President’s Blog #15
There were a couple of salutary lessons this week on what the future may bring. St Margaret’s Westminster, home of a ring of 10, closed
There were a couple of salutary lessons this week on what the future may bring. St Margaret’s Westminster, home of a ring of 10, closed
Three months after most of us last rang tower bells there is a glimmer of hope. Bell ringing resumption, in a very limited way, is
The 123rd Annual meeting of the Central Council will be unlike any that has gone before. As with all other large gatherings and meetings we
Who would have thought that seven hours of virtual Council meetings could be enjoyable? Such was the variety of discussion and number of people involved
The 123rd Annual meeting of the Central Council will be unlike any that has gone before. As with all other large gatherings and meetings we
It seems almost incomprehensible that two weeks ago I was on my way to the ART Conference. We were saying then that if it had
Ringers are all dependent on the bells that they ring. Towers and bells in good condition will usually make it easier for ringers to develop
Background The Chairman of Westley Group, Tom Westley, has again kindly agreed to sponsor the Westley Award for Church Bell Maintenance. The first Westley Award
As mentioned in Chris Mews’ article in The Ringing World in September (page 904), Chris has prepared a new set of guidance on safeguarding; Full
Coming in this week’s edition of The Ringing World on Friday 13th September: + A new President for the Central Council – Simon Linford explains why