| December 2007 Association Newsletter now available online (23 Dec 2007) | |||||||||||
| The December 2007 Association Newsletter is now available to download by clicking here. (PDF download). | |||||||||||
| Bryan Morrissey | |||||||||||
| Practice Night Changes: High Easter & Great Waltham (19 Dec 2007) | |||||||||||
| High Easter now practice on a Tuesday at 7.30pm.
Great Waltham now practice on the 4th Monday of the month - phone to check. (Not December). |
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| Jo Elliott | |||||||||||
| Ringing Centres Seminar - Coggeshall, 26 January 2008 (19 Dec 2007) | |||||||||||
| Is your tower interested in setting up a ringing centre? Do you want to find out more about this? If so, you are invited to attend a seminar at the Coggeshall Ringing Centre on 26th January between 2pm and 5pm (there will be a charge of £5, payable on the day, to cover expenses).
The seminar will be led by a member of the Central Council's Ringing Centres Committee. To book a place, or for further information, please contact Gail Cater at 5 Jubilee Croft, Long Preston, Skipton, BD23 4QZ, or . The newly revised draft definition of a ringing centre will be under discussion along with discussion on setting up conventional and not so conventional centres. This will include management, finance, needs assessment, teaching equipment and ongoing support. |
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| Mary Bone | |||||||||||
| Royal Anglian Regiment Fundraiser Open Day - New Year's Day (19 Dec 2007) | |||||||||||
| An Open Day has been organised for New Year's Day in the Guildford area with the purpose of raising funds to support familiies to raise funds in order to support members of families of those who have been injured or killed and to raise money for a permanent memorial to those who have lost their lives whilst serving in the Regiment.
There are 28 towers open during the day, including a couple of rarer towers, so it will be well worth the trip! Click here for details of towers available during the day. (External link). |
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| Mary Bone | |||||||||||
| Rt Revd James Roxburgh (19 Dec 2007) | |||||||||||
| We regret to report the death of the Rt Revd James Roxburgh, former Bishop of Barking and Vice-President of the Association. | |||||||||||
| Mary Bone | |||||||||||
| Nominations for Association Officers (15 Dec 2007) | |||||||||||
| At the 2008 Annual General Meeting, on Monday 05 May, Association members will elect a new Master and Secretary, as well as the Property Trustees and Independent Examiners. Nominations have to be received before 1 February, so please use this form (PDF download) to propose candidate(s) for these positions.
It is important the nominations are received for these positions. If you have any questions about what the roles entail, please contact either or . Nominations may of course be made at any of the Annual District Meetings in January 2008. |
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| Mary Bone | |||||||||||
| Bet Mitchell (08 Dec 2007) | |||||||||||
| We regret to announce the sad death of Bet Mitchell, wife of Dennis Mitchell, on Friday 30 November 2007. Bet was an Essex Association member and ringer at Leytonstone for approximately 30 years.
The funeral will be held on 10 December 2007 at St John's Leytonstone at 11.00am. |
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| Sue Ashdown | |||||||||||
| Southern District December newsletter (06 Dec 2007) | |||||||||||
| The Southern District December newsletter is now available to download here. (PDF download). | |||||||||||
| Beth Johnson | |||||||||||
| Association Membership & Insurance Cover (14 Nov 2007) | |||||||||||
| Please follow this link to the Membership/Insurance page page to read the details of the new public liability insurance recently purchased for the Association. | |||||||||||
| Andrew Brewster | |||||||||||
| David Simms (30 Oct 2007) | |||||||||||
| The South East District is sorry to report that David Simms of Writtle passed away at the weekend. The funeral is on Friday 9 November at 10.30am at All Saints, Writtle. | |||||||||||
| Jo Elliott | |||||||||||
| Romford Bell appeal website (12 Oct 2007) | |||||||||||
| The St Edward's website has been revamped and now includes a page about the bell restoration appeal and has some good photographs of the bells out of the tower. | |||||||||||
