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
- April 23rd 2019 Further items have been uploaded to the website. Everyone having an obituary or simply recorded as having passed away in any Annual Report back to 1920 is now listed on the site. This includes the 'Toll of the Great War' list in the 1920 Report plus some additions as shown in the Central Council Roll of Honour.
- April 13th 2019 The unapproved minutes of the recent Association AGM are available
here
- April 7th 2019 The latest edition of Strike Note, is now available on the site.
This issue, a year in the making, includes reports on the Ring and Ramble, Branch Outing and Ringing Remembers as well as the usual reports and peal / quarter peal lists.
- April 6th 2019 The results of the striking competitions for the Penn (eight bell) and Croome (six bell) trophies are now available on this site.
- March 25th 2019 There are a number of
corrections to the Annual Report 2018 which was recently published. Chief amongst these is the omission of Terry J Jefferies of Winterbourne in the Bristol Rural branch from the list of Honorary Life Members. Terry was elected an HLM in 1995 and in addition has also completed 40 years membership of the G&B. We regret any distress this might have caused.
- March 2nd 2019 Voting for the Tower of the Year took place at the Branch Officers' Meeting on 2 March. The winner of the competition for 2019 was Almondsbury in the Bristol Rural Branch. Joint runners up were Barnsley in the Cirencester Branch and Tidenham in the Forest Branch. They collected their awards at the Association AGM on 6 April at Mitcheldean.
- March 2nd 2019 The Association Annual Report 2018 and Handbook for 2019 has been published. Copies have been distributed to the branches via their officers.
- January 31st 2019 The latest edition of Swindon Branch's quarterly newsletter Belfry View is now on this site. It includes amongst other things reports on the Christmas outing and the Ringing Remembers Armistice commemoration. There is also a bumper listing of peals, half peals and quarter peals.
- November 24th 2018 The latest edition of Wotton Branch's quarterly newsletter The Clangour is now on this site. This bumper edition includes amongst other things news from the towers, Sarah and Matthew Lorkin's wedding, the branch outing report and the usual peal and quarter peals.
Forthcoming Events
You are advised to check any events, either at the branch website or with the branch secretary, before travelling.
Apr 26 : Wotton branch, Chipping Sodbury7:30pm 8 bell Practice
Apr 27 : Bristol Rural branch, Alveston
7:00pm Practice
May 1 : Stroud branch, Horsley
7:30pm 8 Bell Practice
May 1 : Chippenham branch, Chippenham, St Andrew
7:30pm Surprise Major Practice
May 3 : Gloucester branch, Barnwood
7:30pm Surprise Major Practice
May 4 : Wotton branch, Stone
3:00pm Ringing
May 4 : Wotton branch, Upper Cam
5:00pm Service, Tea, Branch Meeting and Ringing
May 6 : Bristol Rural branch, Hereford
Mayday Outing
May 6 : Chippenham branch, tba
9:45am Ring and Ramble
May 9 : Wotton branch, Cromhall
2:00pm Surprise Minor Practice
May 11 : Chippenham branch, Long Newnton
2:30pm Practice and Business Meeting
May 11 : Stroud branch, Eastington
3:30pm Ringing, Service, Tea, Meeting and Ringing
May 11 : Gloucester branch, St Mary de Lode
5:00pm Practice
May 13 : Swindon branch, Minety
7:30pm Practice
May 15 : Cirencester branch, Northleach
7:30pm Quarterly Meeting
May 15 : Wotton branch, Berkeley
7:30pm 10 bell Practice
May 16 : Forest branch, Lydney
7:30pm 10 bell Practice
May 17 : Wotton branch, Chipping Sodbury
7:30pm 8 bell Practice
May 18 : Forest branch, Newnham on Severn
7:30pm Practice
