Dear all, a reminder that the ever popular Ring for Cream tea will be held on Sunday 13 September.

Diana needs to know initial numbers for the cream tea by 2pm, tomorrow, Sunday 23 August, so she can book and pay. Then she will take food orders by 6th September. So if you plan to join us, please contact her – email address diana_cherryfields@yahoo.co.uk

See below for Diana’s full message.

Hilary

Unfortunately Sunday trading rules are affecting this event so this year is a cut-down version to fit in with Sunday Service and Garden Centre timings, sorry.

Sunday 13th September

1-1:45pm Rothwell   10   church with toilets   

and the bone crypt will be open for the public including  those of us interested

2-2:45pm Cransley 6   ground floor, but no facilities

3pm (sharp as they close 4 with 4:15pm lockup!) Bosworth Garden Centre Burton Latimer.

Please order food from menu pictures below and let me know by 23rd August as there is no confirmed booking until I pay the £5 deposit per head, sorry. I will provide them with spreadsheet of orders later.

Diana has tried their fruit scones with jam and clotted cream, and they are good but not huge. 

Please make your order clear especially re jam and cream with fruit and/or plain scone but not with cheese one? There was some confusion last year. Please specify your drink too, thank you.

So on the day please give me rope fees (£1:50 per tower visited, to cover tower donations) and £5 food deposit, with the balance to be paid to the Garden Centre on the day.

Any queries please email me Thank you. Email address diana_cherryfields@yahoo.co.uk

As usual non-ringing friends are welcome to join us, especially for tea too.

So let’s make this Sunday Ring for your Cream Tea a good one, thank you, as it may be the last one.

I look forward to seeing you all there at some point in the afternoon

Take care

Diana Street

Dear all, the ever popular Ring for Cream tea will be held on Sunday 13 September. It’s been a bit more challenging to organise this event this year, so a big thank you, as always, to Diana.

See below Diana’s message.

Hilary

Unfortunately Sunday trading rules are affecting this event so this year is a cut-down version to fit in with Sunday Service and Garden Centre timings, sorry.

Sunday 13th September

1-1:45pm Rothwell   10   church with toilets   

and the bone crypt will be open for the public including  those of us interested

2-2:45pm Cransley 6   ground floor, but no facilities

3pm (sharp as they close 4 with 4:15pm lockup!) Bosworth Garden Centre Burton Latimer.

Please order food from menu pictures below and let me know by 23rd August as there is no confirmed booking until I pay the £5 deposit per head, sorry. I will provide them with spreadsheet of orders later.

Diana has tried their fruit scones with jam and clotted cream, and they are good but not huge. 

Please make your order clear especially re jam and cream with fruit and/or plain scone but not with cheese one? There was some confusion last year. Please specify your drink too, thank you.

So on the day please give me rope fees (£1:50 per tower visited, to cover tower donations) and £5 food deposit, with the balance to be paid to the Garden Centre on the day.

Any queries please email me Thank you. Email address diana_cherryfields@yahoo.co.uk

As usual non-ringing friends are welcome to join us, especially for tea too.

So let’s make this Sunday Ring for your Cream Tea a good one, thank you, as it may be the last one.

I look forward to seeing you all there at some point in the afternoon

Take care

Diana Street

Having been formally elected as Guild Training Officer at this year’s AGM, I’ve been working on defining the role and how it will affect you – the ringers.

As more branches are now organising their own training sessions, it is not my intention to arrange regular Second Saturday Sessions as before.  However, I hope to be able to direct people towards appropriate training and, where the need arises, arrange courses to be put on.

I am also trying to build an up-to-date database of all the ringers in the Guild who are able to teach bell-handling.  I believe this database should include those who have been doing so for a long time as well as those who are just learning how, whether or not this includes any input from ART.  If you think that this applies to you, please let me know.

Finally, I have organised an ART M1 course to be held at Pattishall on Saturday 31st October for those who want to become ringing teachers in the future.  At the moment there is just one place available and it is reserved for Guild members until 30th July at which point it will become available to the wider ringing community.  If you are interested in attending one of these courses, please get in touch with me, even if you can not make the Halloween one.  If there is sufficient interest, I will arrange another one within the Guild.

I can be contacted by using 100_club@pdg.org.uk

Cathy Dixon

Training Officer, 100 Club co-ordinator and merchandise sales

Peterborough Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers

Dear all, Guild Subscriptions for 2026 are now due. Subscriptions remain at £10 for adults and £5 for students.

A number of people paid at yesterday’s AGM and some have already paid online. Paying online is the easiest way, details below.

Account Name: Peterborough Branch of Bellringers (Confirmation of Payee maybe truncated due to character limitation by your Bank)

Sort Code: 77 72 37

Account #: 11096468

Any queries please get in touch.