| Mary Bone | |||||||||||
| SE District Surprise Practice change of venue - 19 Sep 2007 | |||||||||||
| Please note that the SE District Surprise Practice of Friday, 28th September (only) will be held at Little Baddow, starting at 7:45pm. Special Methods: Bourne Surprise Minor and Bristol Surprise Major. | |||||||||||
| If you know of anyone intending to go to the practice, would you please let them know of this one-time change of venue. Please park in the Church Car Park in Little Baddow Hall Fruit Farm opposite the church. | |||||||||||
| Jo Elliott | |||||||||||
| Cyril Southgate - 19 Sep 2007 | |||||||||||
| The South East District is sorry to report the death of Cyril Southgate, former Tower Captain of Goldhanger, on 18th September 2007. | |||||||||||
| Jo Elliott | |||||||||||
| South West District October meeting - change of venue - 16 Sep 2007 | |||||||||||
| The venue for the South West District meeting on 20 October has been changed from Chigwell Row to Woodford. Please note this change in your diaries if you were planning to attend. Starting at 6.00pm - ringing with a short meeting. | |||||||||||
| Sue Ashdown | |||||||||||
| North West District newsletters archive - 16 Sep 2007 | |||||||||||
| Liz Griffith-Jones, NW District Secretary has kindly provided me with copies of the NW District's newsletters from the past few years and these are now available to download (in PDF format) from the NW District's page. | |||||||||||
| Martin Jones | |||||||||||
| 2007 Essex Trophy Competition - 09 Sep 2007 | |||||||||||
| The 2007 Essex Trophy competition was held yesterday, Saturday 08 September, hosted at Bletchingley by the Surrey Association. The method was Stedman Caters (set touch of 346). | |||||||||||
| The results were as follows: | |||||||||||
| Placed | Faults | Peal Speed | Band / Ringing Order | ||||||||
| 1st | 56 | 3h09 | Sussex County Association / 5th | ||||||||
| 2nd | 71 | 3h16 | Guildford Diocesan Guild / 4th | ||||||||
| 3rd | 86 | 3h16 | Surrey Association / 1st | ||||||||
| 4th | 96 | 3h01 | Essex Association / 2nd | ||||||||
| 5th | 106 | 3h12 | Middlesex County Association / 6th | ||||||||
| 6th | 136 | 3h14 | Kent County Association / 3rd | ||||||||
| Many thanks to the Surrey Association, Quentin Armitage (judge), and the Whyte Harte. Next year's competition will be hosted by the Sussex County Association on 13 September 2008. | |||||||||||
| Mary Bone | |||||||||||
| North West District October meeting - change of venue - 07 Sep 2007 | |||||||||||
| The venue for the October North West District meeting on 27 October has been changed from Fyfield to Nazeing. Please note this change in your diaries if you were planning to attend. | |||||||||||
| Liz Griffith-Jones | |||||||||||
| District newsletters | |||||||||||
| The following Districts have recently published their August newsletters: North West, Southern. | |||||||||||
| 2007 Annual Dinner update - 01 Sep 2007 | |||||||||||
| Further details, including the evening's menu options can be found here (PDF download). TIckets must be booked and menu choices received no later than 25 September. | |||||||||||
| Mary Bone | |||||||||||
| 2007 Association Training Day - 20 Aug 2007 | |||||||||||
| This year's Training Day will take place on Saturday 24 November and will be based at Leyton in the SW District. The following groups will be offered: Plain Hunt Doubles and Minor, Plain Bob Doubles and Minor, Grandsire Doubles and Triples and Cambridge Surprise Minor. | |||||||||||
| Send an SAE for an application form, by 03 November to: Vicki Chapman, EACR Education Officer, 20 Mews Court, Chelmsford, CM2 9PF. Places are limited - first come, first served! Application forms are available to download from the Training Page. | |||||||||||
| We need helpers too! Please call me on 01245 358040 or reach me by . A poster is also available by clicking here. | |||||||||||
| Vicki Chapman | |||||||||||
| SE District Calendar update - 19 Aug 2007 | |||||||||||
| An updated version of the SE District calendar for the remainder of the year is now available to download from the District's page. | |||||||||||
| Jo Elliott | |||||||||||
| Lily Monk - 20 July 2007 | |||||||||||
| The South-East District regrets to announce the death of Lily Monk, long-time ringer at Great Waltham. Lily, who has died in her 99th year, always rang the 2nd bell. | |||||||||||
