Ringing Roadshow
Ringing Roadshows have been held periodically since 2003. The aim has been to provide a showcase for ringing organisations and vendors and an opportunity for ringers to meet, to buy ringing related things, to have a go on a mini-ring or handbells, attend seminars and so on. Each Roadshow has been bigger and more ambitious than the previous one, and the patronage rose correspondingly to make this viable.
But growth cannot go on for ever, and after the 2008 Roadshow at Stoneleigh in 2008, it became clear that a revision of the format, and/or continued growth were necessary. The imminent celebrations of The Ringing World centenary provided a natural pause for thought, since it would have been wrong for a RoadShow to compete with this once in a lifetime event.
The CC Public Relations Committee currently has the task of exploring the future of national events for ringers, whether in the Roadshow format or some other format. As part of this task, the Committee intends to draw ideas from the ringing community about what it needs and what it will support.
At the 2008 Roadshow the following exhibits and activities were available: various Central Council Committees, The Ringing World, ringing societies, bellhangers and founders, bell accessory vendors, handbell ringing, mini-rings campaniles and simulators, ringing software, recordings, videos, artwork, music, clothing, jewellery, teaching aids and publications.
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