Hilary

Dear all, a final reminder that food and drink orders need to be placed with Diana by Thursday 18th September, please. diana_cherryfields@yahoo.co.uk, please see below.

Details of ringing:

12:15-1pm  St Neots  Bells: 10   Weight: 29-2-13 in Db   Toilet

Address: Church St, Saint Neots PE19 2BU
Grid Reference: TL184601
What 3 Words: ///credited.baguette.rave

Dove: https://dove.cccbr.org.uk/tower/12275  

1:15-2pm: Eynesbury   Bells: 6 (Anticlockwise) Weight: 13-0-27 in F#.      Toilet
Address: St Mary’s St, Eynesbury, Saint Neots PE19 2NA

Grid Reference: TL184598
What 3 Words: ///tumblers.pitching.liquids

Dove: https://dove.cccbr.org.uk/tower/12418

2:15-3pm:   Eaton Socon, St Mary, 8, 13–1–11 (678kg) in F

There will be a rope fee, £1 for each ringer per tower, please, to cover the tower donations, payable to me on the day, thank you.

Please note – all are welcome to come to the cream tea, whether you ring or not, it is very sociable.

3:15pm til close (4pm) at Roxton Garden Centre (just off A1 Black Cat roundabout between A1 South and Bedford turning, and the entrance is on the left about 100 metres or so along that road).

Address: Bedford Road
Roxton
Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3DY
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The Cream Tea at £5.85 is lovely with a home-made scone, jam, clotted cream and tea or coffee (I tested this!) 

Scone can be fruit, plain or cheese – please specify and tea/coffee choice.

Please note there is no full afternoon tea offered at weekends but the following can be ordered in advance:-

Sandwiches which can be served on either white or brown bread with either chips OR salad 
Egg Mayonnaise £8.49
Grated Cheese & Piccalilli £8.99
Plain Ham £8.99
Tuna Mayonnaise & Mixed leaves £8.99

Chicken Tikka with Indian Sweet Chilli Sauce & Mixed Leaves £8.99

Food and drink orders to be placed with Diana by Thursday 18th September, please. diana_cherryfields@yahoo.co.uk

I look forward to seeing you all there on the day, thank you.

Diana

Dear all, a reminder about this enjoyable afternoon, please see below from Diana.

12:15-1pm  St Neots  Bells: 10   Weight: 29-2-13 in Db   Toilet

Address: Church St, Saint Neots PE19 2BU
Grid Reference: TL184601
What 3 Words: ///credited.baguette.rave

Dove: https://dove.cccbr.org.uk/tower/12275  

1:15-2pm: Eynesbury   Bells: 6 (Anticlockwise) Weight: 13-0-27 in F#.      Toilet
Address: St Mary’s St, Eynesbury, Saint Neots PE19 2NA

Grid Reference: TL184598
What 3 Words: ///tumblers.pitching.liquids

Dove: https://dove.cccbr.org.uk/tower/12418

2:15-3pm:   Eaton Socon, St Mary, 8, 13–1–11 (678kg) in F

There will be a rope fee, £1 for each ringer per tower, please, to cover the tower donations, payable to me on the day, thank you.

Please note – all are welcome to come to the cream tea, whether you ring or not, it is very sociable.

3:15pm til close (4pm) at Roxton Garden Centre (just off A1 Black Cat roundabout between A1 South and Bedford turning, and the entrance is on the left about 100 metres or so along that road).

Address: Bedford Road
Roxton
Bedford Bedfordshire MK44 3DY
what3words address
///Speeds.Streak.Troubled

The Cream Tea at £5.85 is lovely with a home-made scone, jam, clotted cream and tea or coffee (I tested this!) 

Scone can be fruit, plain or cheese – please specify and tea/coffee choice.

Please note there is no full afternoon tea offered at weekends but the following can be ordered in advance:-

Sandwiches which can be served on either white or brown bread with either chips OR salad 
Egg Mayonnaise £8.49
Grated Cheese & Piccalilli £8.99
Plain Ham £8.99
Tuna Mayonnaise & Mixed leaves £8.99

Chicken Tikka with Indian Sweet Chilli Sauce & Mixed Leaves £8.99

Food and drink orders to be placed with Diana by Thursday 18th September, please. diana_cherryfields@yahoo.co.uk

I look forward to seeing you all there on the day, thank you.

Diana

PS Please could I ask you to resend previous responses as my computer decided to damage/ruin my carefully collected spreadsheet of replies! Thank you and sorry.

