Several users have complained that they are not receiving messages from their District Email Group. This can happen when your email client (Outlook, webmail or other) rejects ‘bulk’ email. The District email groups have more than 100 members, so a…
Loughborough Bell Foundry Appeal
The Loughborough Bellfoundry Trust is working to secure a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to preserve the historic buildings of the bell foundry. However they need to raise £1.1m from other sources to secure the Lottery grant. They…
From Claire Allen, our new Young Ringers Organiser
Hello, my name is Claire, and I have recently taken over organising the Guildford Young Ringers group. I ring at St Michael’s in Aldershot, but can also be occasionally spotted at Farnborough, Farnham or Eversley! My main aspiration for the…
Recruitment, training and safeguarding – blog of October 2019 meeting
Recruitment of ringers is important to the health of the Exercise and this came up in the context of the Charmborough Ring mobile belfry being used at Surrey Scoutabout 2020. The mobile belfry has been arranged by the Surrey Association,…
Leatherhead District Quarter Peal Day
We scored three quarters – Plain Bob Doubles at Capel, called by Ann Steed. This was the first quarter peal for Sue Sullivan and Lynn Boniface – many congratulations. Grandsire Doubles at Capel, called by Alexander Dixon. This was a…
An Active Guild – an informal blog of July 2019 Exec Meeting
The Guild undertakes a lot of training work, which includes helping ringing tutors to develop their teaching abilities, but also running courses on belfry maintenance and some hands-on courses like Raising and Lowering practice. Mike Bale, our training officer, is…
Leatherhead Church closed for renovation until Christmas 2019
Leatherhead Church (S Mary and S Nicholas) is closed for renovation until Christmas 2019 and no ringing will be possible. A new floor and heating system is being fitted along with other facilities, so there is no safe access to…
London 2019 Mini-roadshow – 8th September
An exciting Mini-Roadshow will be held at Goldsmiths College, east London, as part of the Central Council Meeting taking place that weekend. This includes a talk on ‘Building a bell sound’ by our very own Bill Hibbert. Also, I believe…
An unusual invitation
I have done some fairly unusual things as a ringer, but undoubtedly the most unlikely ever took place in May when I represented the Guild at a reception at the residence of the American Ambassador in Regent’s Park. So unexpected…
Bell Restoration Predominates – an informal blog of the April 2019 Exec Committee
This meeting was fairly short, with Bell Restoration projects predominating, as at other recent Executive Committee meetings. Lynn Boniface was welcomed as the newly-elected Guild Secretary. Holy Trinity, Guildford, is a historic tower with historic bells – four being 1769…