Entry ID: 6839
Name of Applicant:
Toby Hicks
Date of birth:
25/08/2010
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Home tower:
Fairford
County:
Gloucestershire
Consent given:
Parent/Guardian name:
Pebacca Hicks
Parent/Guardian email address:
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Application:
Over the last year, I have developed my leadership skills by supporting local practices, encouraging new ringers and helping to run ringing events such as training courses, scout events and open days. I have used my leadership skills by standing by people and helping them through a method or call changes, I have ran some practices at Fairford and Meysey Hampton when the tower captain was not there, I am currently teaching my uncle to ring, where he has just passed his level one of ART, I conducted for the G & B youth team in 2025 and, I have conducted many quarter peals which some of them I have organised for peoples first Quarter peals or there first in method's. If I were to win the award, I would put it towards the bells of Meysey Hampton, where me and the tower captain (My grandad) want to turn it into a teaching centre, so the money would go towards the decorating of the ringing chamber, any maintenance of the bells and sound control, which is very much needed.
Leadership evidence: Teaching new ringers, running practices, conducting youth teams, supporting events, organising first quarters for others—good demonstration of leadership for his age.
Use of funds: Supports turning a tower into a teaching centre—excellent community value.
✅ Solid leadership with a clear developmental aim.
Leadership: supporting practices, encouraging new ringers; working on running a number of events; run some practices
Dedication: keen and enthusiastic, involved in events and keen to be involved in the potential future teaching centre
Skills/experience: mention of Quarter peals
Funding: admirable wish to turn the bells chamber into a teaching centre – although it is not made clear that this would benefit him, I assume that he also would learn from the facility
Leadership, rather a brief outline of her skills, but shows leadership in helping others to take up ringing and improve their performance. He runs runs some practices and wider ringing activity in his area.
He would use the funds to improves tower facilities to enhance the quality for teaching purposes.