News

• July 2nd 2018   On Saturday 30 June The G&B Youth Team enjoyed their final practice (at Blunsdon, Swindon) before the 2018 RWNYC which is on Saturday 7 July in London. The G&B Team is: 1) Ivan Barritt - Barnsley & Cirencester Branch; 2) Mary Pang - Barnwood & Gloucester Branch; 3) Madeleine Johnson - Much Marcle & Forest Branch; 4) Ben White-Horne - Stone & Wotton-under-Edge Branch; 5) Alistair White-Horne - Stone & Wotton-under-Edge Branch; 6) James Joynson - Chipping Sodbury & Wotton-under-Edge Branch; 7) Thomas Moller - Filton & Bristol Rural Branch; 8) Matthew Woods - Cirencester & Cirencester Branch. The reserves are: Ed Miller - Stone & Wotton-under-Edge Branch; Isabella Beattie - Kempsford & Cirencester Branch.
  In total 16 G&B youngsters are travelling to London supported by an equal number of adults. Any of the youngsters travelling by the Team Coach are having their transport costs paid through a combination of an anonymous benefactor and a subsidy by the G&B. The Entrance fees charged by the Contest organizers for each of the youngsters are also being paid by the G&B. We wish them every success.
• June 14th 2018   The latest edition of Swindon Branch's quarterly newsletter Belfry View is now on this site. It includes reports on the Association AGM and both forthcoming and courses past as well as the usual peal and quarter peal reports.
• 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
• 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.
• 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.