This was the first in-person Exec Committee meeting since Covid restrictions were introduced in spring 2020. There was still considerable uncertainty about what ringing was allowed, now and for the foreseeable future, although ringing has resumed in most towers, albeit…
Farnham District ADM – 22 Jan 22 now on Zoom
Owing to the Covid situation, this meeting will now be held via Zoom. Please do not go to Farnborough! The joining details are Topic: Farnham District ADM Time: Jan 22, 2022 05:30 PM London Join Zoom Meeting https://us05web.zoom.us/j/86085011608?pwd=TFl6UHl1K2dhTTQzbVhxbVNpWkx0dz09 Meeting ID:…
Postponement of Open Towers Day – Mon 3rd Jan 22
With great regret the Organising Committee has decided to postpone the Open Towers Day planned for 3rd January due to the worsening Covid situation. We feel that it would not be responsible to put the health of our own members and that…
Route announced for Open Towers Day on 3rd Jan 2022
Postponement of Open Towers Day planned for 3rd January 2022. With great regret the Organising Committee has decided to postpone the Open Towers Day planned for 3rd January due to the worsening Covid situation. We feel that it would not…
GS2222 and bellringing
GS2222 is a proposal to amend the Church of England’s Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011. Of particular concern to ringers is proposed changes to the mechanism for church closures. GS stands for General Synod, which is the Church’s equivalent of…
A breath of fresh air – or not? An informal blog of the 12th July Exec meeting
The meeting was keenly awaiting the removal of most Covid restrictions due on 19th July (one week after the meeting). Currently there has been some resumption of Sunday service ringing at many towers (with suitable social distancing and hygiene precautions)…
Challenges and fun at Leatherhead
The peal of Bob Major at Leatherhead on Saturday shows that the Pandemic caused no more than a temporary interruption of progress, in one tower at least. Jemima Bleackley and Lizzie Watts scored their first peal in three hours and…
Epsom, St Martin’s
The Epsom band continued to enjoy chatting in the (virtual) pub as soon as the lockdowns came into force, and we also managed to ring five bells (1 – 3 – 5 – 7 – 9) in the tower whenever…
Crondall – Every tower should have a simulator
Prior to restarting general practices we held some targeted teaching sessions in the tower using the simulator. We have one total newbie who started with us during lockdown using RingingRoom and is now ringing Plain Bob Triples and touches of…
Recovery at Leatherhead
Where to start? Soon after the beginning of the first lockdown in March 2020 our members were asked whether they might like to start a RingingRoom/Zoom group. Uptake was discouraging. Well, zero. Fortunately, there was a great deal more enthusiasm…