Reading Branch

We are off to vex the good people of St Paul’s, Wokingham

Saturday, 9^th November 2024 at 18:30 at Wallingford Sports and Social Club (OX10 9RB)

£16.00 per head 

Please see the attachment below for more details

ONB 2024 skittles evening poster

Looking for something to do after the Steeple Aston Course?  Come and join the Loddon Reach Ringers for a Murder Mystery Dinner in aid of the Swallowfield tower funds.

https://www.swallowfield-bellringers.co.uk/

If interested in making up a team with other Reading Ringers please contact Peter, email: steward-1@odg.org.uk

Central Council of Church Bell Ringers
Ringing 2030 Open Meeting

Sunday 1^st September 2024 at 8pm, by Zoom

Come and have your say on the future of the Central Council finances.  The meeting will feature short presentations on Ringing 2030 and the financial proposals.  It will then be opened to all participants to give their views on these proposals.
The meeting is open all, not just CCCBR representatives.
To reserve your place (and join the conversation) send an email to:
consultation@cccbr.org.uk
Please include Open Meeting in the title of your email, and also please include your name and location.

 

Apologies for the late entry about the Michaelmas Course as the closing date for applications is only next week.

Based in EBSB and nearby branches

 Saturday 28^th September, 2024

10.00 – 18.00

 Cost £20

 This course is designed to provide opportunities for students to learn and practise more advanced methods than those offered on the Radley and Steeple Aston courses.

The day will start with a tutorial at the first tower followed by a practical session and further ringing, usually at two other nearby towers.

Depending on demand, groups will be formed to cover the following options:

• Stedman Triples (entry level Stedman Doubles/Grandsire Triples)
• Surprise Minor (entry level Treble Bob Minor)
• Basic Surprise Major – to include Cambridge and Yorkshire (entry level Cambridge Minor/Treble Bob Major)
• Advanced Surprise/Delight Major – selected methods from the ‘core seven Pickled Egg’ and ‘Standard Eight’ (entry level Cambridge/Yorkshire Major)

Further details and application forms are available from the secretary of the L & D Workgroup:

Robert Newton, 11, Plowden Park, Aston Rowant, Watlington, Oxon OX49 5SX

Tel. 01844 352926                       edsecretary@odg.org.uk

Closing date for applications: 28^th August 2024

One Day Ringing Course, Steeple Aston, Oxon
Saturday 26th October 2024

Are you learning plain bob doubles or grandsire doubles, want some more practice, or want to move on to triples or major?
The Steeple Aston course is the ringing course for you!

Application forms are on the Guild website or available from your branch secretary. Please submit your completed application form to Jo Druce (joannedruce2@gmail.com) by the closing date of 31 August 2024. Cost £30 which includes tower donations and two course evening meal.

We are having the Charmborough Mobile Bell Tower at the Cholsey Show on  Saturday 10th August.  Bells should be available from 12 noon –approx 5pm.  We would be pleased if some of the Branch Members would come and  have a ring(maybe a quarter peal as we had last time).  I have enough volunteers for setting up etc.  We are very excited and hope that some of you will join us.  Entry to the show is FREE!

From Jenny.  email:- cholsey@onb.odg.org.uk

Just to confirm that the Mid-week practice on the 24th will go ahead at Caversham from 11am with a pub lunch after.

Many thanks to Jenny Page and helpers for the Plain Hunt course at Padworth last week.

Reading will be welcoming seven other 12 bell teams to St Laurence on 23rd March  for an elimination round.

National 12-bell Striking Contest

If you could help with stewarding/ just helping out, please contact Steve Rossiter