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…
First Twelve Bell Ringing at Guildford Cathedral in 16 months
The full ring of 12 bells at the Cathedral have not been heard since 15 March 2020 – by far the longest period in their history. This was duly remedied on Friday 23 July 2021 when the Cathedral ringers and…
First Quarter at Ashtead for 18 months
1260 Plain Bob Triples – 21 July 2021 1 Sarah Huck 2 Rosemary Henderson 3 Mike Todd 4 Jenny Heyworth 5 Alan E Brown 6 K Roger Tompsett 7 Richard M Trueman (C) 8 Peter A Huck Good to be back! First ringing…
Recovery at Epsom Common
The ringers at Epsom Common have kept meeting in one way or another since the beginning of the first lockdown. Initially it was on Zoom using makeshift ‘bells’ before RingingRoom was launched, at which point we all had to get…
Ringing set to recover – an informal blog of the April 2021 Exec Meeting
The success of the Covid vaccination programme means that we can expect limited resumption of ringing at the end of May. The CCCBR and ART have been active in promoting ‘ringing recovery’ with a series of on-line presentations and encouraging…
Filling the Void
As the lockdown grinds on, ringers are finding ways to fill the void, whilst meetings continue via Zoom. The February Executive Committee meeting is always busy as the Districts have held their ADMs and the new Exec meets for the…
Ringing Survival and Recovery Champion Nigel Smith Appointed by Guild
Survival and Recovery toolbox The Survival and Recovery Toolbox has been released in the last few days. It is designed for i) Ringers (helping yourself), ii) Tower Captains (helping your band) and iii) Ringing Societies (helping bands). It contains numerous…