Training

The Guild is active in teaching people to learn how to ring and encouraging them to advance their ringing abilities. Apart from the Holy Week event, most training is done at District level.

To find out more about learning to ring and about the training we offer, please contact the Guild Training Officer (Mike Bale) or fill out the form at the bottom of the page. If demand is too great for one session we can always run another session later in the year. Feel free to view and download the PDFs listed below:

• Ringing with others
• Call Changes
• Introducing Plain Hunt
• Plain Bob Doubles
• Kent Treble Bob Minor

Courses that are available from the Guild are as follows:

Course	Description	Duration
Bell Handling for Beginners	Introduction to learning to ring for the first time.	Evening or half day
Bell Handling Surgery	Aimed at ringers who recognise their bell handling could improve, ideally accompanied by their Tower Captain.	Evening or half day
Raising & Lowering	Practice in how to raise and lower in peal, and how to lead raising and lowering.	Evening or half day
From Rounds to Call Changes	What are Call Changes and how to interpret the calls. Covering “Calling Up or Calling Down, the structure of the change.	Evening or half day
From Changes to Plain Hunt	Making the transition from rounds and call changes to Plain Hunt	Evening or half day
Learning Your First Method	You’ve learned to Plain Hunt – what next?	Evening or half day
Listening Skills	Exercises to encourage people to hear the difference between good and poor striking, and identify unevenness.	Evening or half day
Introduction to Bob Calling	Basic understanding of how to read and learn touches, where to make the calls and what to start looking out for	Evening or half day
From Bob Calling to Conducting	So you can put bobs in, what happens when others start going wrong.	Evening or half day
Tower Officers Guide	Running a practice, simple calling, progressing your band, organise ringers tea, organising and outing, working with the church.	Evening or half day
Plan & Run a Recruitment Day	How to plan and run a public recruitment session – within the church, general public, scouts/guides, D of E.	Evening or half day
Train the Trainer – Initial Bell Handling to Raising and Lowering	For Ringers wishing to trainer bell handling and control to complete beginners	3 sessions (evenings or half days)
Train the Trainer – Raising & Lowering	How to safely train people to raise and lower a bell.	Evening or half day
Kaleidoscope for Conductors	Training Conductors on how to call and gain best benefit from the Kaleidoscope approach, and when to use it.	Evening or half day
Kaleidoscope for Novices	An introduction to the Kaleidoscope approach.	Evening or half day
Belfry Maintenance	Routine and advanced belfry maintenance – from regular inspection to initiating major work.	Evening or half day

Training Booking Form

1. Your Name(required)
2. Email(valid email required)
3. Tower
4. Additional Comments
5. Bell Handling for Beginners
6. Bell Handling Surgery
7. Raising & Lowering
8. From Rounds to Call Changes
9. From Changes to Plain Hunt
10. Learning Your First Method
11. Listening Skills
12. Introduction to Bob Calling
13. From Bob Calling to Conducting
14. Tower Officers Guide
15. Plan & Run a Recruitment Day
16. Train the Trainer – Initial Bell Handling to Raising and Lowering
17. Train the Trainer – Raising & Lowering
18. Kaleidoscope for Conductors
19. Kaleidoscope for Novices
20. Belfry Maintenance