Update from our Guild Secretary – 9th June 2025

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I’m going to start with a thank you. This week has been Volunteers week. Each and every ringer is a volunteer, offering their time, effort and skill to support their tower, their branch and their Guild. Without each of you, there would be a lot less ringing taking place across the diocese. So thank you for turning up and ringing. 

Guild AGM

Talking of turning up, the Guild AGM is fast approaching, it’s on Saturday. The main part of the day will be at Barton Seagrave, with towers open in the afternoon. Details can be found on the website, here:  https://pdg.org.uk/homepage/agm Harrington have been confirmed, so the towers are as listed. 

Please get your names for tea and any dietary requirements to Caroline Mitchell by 9th June.

See you there!

We still have some posts without nomination, PRO & Report Editor still looking for a volunteer or two… 

VJ Day

Having just got the list of towers that rang for VE day, next on the horizon is VJ Day. There are more details on the CCCBRs website. 

VJ Day

Banners of bellringing

As a cross stitcher, I have sometimes used bellringing methods as patterns for cross stitch. Instead of a note, each bell becomes a different colour. This link gives you an example: https://www.facebook.com/PDGCBR/videos/1745784608932919

But I’ve never done anything on the scale of this project. Edward Bruce is planning on hanging two banners 33 ft long in the crossing of St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, in Edinburgh. The video explains more. I particularly like the way the light catches on the material of the woven banners. https://youtu.be/CdtsPaB8KAM

Other means of communication

If you are on Bluesky or Instagram you can follow the Guild feed on both of those platforms. We admit we’re still getting the hang of it! 

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/pdgcbr/

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/pdgcbr.bsky.social

Be good to have you along. 

Dates for the Diary

Guild AGM Saturday 14th June. 1:45 Wilby & Harrington, 2:45 Cranford St John, 3:30 Barton Seagrave for ringing, service, tea & meeting (5:45) and evening ringing. 

And Branch events. 

Thrapston Branch Practice Thursday 19th June 2:30 Wadenhoe

Wellingborough Surprise Practice Saturday 21st June 10:30 Woodford

Daventry Branch Practice Saturday 21st June 3:30 Church Stowe, 6:30 Pattishall

Culworth Branch Practice Saturday 21st June 4:00 Lois Weedon, 6:30 Pattishall

Towcester Branch Practice Saturday 28th June 10:30 Greens Norton

Northampton Branch Practice Saturday 28th June 2:30 Duston

Thrapston Branch Practice Wednesday 2nd July 7:00  Titchmarsh

Guilsborough Branch Practice Saturday 5th July 3:00 Great Oxendon, 6:00 East Farndon

Peterborough Surprise Minor Social Sunday 6th July 2:30 Nassington

See you on Saturday

Helen 

Helen Allton

Secretary: Peterborough Diocesan Guild of Church Bellringers

Facebook: www.facebook.com/PDGCBR

Website: www.pdg.org.uk

e-mail: secretary@pdg.org.uk