September looks to be getting off to a busy start, so I’ll crack on!

Summer Festival 

14^th September sees the Guild’s Summer Festival. It will be held in the Daventry branch and the arrangements are as follows:

• 2:00 Ringing at Everdon
• 3:00 Ringing at Badby
• 4:00 Contest and tea at Byfield, then meeting at 6pm & evening ringing

Names for tea to Alison Buck on Secretary@daventry.pdg.org.uk

Be good to see you next weekend. The Harry Wooding trophy is a lovely item, a real item of craftmanship. 

Guild 10 bell

The morning of the Summer Festival sees the Guild 10 bell practice at Daventry from 10:30 to 12:30. For anyone who wants to try ringing on 10, or for those looking for some practice on higher numbers. It is in the right corner of the Guild to go on to the Summer Festival. 

Centenary Dinner

To be held Saturday 12^th October in Kettering Park Spa Hotel (off the A14) at 6:30 for 7:15 pm. Tickets are £45 per person and are available from centenary@pdg.org.uk. Be good to see you there in your posh togs!  The menu is now available here: https://pdg.org.uk/latest-news/guild-centenary-dinner-menu. For the gluten free, all items except those marked, can be made suitable, we just need to know that. There is also a vegan menu available.

The hotel has requested all menu choices to be in by 14^th September. Yes, I know that seems very early. If you are thinking of coming, please get your choices in to me asap! 

CCCBR News

The CCCBR meeting was held over the weekend. A set of links is available from this page. https://cccbr.org.uk/2024/09/08/the-central-council-agm-in-urls/

As had been discussed at our AGM, our representatives asked questions of the CCCBR executive in respect of their handling of the project at the Old Black Lion. 

Fundraising event

The Greetham Clangers are having a concert by the Corby Male Voice Choir on Saturday 28^th September at 7:30 in Greetham church. Tickets are £10 and proceeds will go to the restoration and refurbishment of Greetham bells. A poster is attached. 

Dates for the Diary

Guild 10 bell Saturday 14th September 10:30 am. Daventry

Guild Summer Festival Saturday 14th September 2:00 Everdon. 3:00 Badby, 4:00 Byfield contest & tea 6:00 meeting followed by evening ringing. 

Centenary Dinner Saturday 12^th October 6:30 for 7:15 Kettering Park Spa Hotel. Tickets £45 per person from centenary@pdg.org.uk

And Branch events. 

Rutland Branch 8 bell Practice Tuesday 17^thSeptember 7:30 Oakham

Thrapston Branch Practice Thursday 19^thSeptember 2:30 Wadenhoe

Kettering Branch Practice & Social, Saturday 21^stSeptember 2:00 Cransley, 3:20 Scaldwell

Daventry Branch Practice, Saturday 21^st September 3:00 Newnham, 6:30 Church Stowe

Culworth Branch Practice Saturday 21^st September, 7:30 Upper Boddington

Towcester Branch Practice & Quiz Saturday 28^thSeptember 5:45 Towcester

Northampton Branch Practice Saturday 28^thSeptember 7:00 Duston

Peterborough Ring for your Cream tea Sunday 29^thSeptember. 12:30 Great Casterton, 13:30 Ryhall, 14:30 Greatford

Rutland Branch Practice Wednesday 2^nd October 7:00 Braunston/Brooke

Thrapston Branch Practice Friday 4^th October 7:30Islip

Guilsborough Branch Practice Saturday 5^thOctober 3:00 Naseby, 6:00 Creaton

And that’s me done for now. I have a batch of choccy cornflake cakes to make (and then not eat) for next weekend, be good to see you there. 

Helen