| Jo Elliott | |||||||||||
| Association 8-Bell Striking Competition Resuts - 07 July 2007 | |||||||||||
| The Association Eight-bell Striking Competition was held at South Weald today, 07 July 2007. The results were as follows: | |||||||||||
| Placed | Faults | Peal Speed | Band / Ringing Order | ||||||||
| 1st | 45 | 2h53 | Southern / 6th | ||||||||
| 2nd | 64 | 2h51 | South-Eastern / 2nd | ||||||||
| 3rd | 80 | 2h57 | South-Western / 1st | ||||||||
| 4th | 91 | 3h05 | North-Eastern / 3rd | ||||||||
| 5th | 106 | 3h00 | Northern / 5th | ||||||||
| 6th | 107 | 3h11 | North-Western / 4th | ||||||||
| Fred Bone | |||||||||||
| Association 6-Bell Striking Competition Resuts - 07 July 2007 | |||||||||||
| The Association Six-bell Striking Competition was held at Orsett today, 07 July 2007. The results were as follows: | |||||||||||
| Placed | Faults | Peal Speed | Method Rung | Band/Ringing Order | |||||||
| 1st | 25 | 2h40 | PB Minor | Chelmsford Cathedral / 5th | |||||||
| 2nd | 45 | 3h01 | PB Doubles | Kirby-le-Soken / 10th | |||||||
| 3rd | 52 | 2h56 | PB Doubles | Prittlewell / 8th | |||||||
| 4th | 53 | 2h51 | PB Doubles | Dagenham / 9th | |||||||
| =5th | 54 | 2h51 | PB Minor | Coggeshall & Rayne / 3rd | |||||||
| =5th | 54 | 3h03 | GS Doubles | Sawbridgeworth / 11th | |||||||
| 7th | 60 | 2h46 | GS Doubles | Writtle / 7th | |||||||
| 8th | 71 | 2h42 | PB Minor | West Ham / 12th | |||||||
| 9th | 83 | 2h51 | GS Doubles | Bocking / 1st | |||||||
| 10th | 127 | 3h00 | GS Doubles | Colchester St Peter / 2nd | |||||||
| 11th | 146 | 2h58 | PB Minor | Saffron Walden / 4th | |||||||
| 12th | did not complete | GS Doubles | Downham / 6th | ||||||||
| Fred Bone | |||||||||||
| Scouting Centenary Jamboree - 06 July 2007 | |||||||||||
With regret, we have had to withdraw from involvement with the Scouting Centenary Jamboree at Hylands Park. At a late stage in the planning negotiations the organisers insisted on making a charge for attendance, and this would have come to far more than we can justify spending. |
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| The intention was to have an exhibition stand, a mini-ring, hand bell lapping and handbell demonstrations, which between them would have required about 20 people for each day we attended. The organisers wanted to charge each volunteer £10. Many thanks to all who have put in so much hard work for no result, especially Libby Laurence and Wendy Godden. | |||||||||||
| The Scouting Centenary is still an opportunity for favourable local publicity for ringing and recruitment. We would encourage all towers to arrange some special ringing to mark the centenary, if possible on Wednesday 1 August, and to invite their local scout groups to visit and experience some ringing. | |||||||||||
| Fred Bone | |||||||||||
| Kirby le Soken - 04 July 2007 | |||||||||||
| Please note that ringing is temporarily suspended with immediate effect, due to underpinning work on the church. Tuesday practice will transfer to Great Holland (7.30-9.00pm) from Tuesday 10 July, until further notice. | |||||||||||
| There will be Sunday Service ringing at Great Holland at 10.30am. | |||||||||||
| Anne Turner | |||||||||||
| Ridgman Trophy 2007 - 21 June 2007 | |||||||||||
| This year's competition was held at Rothwell, Northamptonshire and was hosted by the Peterborough Diocesan Guild. There were ten teams entered so it was rather a long day as were drawn to ring first. The set test piece was 197 Stedman Caters and was judged by Sue and Derek Jones from Peterborough. The results are given below: | |||||||||||
| Placed | Faults | Band/Ringing Order | |||||||||
| 1st | 6 | Bedfordshire Association / 6th | |||||||||
| 2nd | 9 | Hertford County Association / 10th | |||||||||
| 3rd | 11 | Suffolk Diocesan Guild l / 9th | |||||||||
| 4th | 16.5 | Essex Association / 1st | |||||||||
| 5th | 22 | Lincoln Diocesan Guild / 8th | |||||||||
| 6th | 32.5 | Cambridge University Guild / 2nd | |||||||||
| 7th | 34 | Peterborough Diocesan Guild / 4th | |||||||||
| 8th | 41 | Ely Diocesan Association / 7th | |||||||||
| 9th | 81 | Norwich Diocesan Association / 5th | |||||||||
| 10th | DNF | Leicester Diocesan Guild / 3rd | |||||||||
| Thanks to the band that made the long journey (Vicki Chapman, Gill Sparling, Fred Bone, Christina Brewster, John Armstrong, David Sparling, Colin Chapman, Steve Nash, Brian Meads and Jim Towler) and to Colin Chapman for conducting. | |||||||||||
