Background: The late Miss Bridget Gordon, who lived in Woking and was a ringer at Send, left a legacy in the region of £180,000 to the Guild’s Bell Restoration Fund (BRF) in 2015. This was an exciting development for the…
Strike Back Express to Bath – Route Change – 29 July 2017
A special excursion to Bath has been arranged for 29th July, to raise money for a new Strike Back Against Blood Cancer charity which is being run entirely by ringers. It will be using a specially-chartered historic diesel-electric multiple unit train starting at…
Keeping things moving – an informal report on the April 2017 Guild Exec Meeting
Probably the most significant work of the Guild is in relation to the Bell Restoration Fund. Many projects are live at the moment: Ewhurst, Guildford St Mary, West Clandon are assisted by the General BRF; Godalming, Bramley, Yorktown, Send, Byfleet…
8-Bell Striking Competition Results
Congratulations to Guildford District for winning the 8-bell Striking Competition on 6th May at Farnborough. The judges were Ken and Sue Davenport, the method was St Clements College Bob Triples, and the results were as follows: 1st Guildford District 16 faults 2nd …
Welcome to new members of the Exec – an informal report – February 2017
The first meeting after the District ADMs is always interesting, with new members to meet and budgets to agree. It was good to welcome Claire Le Marie as the Farnham District Secretary and Brian Shacklady as Guildford District Executive Committee…
Six-bell striking competition 2017
The Annual Guild Six-bell Striking Competition was held at Newdigate on Saturday 11th March on a warm, spring day. Five bands entered and the judges were Jeremy and Sheila Cheesman. The test piece was 180 changes of Doubles or Minor,…
Holy Week Training Plus – 2017
Hi All, This year we have 3 courses running, the first is practical so is being run the week before Holy Week:- Wednesday 5 April – Stoke-Next-Guildford GU1 1HB – 7.45 – 9.15 pm Advanced Bell Handling for Method Ringing…
Annual General Meeting of Guild on 11th March 2017
THE 89th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING will be held on SATURDAY 11th MARCH 2017 at 6.00 pm in St Martin’s Christian Centre, Dorking Click the following to download the agenda: AGM17 agenda The afternoon arrangements are as follows: 2.00 pm Guild…
Farnham District ADM 28 Jan 2017- change of host
Please note the arrangments for the Farnham District ADM which will held be at St Anne’s, Bagshot on 28 January. Ringing 3.30pm, service 4.30pm, tea, 5pm, meeting 5.30pm followed by ringing. on behalf of Helen Prescott
GDGYR Practices 2017
Hi everyone, and Happy New Year First of all, the first YR practice for the year will be at Albury on the 14th January at 16:30pm. Postcode for Albury is GU15 9AJ. I have pencilled in the following dates for…