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

Dear all, thank you to those who have already paid their subscriptions for 2025. For those that haven’t yet, subs are £10 for adults and £5 for students.

The easiest way for most people to pay is to make an online payment as follows:

Account Name: Peterborough Branch of Bellringers (name may be truncated due to character limitation by your Bank)

Sort Code: 77 72 37

Account #: 11096468

Any queries please get in touch with the Treasurer, Steve Brown mailto:treasurer@peterborough.pdg.org.uk

Best wishes,

Hilary

Just a final reminder that Diana needs your tea order by this Thursday please.

I do hope you will join her for this popular outing on Sunday 29 September. Details:

12:30 -1:15pm Great Casterton PE9 4AN   Bells: 6 Tenor: 5-1-18 in A♭ Ground Floor  toilet

1:30 – 2:15pm  Ryhall                  PE9 4HR   Bells: 6 Tenor: 11-1-5 in F                    toilet 

 2:30 – 3:15pm  Greatford           PE9 4PX    Bells: 6 Tenor 6–1–4 in B♭  Ground Floor      toilet 

 3:30pm  Waterside Garden Centre, just off the A15 at King St, Baston  PE6 9NY

I usually give a donation to each tower, so I would appreciate a rope fee of £1.50 per tower, or £4 for all towers, to cover this, given to me on the day, please?

Ringers are welcome to join us at any or all of the Towers, even if they cannot come to the Cream Tea. 

Also families and friends are welcome to join in the Cream Tea, whether coming to the Towers or not; we will be pleased to see everyone. It is a good opportunity to get to know other better, as chatting is not always possible inside towers. Many people come for the company, and to catch up with friends’ news since last year!! Not all of the conversations are about bell ringing, so please feel free to join us.  

Details of the Cream Tea Menu choices below. Please let me have your choices – food and drink – and any allergies, by Thursday 19^th September, so I can make a timely order for The Waterside Garden Centre.

I look forward to receiving your tea order and to seeing you, at some point, on the afternoon of Sunday 29^th September 2024, if not before.

Please forward to anyone else who would like to come and has not seen an invite anywhere – sorry I cannot see who is on Petbells. 

Please email me if there is anything I have missed and/or anything you need to know. 

Take care,
Diana
diana_cherryfields@yahoo.co.uk

The cream teas are £7.99 for one or £12 for two.  They consist of a coffee or pot of tea and a fruit scone with jam (with a choice of raspberry or strawberry jam ) and clotted cream. If anyone would rather a cheese scone please say, as that is fine.

The full afternoon teas are £19.99 for one or £35 for two, see below or follow this link  https://www.watersidegardencentre.co.uk/pub/media/wysiwyg/oasis/Oasis_Restaurant_Afternoon_Tea24.pdf

Just a reminder from Diana of the details of the popular “Ring For Your Cream Tea” outing on Sunday 29 September.

12:30 -1:15pm Great Casterton PE9 4AN   Bells: 6 Tenor: 5-1-18 in A♭ Ground Floor  toilet

1:30 – 2:15pm  Ryhall                  PE9 4HR   Bells: 6 Tenor: 11-1-5 in F                    toilet 

 2:30 – 3:15pm  Greatford           PE9 4PX    Bells: 6 Tenor 6–1–4 in B♭  Ground Floor      toilet 

 3:30pm  Waterside Garden Centre, just off the A15 at King St, Baston  PE6 9NY

I usually give a donation to each tower, so I would appreciate a rope fee of £1.50 per tower, or £4 for all towers, to cover this, given to me on the day, please?

Ringers are welcome to join us at any or all of the Towers, even if they cannot come to the Cream Tea. 

Also families and friends are welcome to join in the Cream Tea, whether coming to the Towers or not; we will be pleased to see everyone. It is a good opportunity to get to know other better, as chatting is not always possible inside towers. Many people come for the company, and to catch up with friends’ news since last year!! Not all of the conversations are about bell ringing, so please feel free to join us.  

Details of the Cream Tea Menu choices below. Please let me have your choices – food and drink – and any allergies, by Thursday 19^th September, so I can make a timely order for The Waterside Garden Centre.

I look forward to receiving your tea order and to seeing you, at some point, on the afternoon of Sunday 29^th September 2024, if not before.

Please forward to anyone else who would like to come and has not seen an invite anywhere – sorry I cannot see who is on Petbells. 

Please email me if there is anything I have missed and/or anything you need to know. 

Take care,
Diana
diana_cherryfields@yahoo.co.uk

The cream teas are £7.99 for one or £12 for two.  They consist of a coffee or pot of tea and a fruit scone with jam (with a choice of raspberry or strawberry jam ) and clotted cream. If anyone would rather a cheese scone please say, as that is fine.

