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
- 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.
- May 8th 2018 The next practice for potential young ringers in the G & B Youth Team is on Saturday 26 May. The start time is as usual: meet at 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start. The practice is hosted by Barnwood in the Gloucester Branch and will finish at 9pm.
- May 5th 2018 The practice in Bristol Rural Branch on 19 May scheduled to take place at Warmley will now take place at BITTON instead. Ringing begins at the usual time of 7pm.
- May 2nd 2018 The latest edition of Strike Note, the Chippenham Branch newsletter
has been updated to reflect a change of date for the Branch Practice at Great Somerford. Instead of 12 May this will now take
place on 19 May. This issue also contains reports on the skittles evening and training morning and a preview of the Ring and
Ramble on Monday 7 May as well as the usual reports and peal / quarter peal lists.
- April 17th 2018 The unapproved minutes of the recent Association AGM are availablehere
- April 14th 2018 The results of the striking competitions for the Penn (eight bell) and Croome (six bell) trophies are now available on this site.
- February 25th 2018 Voting for the Tower of the Year took place at the Branch Officers' Meeting on 24 February. The winner of the competition for 2018 was Alvington in the Forest Branch. Runners up were Stone in the Wotton under Edge Branch. They collected their awards at the Association AGM on 14 April at Cricklade.
- February 24th 2018 The Association Annual Report 2017 and Handbook for 2018 has been published. Copies have been distributed to the branches via their officials.
- February 18th 2018 The latest edition of Swindon Branch's quarterly newsletter
Belfry View is now on this site. It includes reports on the Branch's Christmas Outing, its AGM and about an invasion of Lilliputters!
- December 11th 2017 The latest edition of Stroud Branch Newsletter is now on this site.
There are reports on the branch quiz, branch ringers of the year, outings, the striking competition as well as quarter peal lists.
- November 17th 2017 The latest edition of Cirencester Branch News is now on the branch's website.
There are congratulations, engagements and reports on THE AGM, YPSC and outings galore.
Forthcoming Events
You are advised to check any events, either at the branch website or with the branch secretary, before travelling.
May 26 : Cheltenham branch, Winchcombe10:00am Steve Coleman Course
May 26 : Barnwood
7:15pm RWNYC Team Practice
May 26 : Swindon branch, Lydiard Millicent
7:30pm Elementary Practice
May 30 : Forest branch, Newent
7:00pm Triples Practice
Jun 1 : Gloucester branch, Barnwood
7:30pm Surprise Major Practice
Jun 2 : Bristol Rural branch, tba
Training Day
Jun 2 : Wotton branch, Horton
4:00pm Ringing
Jun 3 : Stroud branch, Gloucester Cathedral
1:20pm Evensong Ringing
Jun 4 : Cirencester branch, Ampney Crucis
7:00pm Striking Competition and Social
Jun 4 : Forest branch, Corse
7:30pm Practice
Jun 6 : Chippenham branch, Chippenham, St Andrew
7:30pm Surprise Major Practice
Jun 6 : Stroud branch, Horsley
7:30pm 8 Bell Practice
Jun 6 : Bristol branch, Henbury
7:30pm 8 bell practice
Jun 9 : Stroud branch, Cranham
9:30am Practice: note time
Jun 9 : Cheltenham branch, Stanton
4:30pm Striking Competition
Jun 9 : Gloucester branch, Stroud
5:00pm 10 Bell Practice
Jun 14 : Wotton branch, Cromhall
2:00pm Surprise Minor Practice
Jun 15 : Wotton branch, Chipping Sodbury
7:15pm Joint 8 bell Practice
Jun 16 : Forest branch, Huntley & Minsterworth
3:00pm Striking Competition
Jun 16 : Swindon branch, tba
3:00pm Striking Competition and Pudding Competition
Jun 16 : Stroud branch, Kemble
4:30pm Competition for Tom Price Memorial
Jun 21 : Forest branch, Lydney
7:30pm 10 bell Practice
Jun 23 : Chippenham branch, tba
4:00pm Striking Competition
Jun 23 : Bristol Rural branch, Abson
7:00pm Practice & BBQ
Jun 23 : Cirencester branch, Winstone
7:30pm Ringing Up and Down
Jun 24 : Swindon branch, Wanborough
7:30pm Surprise Major Practice
