Central Council of Church Bell Ringers

• The Central Council of Church Bell Ringers, to which this Association is affiliated. Their own site is full of useful information and ringing reference material.

News and Views

• The Ringing World. Visit the on-line version of the bell ringers' own weekly newpaper, the official journal of the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers.
• Peals.co.uk The online peal publishing part of the Ringing World.
• Campanophile. News and articles, with an emphasis on online publishing of Peals and Quarters.

Change Ringing Directories

• Change Ringing Resources Roger Bailey's comprehensive listings of Internet sites relating to ringing and ringers.
• Change Ringing Web Ring Fred Bone provides us with an alternative way of navigating ringing sites on the Web.

Featured Sites

• Method Writer. Theo van Soest offers this program which plays methods. If you like this software send him a nice postcard!
• Dove's Guide to the Church Bells of Britain The late Mr R H Dove produced eight editions of his Bellringer's Guide to the Church Bells of Britain and Ringing Peals of the World. Now published by the Council's Publications Committee, this is the definitive guide to change-ringing bells.
• Online Method Viewing and Simulated Ringing Software Provided by Philip Abbey of Cheltenham Branch, this software provides, in his own words "an opportunity to learn methods really well before taking a rope to ring them." The software runs inside your browser as a Java applet and is also available to run on mobile devices; so there's no excuse to not know the method!
• Teaching and Learning Aids Richard J. Pargeter, of the Ely Diocesan Association, presents his collection of downloadable documents which various people have prepared to help their bands do anything from rounds and call changes through to surprise methods.
• Sherborne Teaching Aids Produced by Pam Copson, this is the source of the 'One Per Learner' and 'Follow On' books amongst others as well as the Bell Club scheme with its badges. Over 150,000 books have been sold since their inception, probably making this the most popular way to teach the theory of ringing ever.
• Calling cribs & others A collection of documents which initiate you into the world of conducting. From the first tentative touch of Plain Bob up to Spliced Surprise Major it's all here. There are also pointers to other composition sites and articles provided by many authors on learning methods.

Our Neighbouring Associations

Bath and Wells Diocesan Association
Four Shires Guild
Hereford Diocesan Guild
Llandaff and Monmouth Diocesan Association
Oxford Diocesan Guild
Salisbury Diocesan Guild
University of Bristol Society of Change Ringers
Worcestershire and Districts Association

This page updated: 12/07/08