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.
• University Ringing is a Central Council site to enable ringers going to university or college to find the institution's local society or the nearest band.
• The Association of Ringing Teachers (ART) exists to promote the training of teachers, primarily using the ART Training Scheme, formerly the Integrated Teacher Training Scheme (ITTS)

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.
• Bell Board. The Ringing World's bulletin board, especially intended for the recording of peal and quarter peal performances.

Change Ringing Directories

• Change Ringing Resources. A fairly comprehensive listing of Internet sites relating to ringing and ringers, originally compiled by Roger Bailey.
• Change Ringing Web Ring Fred Bone provides us with an alternative way of navigating ringing sites on the Web.

Ringing Suppliers

The following is an incomplete list of suppliers of ringing products and services. Any outlined in bold are advertisers in the Association Annual Report.

Bell Founders and Hangers

• Blyth & Co Ltd   Unit 6 The Reclaim Yard, Long Acres Farm, Swinderby Road, Collingham, Newark NG23 7NX   01636 893883
• Matthew Higby   Unit 16, Charmborough Farm, Holcombe, Bath BA3 5FX   01761 233757
• Nicholson Engineering   Nicholson Engineering Ltd, Church Bell Works, St Swithin’s Road, Bridport DT6 5DW   01308 422264
• John Taylor & Co   The Bellfoundry, Freehold Street, Loughborough LE11 1AR   01509 212241
• White’s of Appleton   Appleton, Abingdon OX13 5JJ   01865 862549

Ropes

• Avon Ropes   07946 605963
• Ellis & Pritchard   Bars Hill, Costock, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 6XY   01509 852178
• Malcolm Brown Bellropes   28 Callanish, Isle of Lewis HS2 9DY  07752 778510

Featured Sites

• Abel - Mabel - Mobel. Probably the best known and most popular ringing simulator. Runs on various platforms including mobiles; both IOS and Android. Can also be connectoed to various sensors for tower or handbells.
• 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 managed by the Central Council, this is the definitive guide to change-ringing bells. It is available online and also in printed form; now at the eleventh edition.
• 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!
• Sherborne Teaching Aids. Produced by the late Pam Copson and now sold by the Central Council, this are the 'One Per Learner' and 'Follow On' books amongst others as well as the Bell Club scheme with its badges. Over 200,000 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.
• The website for Pebworth bells also features many resources on learning methods, listening & striking, ringing basics and even how bells work. There are also sections on handbells for those interested in this branch of ringing.

Our Neighbouring Associations

Bath and Wells Diocesan Association
Coventry Diocesan Guild
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