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Firsts Fortnight and Peal & Quarter Peal Festival
Last 5 firsts entered: (all)Branch / Tower | Name | Date | First | |
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Stroud Stroud | Lewis Rooke | 06/10/24 | First time to call call-changes during Sunday morning ringing | |
Stroud Stroud | Lisa Pacey | 08/10/24 | First Plain Bob Triples | |
Stroud Stroud | Julie Woods | 08/10/24 | First time plain hunting on 7 | |
Stroud | Jackie Rooke | 08/10/24 | First time ringing the 7 at Stroud | |
Stroud Stroud | Julie Woods | 01/10/24 | First time ringing the 7, then 8, then 9 at Stroud |
Last performances on BellBoard for Peal & Quarter Peal Festival: (all)
13 Oct 2024 | Frenchay (St John the Baptist) | 1260 Doubles (3m) | |||
9 Oct 2024 | Cheltenham, Warden Hill (St Christopher) | 1260 Grandsire Doubles | |||
9 Oct 2024 | Cirencester (St John the Baptist) | 1276 Plain Bob Cinques | |||
8 Oct 2024 | Cassington (St Peter) | 1320 Rhyl Surprise Minor | |||
7 Oct 2024 | Cheltenham (The Bicycle Ring) | 1260 Single Toton Bob Minor | |||
7 Oct 2024 | Chipping Campden (St James) | 1260 Plain Bob Triples | |||
4 Oct 2024 | Huntley (St John the Baptist) | 1260 Doubles (2m) |
News
- October 1st 2024 The G&B Firsts Fortnight and Peal & Quarter Peal Festival runs for the entire month of October. If you have any Firsts contact your Branch Officer and see them here.
Peal and Quarter Peal performances should be submitted to Bellboard and linked to the G&B Peal & Quarter Peal Festival Bellboard event. - July 10th 2024 The G&B Youth Team took part in the 8 bell method category of the Ringing World National Youth Contest 2024. This took place at St Olave, Hart Street, London on Saturday 6 July. This year there were 36 teams competing in 4 categories; of which the 8 bell method was considered the most challenging. The team rang well but were up against some stiff competition and were placed 3rd equal. The members were as follows:
- Daisy Judson - Stroud Branch
- Megan Dawson Philips - Chippenham Branch
- Rupert Knight - Chippenham Branch
- William Roberts - Stroud Branch
- Alfie Stick - Gloucester Branch
- Toby Hicks (Conductor) - Cirencester Branch
- Andrew Woods - Cirencester Branch
- Will Hunter - Bristol Rural Branch
- April 27th 2024 The unapproved minutes of the recent Association AGM are availablehere
- April 13th 2024 The results of the striking competitions for the Penn (eight bell) and Croome (six bell) trophies, held today at Bisley and Minchinhampton respectively are now available on this site.
- March 2nd 2024 The 2024 Achievement of the Year competition has been won by Cheltenham Branch who received the Bliss Trophy. Runner up was Pebworth tower in the North Cotswold branch who received the Littledean and Purton Trophy. All of the entries are available to view here.
- March 2nd 2024 The 2023 Annual Report and Accounts has been published today; including the Tower Directory and Officers Lists 2024. Printed copies will be distributed via the Branch Officers to the towers. The electronic abridged Report will be released in due course.
- October 5th 2023 The Association's Insurance Policy document has been updated following renewal of the insurance. This protects ringers when engaged upon Association business; see here for more details.
- October 4th 2023 Pebworth in North Cotswold branch has a new website. As well as details of the band and ringing times it also includes various ringing resources: learning methods, listening & striking and a decoder of ringing jargon.
- March 18th 2022 The printable tower certificate, showing ringing times and a contact phone number, has been updated to add the What3Words destination and access information in addition to the postcode. Branches can download the certificate - in pdf - for printing out and displaying in the tower. It can be generated here although you will need a login.
- February 26th 2021 It's now possible to make a Gift Aid declaration acceptable to HMRC via email. Go to this dedicated page and follow the instructions. The page also includes a link to the paper form of the declaration if preferred.
- May 12th 2018 The Association has a Data Protection Policy in compliance with the forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In association with the policy there is also a Privacy Notice for the Association and its website.
Forthcoming Events
You are advised to check any events, either at the branch website or with the branch secretary, before travelling.
Oct 16 : Chippenham branch, Corsham7:30pm Practice
Oct 18 : Gloucester branch, Maisemore
7:30pm Minor and Beyond
Oct 19 : Forest branch, Cirencester
Outing
Oct 19 : Gloucester branch, Elmore
3:00pm Striking Competition
Oct 20 : Tewkesbury branch, Tewkesbury
2:00pm Training Afternoon
Oct 25 : Forest branch, Littledean
7:30pm Minor Practice
Oct 26 : Leckhampton
7:00pm Youth Team Practice
Nov 2 : Stroud branch, Stroud
5:00pm Service, Tea, AGM and Ringing
Nov 2 : Gloucester branch, St Mary de Crypt
7:00pm Practice
Nov 3 : Forest branch, Mitcheldean
7:00pm Surprise Major Practice
Nov 6 : Chippenham branch, Chippenham St Andrew
7:30pm Surprise Major Practice
Nov 9 : Stroud branch, Horsley
10:00am Advanced Major Practice
Nov 9 : Gloucester branch, Longney
3:00pm AGM
Nov 15 : Gloucester branch, Maisemore
7:30pm Minor and Beyond