| Steve Nash | |||||||||||
| Romford - 06 June 2007 | |||||||||||
| The bells have been removed from the tower as restoration work commences. Work is not expected to be complete until October or November. | |||||||||||
| Mary Bone | |||||||||||
| Foxearth - 31 May 2007 | |||||||||||
| Due to building works, the bells at Foxearth are temporarily unringable. | |||||||||||
| Peter Smith | |||||||||||
| Brian Murray - 26 May 2007 | |||||||||||
| The SE District is sad to report the death of Brian Murray, father of Yvonne Towler of Inworth. Brian, a long-standing Friend of the Essex Association, died on 6th May 2007. | |||||||||||
| Jo Elliott | |||||||||||
| Brentwood - Sponsored Teddy Bear Parachute event - 17 May 2007 | |||||||||||
| As part of the fundraising for the restoration of the bells at St Thomas, Brentwood, a sponsored teddy bear parachute event has been organised for Saturday 09 June. An event poster can be downloaded here (PDF download). Contact for further information. | |||||||||||
| Chris Bailey | |||||||||||
| Stansted tower update - 17 May 2007 | |||||||||||
| Repairs have now been completed to the tower door of Stansted church following the recent break-in so the weekly Wednesday practices and the monthly second Friday district practices can recommence. | |||||||||||
| Liz Griffith-Jones, NW District Secretary | |||||||||||
| 2007 8 Bell Striking Competition - 16 May 2007 | |||||||||||
| The test piece for the 2007 8 Bell Striking Competition is a set touch of 240 changes of Forward Major. A PDF version of the test piece can be downloaded here. | |||||||||||
| Steve Nash | |||||||||||
| Gillian Warren - 14 May 2007 | |||||||||||
| The SW District is sad to report the death of Gillian Warren of Wanstead. | |||||||||||
| Sandra Lee | |||||||||||
| Birth Announcement - 09 May 2007 | |||||||||||
| Alison, Amy and I are delighted to announce the safe arrival of Isabelle May Nash at 10:54 on Wednesday 09 May 2007, weighing in at 6lb 8oz. (Photo here!) | |||||||||||
| Steve Nash | |||||||||||
| Association Quiz Winner - 08 May 2007 | |||||||||||
| The winner of the £50 Quiz Prize is Mary Dunbavin of Thurston, Bury St Edmunds. The answers to the quiz can be found here. (PDF download) | |||||||||||
| Roy Threadgold | |||||||||||
| New Association Announcement email list - 07 May 2007 | |||||||||||
| A new Association email list has been created for the sharing of Association announcements and the like. | |||||||||||
| Anyone is welcome to join it, but only Association officers (including District officers) will be able to post messages. We hope this will make it more acceptable to members than a "chat" list. | |||||||||||
| To join the list, send a blank e-mail by clicking and then reply to the "please confirm" message you'll get by return. | |||||||||||
| Please pass this information on. We would like to get at least one person at each tower signed up. | |||||||||||
| Fred Bone | |||||||||||
| Change to Coggeshall Practice Night - 07 May 2007 | |||||||||||
| With effect from next week (16 May), Coggeshall will change its practice night to a Wednesday. | |||||||||||
| Janet Edwards | |||||||||||
| NW District Practice (Friday 11 May 2007) - 05 May 2007 | |||||||||||
| A recent break-in at Stansted church has meant that the tower is not available for ringing until various repairs are undertaken by the Churches Conservation Trust. We have therefore had to rearrange our regular 2nd Friday district practice. It will now take place at Great Dunmow church at the usual time of 7.45 - 9.00pm on Friday 11th May. | |||||||||||
| This is an 8-bell practice for anyone wanting to improve their ringing and all are very welcome. If anyone has any queries please contact me on 01279 850351. | |||||||||||
| Liz Griffith-Jones, NW District Secretary | |||||||||||
| Alfred (Alf) J. House - 11 April 2007 | |||||||||||
| We regret to report that Alfred J. House, formerly of Rayleigh, died yesterday (10 April) aged 94. He was a Life Member and an unattached member in the Southern District. After retiring he first moved to Norfolk and then for the last 15 or so years lived in Chard. | |||||||||||
| The funeral was held on Monday 23 April 2007 at 12.00 noon at Yeovil Crematorium (Bunford Lane, Yeovil, BA20 2EJ) and after at the Red Lion Inn, Rimpton Road, Marston Magna,Yeovil. Donations may be made to: The Keltek Trust c/o Wakely Bros Ltd, 33 Sparrow Road, Yeovil, BA21 4BT. | |||||||||||