The full afternoon teas are £19.99 for one or £35 for two, see below or follow this link  https://www.watersidegardencentre.co.uk/pub/media/wysiwyg/oasis/Oasis_Restaurant_Afternoon_Tea24.pdf

Dear all, Diana has now confirmed the details of the popular “Ring For Your Cream Tea” outing on Sunday 29 September.

12:30 -1:15pm Great Casterton PE9 4AN   Bells: 6 Tenor: 5-1-18 in A♭ Ground Floor  toilet

1:30 – 2:15pm  Ryhall                  PE9 4HR   Bells: 6 Tenor: 11-1-5 in F                    toilet

 2:30 – 3:15pm  Greatford           PE9 4PX    Bells: 6 Tenor 6–1–4 in B♭  Ground Floor      toilet 

 3:30pm  Waterside Garden Centre, just off the A15 at King St, Baston  PE6 9NY

I usually give a donation to each tower, so I would appreciate a rope fee of £1.50 per tower, or £4 for all towers, to cover this, please.

Ringers are welcome to join us at any or all of the Towers, even if they cannot come to the Cream Tea.

Also families and friends are welcome to join in the Cream Tea, whether coming to the Towers or not; we will be pleased to see everyone. It is a good opportunity to get to know others better, as chatting is not always possible inside towers. Many people come for the company, and to catch up with friends’ news since last year!! Not all of the conversations are about bell ringing, so please feel free to join us.  

Details of the Cream Tea Menu choices below. Please let me have your choices – food and drink – and any allergies, by Thursday 19^th September, so I can make a timely order for The Waterside Garden Centre.

I look forward to receiving your tea order and to seeing you, at some point, on the afternoon of Sunday 29^th September 2024, if not before.

Please email me if there is anything I have missed and/or anything you need to know. 

Take care,

Diana diana_cherryfields@yahoo.co.uk

The cream teas are £7.99 for one or £12 for two.  They consist of a coffee or pot of tea and a fruit scone with jam (I asked for raspberry not strawberry jam ) and clotted cream. If anyone would rather a cheese scone please say, as that is fine.

The full afternoon teas are £19.99 for one or £35 for two, see below or follow this link  https://www.watersidegardencentre.co.uk/pub/media/wysiwyg/oasis/Oasis_Restaurant_Afternoon_Tea24.pdf

Dear all, a reminder that the next major event in the Guild Centenary calendar is the day out at Stanwick Lakes next Saturday, 13 July. This will be an interesting day, with lots to do in addition to bell ringing, so I hope you will be able to join the Guild. The detailed information about the event is on a previous post

I am still short of volunteers to join the Branch for our slot on the mini ring from 2.30-3.30pm, Please let me know if you are available. https://petbells.org.uk/contact/chairman/

Hilary

Dear all, the next major event in the Guild Centenary calendar is the day out at Stanwick Lakes on Saturday 13 July. This will be an interesting day, with lots to do in addition to bell ringing, so I hope you will be able to join the Guild. The detailed information about the event is below.

As you will see from the schedule, Peterborough Branch has a slot to ring from 2.30-3.30pm, and I am asking for volunteers to come to join us to ring. Please let me know if you are available. https://petbells.org.uk/contact/chairman/

Objectives

This is going to be a superb public relations exercise where we can all experience something slightly different in the art of bellringing, but share our passion with members of the public.  It takes place on what is usually one of the busiest weekends of the year at Stanwick Lakes. (https://stanwicklakes.org.uk/)

Overview

We will have a prominent location, where we will set up the Wombell and the Maplestead Mini Ring.  In addition to this we hope to have handbells and bellplates for making a noise on.  There will be some display materials, merchandise for sale, quizzes, and craft activities, so plenty to attract visitors.

Branches have been assigned a time slot for manning the site and using the equipment but as these are all open ringing sessions, feel free to come at any time to join in.  As necessary, a group of confident users will come to ring for a short time on the Mini Ring each hour. 

There is plenty to do at Stanwick Lakes – play areas, an assault course, a visitor centre with a café and heritage centre, a myriad of paths for walks – making it an opportunity for a great family day out.

Parking rates are currently £3.40 for up to 2 hours, £4.90 for up to 4 hours and £6.40 for the whole day per vehicle, so people may want to arrange to share lifts.  For anyone planning to come for two separate time periods, we can organise a discount.

A team of members is being arranged for the assembly and dismantling of the equipment – if you are willing and able to help with this, please contact centenray@pdg.org.uk

Schedule

Visitor Centre open 9:30-17:00