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Firsts Fortnight and Peal & Quarter Peal Festival
Last 5 firsts entered: (all)| Branch / Tower | Name | Date | First | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Littledean | David Gill | 22/10/18 | Rang a double handed course of Bob Minor on tower bells. | |
| Forest Littledean | Steve Coleman | 22/10/18 | Rang a double handed course of Bristol on tower bells. | |
| Forest Littledean | Sue Coleman | 22/10/18 | Rang a double handed course of Bristol on tower bells. | |
| Forest UNATTACHED | Francesca Cinderey | 22/10/18 | Rang a double handed course of Bristol on tower bells. | |
| Forest Alvington | The Whole Band | 21/10/18 | Rang Plain Hunt for Sunday service |
Last 5 performances on BellBoard for Peal & Quarter Peal Festival: (all)
| 22 Oct 2018 | Gloucester (The Mythering) | 1260 Neville Hill Bob Minor | |
| 22 Oct 2018 | Gloucester (The Mythering) | 1308 Grandsire Minor | |
| 22 Oct 2018 | The Former Speculation Mine (Forest of Dean) | 1260 Plain Bob Minor | |
| 21 Oct 2018 | Cheltenham, Warden Hill (St Christopher) | 1260 Double Oxford Bob Minor | |
| 21 Oct 2018 | Chippenham (St Andrew) | 1260 Doubles (2m) |
News
- October 18th 2018 The first practice of the G&B Youth Team will take place on Saturday 17 November at Painswick in the Gloucester Branch. Please meet at 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start. The finish time is 9pm. If any young ringer who has not previously attended a practice and would like to do so either they or their ringing teacher are invited to talk to Ian Bucknell on O1453 88425O. The same contact can be used for adult members of the G&B who might be interested in the Youth Team activities.
- October 14th 2018 The G&B National Youth Contest Team have been busy over the last week. On Saturday 6 October they enjoyed a skittles match and on Saturday 13 October a youth training day instead of the Advanced Training Day scheduled to take place but sadly cancelled. A full report with picture is available here.
- October 10th 2018 The facility to record all your Firsts Fortnight achievements is now available! If you have done anything for the first time, no matter how small, tell your Branch Officers now and they can enter it into the list for all to see; you can even upload a photo. Officially Firsts Fortnight doesn't start until Saturday 13 October but for those who want to get going now you can. The Association Secretary has sent more information to your Branch if you want it.
- October 2nd 2018 Almondsbury bells in the Bristol Rural branch are in the process of being removed from the tower for rehanging. There will be no practice or service ringing until they are returned; probably some time in mid-January.
- October 1st 2018 The latest edition of Swindon Branch's quarterly newsletter
Belfry View is now on this site. It includes amongst other things reports on the branch striking competition and outing as well as details of the forthcoming branch AGM and the usual peal and quarter peal reports.
- August 19th 2018 Additional items have been uploaded to the website. Every obituary in all the Annual Reports back to 1960 is now available on the site.
- June 4th 2018 The latest edition of
Cirencester Branch News is now on
the branch's website. There are congratulations for weddings and striking competitions, reports on visits to the Cathedral and outings.
- 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 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
Forthcoming Events
You are advised to check any events, either at the branch website or with the branch secretary, before travelling.
Oct 24 : Cirencester branch, Rendcomb7:15pm Practice
Oct 27 : Stroud branch, tba
Branch Outing
Oct 27 : Bristol Rural branch, Thornbury
7:00pm Practice
Oct 27 : Swindon branch, South Marston
7:30pm Surprise Minor Practice
Nov 2 : Gloucester branch, Barnwood
7:30pm Surprise Major Practice
Nov 3 : Bristol Rural branch, tba
10:00am Training Day
Nov 3 : Gloucester branch, Barnwood
3:00pm Branch AGM
Nov 3 : Gloucester branch, Churchdown
7:30pm Ringing
Nov 5 : Forest branch, Lydney
7:30pm Practice
Nov 7 : Bristol branch, Henbury
7:30pm 8 bell practice
Nov 7 : Chippenham branch, Chippenham, St Andrew
7:30pm Surprise Major Practice
Nov 7 : Stroud branch, Horsley
7:30pm 8 Bell Practice
Nov 8 : Wotton branch, Cromhall
2:00pm Surprise Minor Practice
Nov 10 : Wotton branch, Dursley
3:00pm Ringing
Nov 10 : Stroud branch, Cherington
3:00pm Ringing
Nov 10 : Cirencester branch, Kemble
10:30am AGM
Nov 10 : Wotton branch, North Nibley
5:00pm Service, tea, branch AGM and ringing
Nov 10 : Stroud branch, Horsley
5:30pm Service, Tea, Branch AGM and Ringing
Nov 15 : Chippenham branch, Langley Burrell
7:30pm Doubles Practice
Nov 15 : Forest branch, Lydney
7:30pm 10 bell Practice
Nov 16 : Wotton branch, Chipping Sodbury
7:15pm Joint 8 bell Practice
Nov 17 : Chippenham branch, Malmesbury
2:30pm Ringing, Service, Tea and AGM
Nov 17 : Bristol branch, TBA
2:45pm Branch AGM
Nov 17 : Swindon branch, Castle Eaton
3:00pm AGM
Nov 17 : Cheltenham branch, Cheltenham Minster
3:00pm AGM
Nov 17 : Forest branch, Littledean & Awre
5:00pm Annual General Meeting
