Welcome to our Web site.
We are an association of change ringers covering the Church of England's Bristol and Gloucester Dioceses.
Tower details are listed here, along with an explanation of change ringing and a sprinkling of links and pictures.
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Find towers and ringing times by visiting the Branches page, or find out more about change ringing, including a short downloadable video.
News
- September 16th 2016 The latest edition of
Strike Note, the Chippenham Branch newsletter is now on this site. This issue features amongst other things reports on the striking competition, Malmesbury ringers' outing and surprisingly how no-one in Broad Hinton knows where
their church is!
- September 13th 2016 Registration has now closed for the Autumn Training Day taking place based in Wotton under Edge on Saturday 8 October. Information about the arrangements is available here.
- July 10th 2016 The latest edition of Swindon Branch's quarterly newsletter
Belfry View is now on this site.
- July 2nd 2016 The Ringing World National Youth Contest took place in London on Saturday 2 July. The G&B Team of Margaret Pang, Fen Tongue, Maddie Johnson, Susannah Moore, Ben Haslam, Thomas Moller, Julian Howes and Oliver Bradley took part in one of the three qualifing sessions held at St Dunstan in the West. Unfortunately, despite being classified with an A they were not successful in progressing to the final at St Olave, Hart Street. Only one change ringing band and one call changes band progressed to the final and from St Dunstan this place was taken by an Oxford DG band. They and the rest of the group made full use of the ringing opportunities available however. More information and pictures will be available soon.
- June 11th 2016 The latest edition of Cirencester Branch News is now on this site.
There are reports on the snowdrop ringing, Compton Abdale's success in the Tower of the Year competition and peal and quarter peal lists.
- April 13th 2016 The unapproved minutes of the recent Association AGM are availablehere
- April 9th 2016 The results of the striking competitions for the Penn (eight bell) and Croome (six bell) trophies are now available on this site. Also available are the results of the Tower of the Year competition.
- March 5th 2016 The Association Annual Report 2015 and Handbook for 2016 has been published. Copies have been distributed to the branches via their officials.
- February 9th 2016 Cheltenham Minster ringers have launched an appeal to donate a bell in memory of Cyril Wratten, Secretary of the Central Council for 22 years and a ringer at the tower until his death in 2004. Cyril authored or co-authored several books on ringing, rang over 1,000 peals and visited over 3,000 towers on his countless organised tours. There is more about Cyril, the appeal and how to donate in a letter from the current Tower Captain of Cheltenham Minster.
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Forthcoming Events
You are advised to check any events, either at the branch website or with the branch secretary, before travelling.
Sep 28 : Stroud branch, Horsley7:30pm 8 Bell Practice
Oct 1 : Gloucester branch, Herefordshire
Branch Outing
Oct 1 : Stroud branch, Hereford area
Branch Outing
Oct 1 : Cheltenham branch, Cheltenham Minster
10:30am Introduction to 12 bell ringing
Oct 3 : Forest branch, Westbury on Severn
7:30pm Practice
Oct 4 : Wotton branch, Wotton under Edge
7:30pm Triples Practice
Oct 4 : Stroud branch, Stroud
7:30pm Practice
Oct 5 : Chippenham branch, Chippenham, St Andrew
7:30pm Surprise Major Practice
Oct 5 : Bristol branch, Henbury
7:30pm 8 bell practice
Oct 5 : Cirencester branch, Northleach
7:30pm Triples Practice
Oct 7 : Gloucester branch, Barnwood
7:30pm Surprise Major Practice
Oct 8 : Wotton-under-Edge
9:00am Autumn Training Day
Oct 10 : Swindon branch, Castle Eaton (tbc)
7:30pm Practice
Oct 13 : Wotton branch, Cromhall
2:00pm Surprise Minor Practice
Oct 15 : Forest branch, English Bicknor
6:30pm Baked Potato Supper
Oct 19 : Cirencester branch, North Cerney
7:30pm Practice
Oct 20 : Forest branch, Lydney
7:30pm 10 bell Practice
Oct 21 : Wotton branch, Chipping Sodbury
7:30pm Joint 8 bell Practice
Oct 21 : Bristol branch, Cathedral
7:30pm Practice
Oct 22 - Oct 30 :
Peal and Quarter Peal Festival
Oct 22 : Bristol Rural branch, Olveston
2:30pm Practice
Oct 22 : Bristol branch, TBA
3:00pm Striking Competition
Oct 22 : Swindon branch, Lydiard Millicent
7:30pm Surprise Minor Practice
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