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Guildford District Striking Competition Results

Congratulations to Guildford Cathedral who retained the trophy at today’s District Striking Competition! The bells at Bramley provided the opportunity for all the bands to ring well and the full results were as follows: 1. Guildford Cathedral (120 Cambridge Surprise…

Lynn Boniface21st May 202221st May 2022 Guildford, News
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Guildford District Forthcoming Events

The Guildford District Programme up to September is now shown on the calendar. You should also have a copy pinned up in your tower! We look forward to seeing you at one of our forthcoming events. Tim Stansfeld, Jonathan Deane…

Lynn Boniface14th May 202214th May 2022 Guildford, News
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Guild 2022 AGM Notice and Agenda

The Annual General Meeting of the Guild will be held at 6 pm on Saturday 12th March 2022 in St John’s Centre, Merrow, GU4 7AA The Guild 6-bell striking competition will be held at 2 pm at Merrow. General ringing and…

Lynn Boniface12th February 202213th February 2022 News
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Esher organises successful recruitment event

Like many Towers we found ourselves lacking ringers once the lockdown restrictions were eased. Fortunately, with a multitude of ‘firsts’ to celebrate within our parish we were able to use Christ Church’s Welcome Weekend to our advantage. Ann and Amanda…

Lynn Boniface29th November 2021 News, Recovery 1
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Yorktown – Combine your practice with those of other towers

In the autumn of 2019 we at Yorktown organised a ‘home and away’ combined practice with the band at Epsom Common. It gave both bands the chance to ring somewhere different on a practice and get out of the routine…

Lynn Boniface29th August 2021 News, Recovery 3
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Recovery at Merrow

When lockdown regulations and periodic relaxations have allowed over the past 18 months, we have managed to toll the tenor or ring up to 3 of our 6 bells for several local occasions and national commemorations, most recently to mark…

Lynn Boniface29th August 2021 Recovery 4
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Guild towers open for Heritage Open Days 2021

Each year people are encouraged to experience local history, architecture and culture for free. This is an ideal opportunity to showcase bells and bell ringing and do a sly bit of recruitment along the way. Well done to the following…

Lynn Boniface24th August 202126th August 2021 News, Recovery 2
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Recruitment advice from Shalford

When I retired/was made redundant, I really thought I ought to recruit a new band, something I had been putting off. Five regulars (and visitors on Mondays) really isn’t good, so I… a. borrowed the Guild’s “Learn the ropes” recruitment…

Lynn Boniface8th August 2021 News, Recovery 2
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Gloucester & Bristol Ringing Summer School, 23 – 29 August 2021

During lockdown last year, the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association held a very successful on-line Summer School comprising a wide variety of seminars aimed at ringers hoping to improve their ringing skills, develop their band or just for general interest.…

Lynn Boniface3rd August 2021 News
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Service Ringing Restarts at Egham

We have started ringing for services again. The service times have changed and the new ringing times are: 08.30 – 09.00 10.00 – 10.30 Practices are still on Thursdays 19.45-21.15. The first Thursday in the month is set aside for…

Lynn Boniface29th July 2021 News, Recovery 1
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Recent Posts/News

  • Guildford District Striking Competition Results
  • Guildford District Forthcoming Events
  • Planning the year ahead – an informal blog of the February 2022 Exec
  • Roger Pashley appointed as Guild Vice-President
  • Holy Week Training Programme 2022
  • Guild 2022 AGM Notice and Agenda
  • Ringing Recovers with a busy end to the year – blog of October 2021 Exec Meeting.
  • Farnham District ADM – 22 Jan 22 now on Zoom
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