saturday 26 April, 14:30 - 16:30
Plain Doubles and Minor workshop at Steppingley (6)
For those who can ring a touch of Plain Bob Doubles unaffected and beyond. Stepping stones to ringing doubles and plain minor methods by 'structure'. Sign up essential (for both students and helpers) 
Subject: Doubles and Minor Steppingley

Saturday 17 May
2025 Association AGM at St Mary the Virgin, Woburn (8)
Everyone very welcome! Timings are as follows:
15:00 Open ringing
16:00 Service
17:00  - 18:30  AGM
Papers and further details, including an invitation for nominations for all posts and notice of some minor rule changes, will be posted on the website by the end of April.
Evening dinner at The Longs Inn, Woburn for those who have already booked.

Please note: The events above are all confirmed, subject to sufficient members signing up by email. Please put the title of the event in the subject line. If any event has to be cancelled due to lack of numbers, we will send an email to those who have signed up. It may not be possible to post any amendments on the website at short notice.
The provisional calendar for the whole year can be found here:
https://www.bacbr.org.uk/events/forthcoming-events/
This will be updated as necessary during the year, once towers are confirmed and we know which types of events are being supported. We look forward to seeing you at an event soon!

Congratulations to ...

Everyone who Rang a First In February
The final total of performabces recorded on Bellboard was 46.
https://bb.ringingworld.co.uk/event.php?id=20107

Penny Joshi - first QP since November 1989  
https://bb.ringingworld.co.uk/view.php?id=1830541

Dean R G De-Matteis - first peal including spliced 
https://bb.ringingworld.co.uk/view.php?id=1833483

Please add details of all Firsts or other significant performances to BellBoard, using the Bedfordshire Association drop down, so that we can all celebrate your achievements! https://bb.ringingworld.co.uk

Other notices

Updates from the CCCBR
Central Council of Church Bell Ringers

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

Angela Blackburn
Ringing Master / Training Officer
trainingofficer@bacbr.org.uk

www.bacbr.org.uk

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