You can now download a copy of the Guild Report for 2018 (i.e. activities for 2018 and officers for 2019). Please note, for data security you will need the password each time you open the report. Please contact your District…
Guild 6-Bell Contest 2019
The Guild’s annual 6-Bell striking contest was won by Epsom St Martin’s at Albury on Saturday 9th March. The results, along with a summary of the judge’s comments, are as follows. First: 15 faults, Band 7. Epsom St Martin’s. Plain…
Holy Week Training 10th & 16th April 2019
Please see the attached poster for details of 10th April – Raising and Lowering at Stoke next Guildford 16th April – Belfry Maintenance at Ockham 16th April – Basic Bob Calling – St John’s Church Hall, Merrow 16th April –…
Guild AGM on Saturday 9th March 2019
Please see the attached formal Notice and arrangements, plus the Agenda for the Guild AGM. The Guild’s 6-bell striking competition will be held at Albury at 2 pm. Names for tea should be provided as shown in the Notice by Wednesday…
Ringing Remembers at Leatherhead
On Sunday, November 11th for the first time in many years the baffles in the bell chamber that are normally closed to limit the sound of Leatherhead’s bells were opened on all four sides of the tower so that the…
GDPR – Blog of October 2018 Exec Committee
Members will have noticed that the Guild’s website was down for a couple of weeks in October/November, as a result of discussions on the GDPR at the last Exec meeting. The GDPR is a very broad legal framework intended to…
Ringing Remembers
The Guild did well in the’ Ringing Remembers’ Armistice 100 commemorations. 30 of our towers (almost half of our towers) have put associated ringing events onto BellBoard, ranging from rounds and call changes to Stedman Cinques. There were three peals of…
Privacy Policy Concerns Resolved
We have resolved a concern that had been raised with the Guild’s Executive Committee in relation to our Privacy Policy. Following consultation with the Information Commissioner’s Office and others we confirm that our Privacy Policy is in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation. We request all…
Judy Elizabeth Couperthwaite
26th October 1943 – 22nd June 2018 Judy was brought up in Leyland, Lancashire, which was where she learnt to ring. A family move took John to Preston in 1959 and they soon got to really know each other through…
More Publicity Please – a review of the July 2018 Exec
Perhaps the biggest news is that the Central Council’s new constitution was adopted at their annual meeting held on the Spring Bank Holiday in Lancaster. Our Clyde Whittaker (a former resident member of the Leatherhead District) is a member of…