Calling all fun-loving people to support St. Mary’s Peterborough charity fundraiser evening. A 7pm start, on Saturday 28th June, of hilarious table-top pig-racing with raffle and interval refreshments (please bring your own drinks and glasses unless you wish to wash-up at the end of the evening!). See attached poster. Tickets from Diana are just £6, email:- diana_cherryfields@yahoo.co.uk please, so we know how many to cater for, thank you.

Sadly St. Marys has no car parking of its own but there is a reasonable fairly large one behind (roundabout exit before church from ringroad side) the church which takes card and, on a good day, cash!

I hope to see you all there supporting a good cause and to have fun amongst super company,

Thank you.

Diana

Dear all, Diana has organised this popular event again this year, on Sunday 28 December, details below.

12:15-1pm  St Neots  Bells: 10   Weight: 29-2-13 in Db   Toilet

Address: Church St, Saint Neots PE19 2BU
Grid Reference: TL184601
What 3 Words: ///credited.baguette.rave

Dove: https://dove.cccbr.org.uk/tower/12275  

1:15-2pm: Eynesbury   Bells: 6 (Anticlockwise) Weight: 13-0-27 in F#.      Toilet
Address: St Mary’s St, Eynesbury, Saint Neots PE19 2NA

Grid Reference: TL184598
What 3 Words: ///tumblers.pitching.liquids

Dove: https://dove.cccbr.org.uk/tower/12418

2:15-3pm:   Eaton Socon, St Mary, Bells: 8, Weight 13–1–11 in F

There will be a rope fee, £1 each ringer per tower please, to cover the tower donations, payable to me on the day please.

Please note – all are welcome to come to the cream tea whether you ring or not, it is a very sociable afternoon.

3:15-4pm   Roxton Garden Centre 

Address: Bedford Road, Roxton. Bedford, Bedfordshire MK44 3DY
what3words address  ///Speeds.Streak.Troubled
Directions: Just off A1’s Black Cat roundabout between A1 South and Bedford turning, and the entrance is on the left about 100 metres or so along that road.

Cream Teas are £5.85, providing a lovely home-made scone, jam, clotted cream and tea or coffee (I tested this!)  Scone can be fruit, plain or cheese – please specify and tea/coffee choice.

There is no full afternoon tea offered at weekends but the following Sandwiches can be pre-ordered, on brown or white bread with chips or salad:

Egg Mayonnaise £8.49
Grated Cheese & Piccalilli £8.99
Plain Ham £8.99
Tuna Mayonnaise & Mixed leaves £8.99

Chicken Tikka with Indian Sweet Chilli Sauce & Mixed Leaves £8.99

Food and drink orders to be placed with Diana by Thursday 18th September, thank you.

I look forward to seeing you all there on the day, thank you.

Diana

diana_cherryfields@yahoo.co.uk

Dear all, please see the following information from the Guild.

For those considering developing their ringing teaching – either of basic bell handling or of foundation skills – the Guild has arranged an Association of Ringing Teachers (ART) all-day course entitled MODULE 1 teaching bell handling on Saturday 28th June at Rothwell. 

If you aren’t familiar with ART, do have a look here: https://bellringing.org. This is a great place to discover masses of information about ringing in general, the ART organisation and how to learn or brush up your teaching skills. Details of the modules will be found here: https://bellringing.org/about-teaching/teaching-modules/

The cost of a day course is £30 including materials and you will also need to bring your lunch or buy locally. 
If this is prohibitive for anyone, do consider applying for a grant from the Guild Training Fund through the Master (master@pdg.org.uk).

This Course is suitable for those who already teach bell handling and want to update their skills AND for those who have never taught anyone to handle a bell, Module 1 provides you with the skills and techniques necessary to take a ringer from their first lesson to having competent bell control.

You will learn through a mixture of practical and classroom sessions:

• How to teach a skill
• How to break down bell handling into easy stages that the new ringer can master
• About different learning types and how to adapt your teaching for them
• The benefits of intensive teaching

The practical sessions will give you plenty of time to practise your new skills in a safe environment. Working in pairs you will also have opportunity to hone your observation skills and get feedback on your feedback.

Please contact Alistair Donaldson (president@pdg.org.uk) AS SOON AS POSSIBLE to reserve your place on this course.  

If you are interested in the follow-on MODULE 2C Elementary Change ringing course please also register your interest with Alistair, who may arrange a course later in the year if there is enough interest.

Dear all, after a break of over a year, the Branch 8 bell practice resumes on Friday evening at 7.30pm at Castor. The practice will include rounds, and methods ranging from Plain Hunt to Surprise Major.

Whatever your ability, you will be made very welcome and the ringing will be organised to suit your requirements.

In future, the practice will alternate monthly between the second Friday evening at Castor and the second Sunday afternoon at St Mary’s in Peterborough, so the April practice will be at St Mary’s, starting at 3.30pm.

Hilary Hardie