| Mary Bone | |||||||||||
| 2007 Annual Dinner - 09 April 2007 | |||||||||||
| Bookings are now being taken for the 2007 Annual Dinner. You may download a booking for here. | |||||||||||
| Mary Bone | |||||||||||
| NE District site now available again - 09 April 2007 | |||||||||||
| After a period of difficulty with its webspace provider, the North East District website is now live again and can be found here. | |||||||||||
| A number of updates will be made over the next few weeks to bring the content up to date. | |||||||||||
| Martin Jones | |||||||||||
| Annual Service & Annual District Meeting - 28 March 2007 | |||||||||||
| The details of the 2007 Annual General Meeting on Monday 07 May are as follows: | |||||||||||
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| Coffee will be served before the Service by the Cathedral ringers as one of their fundraising activities for the Cathedral bell restoration appeal. (The Agenda is available here. The Minutes of last year’s AGM, the Rules and Standing Orders are printed in the 2006 Report). Afternoon ringing is in the North-East District. The first tower is Ardleigh and tea will be at Kirby-le-Soken. The tour ends at Great Bentley. | |||||||||||
| Full ringing tour details and tea tickets (£3.00 in advance) are available from the Association Secretary - please enclose your cheque (payable to EACR) and a stamped addressed envelope. Tea tickets will also be available on the day at Kirby (£3.50). | |||||||||||
| Mary Bone | |||||||||||
| NW District Practice - change of date - 11 March 2007 | |||||||||||
| The date of the next NW District 10/12 bell practice has changed from May 19th to June 16th, starting at 6.30pm and finishing at 8.30pm. | |||||||||||
| Liz Griffith-Jones | |||||||||||
| Harwich ringers mark the 100th Anniversary of the loss of the S.S. Berlin - 03 March 2007 | |||||||||||
| 100 years ago this weekend, a fully muffled peal was rung at Harwich to mark the sinking of the S.S. Berlin off the Hook of Holland. 47 crew members and 80 passengers were lost when the G.E.R. ship broke in half and sank. | |||||||||||
| As the Harwich bells are not in a condition suitable for peal ringing, the tenor bell, fully muffled, was tolled 127 times this afternoon by a member of the local band, Vince Lungley. | |||||||||||
| Martin Jones | |||||||||||
| Association Quiz - 01 February 2007 | |||||||||||
| Identify the Essex towers from cryptic clues. £50 prize for winner! Question sheets £1.00 each from District Deputy Masters, or by post from Roy Threadgold, Plumley, Braintree Road, Wethersfield, Braintree, CM7 4AQ (please enclose payment and s.a.e.). Closing Date 30th April 2007. All proceeds to the Bell Restoration Fund. | |||||||||||
| Roy Threadgold | |||||||||||
| Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the recasting of Bow Bells - 10 January 2007 | |||||||||||
| In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the re-casting of Bow Bells, a Festal Eucharist will take place at 6.05 pm on Thursday 1st February, followed by a party in the crypt. The Mass setting is the "Bow Bells Mass", and will be sung by the London Ringers' Choir under St Mary le Bow's Director of Music, Alan Wilson. The organist is Mark Jones. Following the Eucharist, a reception with buffet supper will be held in the Crypt, at which Alan Hughes will speak about the present ring, and Mark Regan's contribution over 20 years as Steeplekeeper will be recognised. The reception will cost £10 a head: please ask those interested in attending to get in touch with me well beforehand so that I can give numbers to the caterers - and by all means refer them to me with any other queries. | |||||||||||
| David Baverstock, Rector's Assistant, St. Mary le Bow Church | |||||||||||
| North East District 2007 ADM - 04 January | |||||||||||
| Details of the 2007 North East District Annual District Meeting on 13 January have been confirmed as follows: | |||||||||||
| 3.30pm - ringing at Wormingford St Andrew, followed by service at 4.30pm. Tea and meeting after service. | |||||||||||
| Evening ringing at Bures St Mary until 8.30pm | |||||||||||
| Names for tea to Pam Jackson on 01787 227231 by Wednesday 10th January please. | |||||||||||
| Gill Sparling | |||||||||||
