The first branch eight bell practice of the year will be at Castor this Friday, 1930h.

The special method will be Superlative, with opportunity to ring plain hunt or plain bob of you are new to eight bell ringing.

Happy new year!

James

Dear all, the Peterborough Branch AGM will be held on Saturday 21 January 2023, at St John the Baptist Church, Barnack. The proposed programme is as follows:

14.00 Ringing

14.45 Service

15.30 AGM followed by Tea

16.30 Ringing until 17.30

Please let me know if you plan to join us, so I have numbers for tea, by Saturday 14 January, or if you want to give your apologies, through this link – Branch Events Organiser.

The agenda for the AGM and the Minutes of the 2022 meeting can be found on https://petbells.org.uk/downloads/

There will be a number of vacancies on the Branch Committee for 2023, so if you are interested in being nominated, please let me know through this link – Branch Events Organiser.

With all good wishes for a happy Christmas, and I look forward to ringing with you in 2023.

Hilary

I’m not sure where November disappeared to – one minute it was Bonfire night, the next I’ve been to my first Christmas dinner. Just a few weeks to go until the shortest day, then it’s a gradual uphill slope to spring (she says optimistically!). Christmas to deal with first. I’m hoping that you’re getting ready for the various services and events that take place.

ART awards

The annual ART awards are open for nominations again. There are a range of awards, there’s no need to be an ART teacher or ringer to nominate someone for an award. Have a look at the criteria and think about who you could nominate. We should be celebrating success and centres of good practice; this is an opportunity to do just that.

All the details can be found here: https://cccbr.org.uk/2022/11/15/the-art-awards-are-back/

And here: https://www.ringingteachers.org/awards

CCCBR news

Two President’s blogs for you to catch up on.

The coronation of King Charles III on 6^th May next year provides a possible focus for recruitment. The CCCBR has started putting together some materials to help support this under the headline “Ring for the King”. These can be found here: https://cccbr.org.uk/bellringing/ring-for-the-king/

Dates for the Diary

Guild 10 Bell Saturday 14^th January, 2023. 10:30 – 12:30 Northampton St Giles

Peterborough Friday 2^nd December, 8 bell practice 7:30 Castor

Guilsborough: Saturday 3^rd December 15:30 Sibbertoft, 18:30 Welford

Wellingborough Saturday 10^th December Surprise Practice 10:30 Wilby

Wellingborough Saturday 10^th December Branch Quiz 19:30 Earls Barton Church Hall

Culworth Monday 12^th December Branch Carol Service Ringing at Brackley 19:00, Service at 19:30

Culworth Saturday 17^th December Branch Practice 15:00 Syresham

Daventry Saturday 17^th December Branch Practice & Carol Service Ringing at Byfield 15:30 Tea at 17:00, Carol Service at 18:00

Kettering Saturday 17^th December Branch Practice 15:30 Arthingworth, 16;45 Desborough

Look out for branch AGM details for January. They are on the Events page of the website and we’ll add finalised details as we receive them. https://pdg.org.uk/events

Branch AGMs are an opportunity for you to express an opinion on what you want to see from your branch and your Guild. If you feel that there is something missing from your ringing life, get involved and suggest what you’d like to see happen. New ideas are always appreciated.

Thanks

Helen Allton

Secretary: Peterborough Diocesan Guild of Church Bellringers

Dear All, the branch 8 bell practice is this Friday 2nd December, 1930hrs.

The special method will be Lessness Surprise, and I hope to ring it as part of spliced.

We will also ring plain bob major. For those who have previous rung Plain Bob Major and would like to move on, have a look at Little Bob Major.

James Thorpe

Dear all, just to give you advance notice that the Peterborough Branch AGM will be held on Saturday 21 January 2023, at St John the Baptist Church, Barnack. The proposed programme is as follows:

14.00 Ringing

14.45 Service

15.30 AGM followed by Tea

16.30 Ringing until 17.30

I’ll be in touch in mid December with final arrangements and to get numbers for tea.

Best wishes,

Hilary

The monthly branch practice is this Friday 4th November at Castor, 1930h.

Please consider coming if you can ring Bob minor and would now like to move to eight bells.

For my experienced eight bell ringers: the special method will be Double Norwich Court Bob (an oldy but a goody).

See you there, or if you are not sure whether the practice is for you then drop me an email to discuss.

James

Hii fellow Branch members,

I’ve made some tentative inquiries to see if anyone is submitting a ringing tribute to the RW for Tony and not had any feedback as yet. If no one has picked up the baton I’m happy to help coordinate and use the basis of the tributes shared at his funeral?

However it would be good to include some ringing anecdotes, along with the extensive tower/bell repairs to make bells ringable again, inc. augmenting. With that in mind please can you share such by 23:00hrs on 27th Oct. Similarly if you have anything ringing wise to add to the Bellboard memoriam link can you also let me know so I can hold submission to the RW to include any further ringing planned.

Link currently stands as follows:

https://bb.ringingworld.co.uk/memoria.php?id=15454

Many thanks,

Andrew Christie

Bells@peterborough-stmarys.org.uk / 07954 405924

A few additions to mention from previous communications.

Joan has been in regular contact with Rosemary and there is a service at the crematorium prior to St Kyneburgha’s for family members. Rosemary is delighted to hear that the bells will be rung before, from 2pm and after the thanksgiving service and she especially asked if those that knew Tony could join the Castor ringers for the ringing beforehand.

Two further requests that Joan is kindly coordinating for Rosemary are as follows:

If you are coming to the service they are seeking a rough idea on number of service booklets needed.

Secondly the wake is going to be at the White Hart in Ufford. Everyone is warmly welcomed by the family. However to help catering requirements please can you let Joan know by tomorrow evening on both these points.

Joan’s address is: joanparker1934@gmail.com

Tony will be greatly missed for his joie de vive, sense of humour, bell maintenance including augmenting and renewal of bells, tutoring and training and steadfast encouragement to everyone he came into contact with.

May he rest in peace and rejoice in paradise.

Andrew Christie

If you are at all concerned about the future of ringing, you are not alone. The Central Council is spearheading a plan to tackle the future of ringing – I invite you to please read the document linked below to find out more about it.

Click to access Ringing%202030%20-%20Planning%20for%20the%20future%20of%20ringing.pdf

It is very sad to hear of the deaths of Ian Burroughs and Tony Evans, two long standing ringers in the Peterborough Branch, and I thought ringers might want to know the arrangements for their funerals

Many people will have known Ian as the Tower Captain at Barnack, and will have rung with him in the past. His funeral is at 1pm on Tuesday 11 October at Barnack. Bells will be rung after the service.

Tony was a key member of the band at Castor for many years, and he was the instigator of a teaching facility at Castor, that then became the Castor Ringing School. His funeral is at Castor on Monday 17 October at 2.45pm. Bells will be rung by the Castor band.

As the current Head Tutor of the School, I propose to ring one or more Quarter Peals in Tony’s memory, comprising ringers who were taught to ring by Tony. If you are interested in joining us, please will you let me know through the following link, https://petbells.org.uk/contact/events-organiser/ and I will ensure that all those who want to are included in any ringing we organise.

Best wishes,

Hilary Hardie