We are an association of change ringers covering the Church of England's Bristol and Gloucester Dioceses. These cover the counties of Gloucestershire and north Wiltshire, together with the city of Bristol. A diverse area ranging from Swindon in the south east to the border of Wales in the west and the outskirts of Stratford upon Avon in the north.
Here you can find details of the Association, its organisation and all our towers; ringable or not. Contact details if available are also provided. For those interested there is also an explanation of change ringing.
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News
- September 1st 2017 Registration is now available for the Autumn Training Day which takes place based in Wotton under Edge on 14 October. Courses on offer range from St Simon's Doubles to Simple Conducting. The closing date is 30 September. Online registration is available here. Alternatively full
course details
and an application form are available
to download and print.
- August 20th 2017 The Association's website has been updated to make navigation easier and to improve the appearance on smaller screens.
- July 14th 2017 The latest edition of Strike Note, the Chippenham Branch newsletter is now on the
branch's website. This issue contains reports on the Ring and Ramble and the Branch Striking Competition together with a
notice for the Branch Outing.
- July 14th 2017 The latest edition of the North Cotswold Branch Newsletter is now on the branch's website. This issue contains a crossword and reports on the committee meeting and skittles. There are also details of the branch's outing in July.
- July 10th 2016 The Ringing World National Youth Contest took place in Birmingham on Saturday 1 July. The G&B Team took part in one of the three qualifing sessions held at Harbourne. They were successful in the qualifiers and rang in the final at St Pauls in the Jewellery Quarter, coming a very creditable 5th despite being a very young band. They and the rest of the group made full use of the ringing opportunities available including the 16 at St Martins in the Bull Ring. A full report with pictures and some of the group's impressions of the day is here.
- May 22nd 2017 The latest edition of Swindon Branch's quarterly newsletter
Belfry View is now on this site. It includes details of the Branch's Striking Competition and Outing, as well as a strange visitor to Swindon St Mark.
- April 12th 2017 The unapproved minutes of the recent Association AGM are availablehere
- April 1st 2017 The results of the striking competitions for the Penn (eight bell) and Croome (six bell) trophies are now available on this site.
- March 19th 2017 The latest edition of Cirencester Branch News is now on the branch's website.
There are reports on the branch AGM and information about the upcoming Association AGM which is being hosted in the branch plus the branch quiz as well as the usual peal and quarter peal lists.
Forthcoming Events
You are advised to check any events, either at the branch website or with the branch secretary, before travelling.
Sep 23 : Wotton branch, TBA3:00pm Striking Competition
Sep 23 : Bristol Rural branch, Keynesham
7:00pm Practice
Sep 23 : Swindon branch, Stratton St Margaret
7:30pm Surprise Major Practice
Oct 2 : Forest branch, Westbury on Severn
7:30pm Practice
Oct 3 : Stroud branch, Stroud
7:30pm Practice
Oct 4 : Chippenham branch, Chippenham, St Andrew
7:30pm Surprise Major Practice
Oct 4 : Stroud branch, Horsley
7:30pm 8 Bell Practice
Oct 4 : Bristol branch, Henbury
7:30pm 8 bell practice
Oct 6 : Gloucester branch, Barnwood
7:30pm Surprise Major Practice
Oct 7 : Stroud branch, tba
Branch Outing
Oct 7 : Wotton branch, Chipping Sodbury
4:00pm Ringing
Oct 9 : Swindon branch, Wroughton
7:30pm Practice
Oct 10 : North Cotswold branch, Welford on Avon
7:30pm Practice
Oct 12 : Wotton branch, Cromhall
2:00pm Surprise Minor Practice
Oct 14 - Oct 22 :
Peal and Quarter Peal Festival
Oct 14 : Wotton-under-Edge
9:00am Autumn Training Day
Oct 16 : Cirencester branch, Ampney Crucis
7:30pm Practice
Oct 17 : Gloucester branch, Clevedon
Branch Walking Outing
Oct 19 : Forest branch, Lydney
7:30pm 10 bell Practice
Oct 20 : Chippenham branch, Tetbury
7:30pm Practice
Oct 20 : Wotton branch, Chipping Sodbury
7:30pm Joint 8 bell Practice
Oct 20 : Bristol branch, Cathedral
7:30pm Practice
Oct 21 : Bristol branch, TBA
3:00pm Striking Competition
Oct 21 : Forest branch, Newent
6:30pm Baked Potato Supper
