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NEWSLETTER SIX | MAY 2008 | weicesterdg.org.u k .
BUSY, BUSY, BUSY!
Congratulations to Gail and Socials as well as the regular
Simon on their marriage in
January, it was a lovely day,
EDITORIAL ringing meetings. It was good to
see lots of people at the striking
and belated happy 80th competition and it was a lovely
birthday to Peter Staniforth. Jennie Paul day for standing outside and
president@leicesterdg.org.uk listening, I’m sure those who
We have had a busy start to 01509 260234 went will agree it was a very
the year with the Dinner, Bell pleasant way to spend an
Maintenance Course, Young that rang as the Bishop passed afternoon!
Ringers activities and Ringing through.
for the Bishop’s Lent Don’t forget to let me know
Pilgrimage. Well done to We also have a great deal to about any special ringing or
Measham, Evington and look forward to over the special events at your tower.
Loughborough and any others summer with District and Guild
INSIDE…
2 Bell Maintenance Course 6 Successful Guild Dinner
Striking Competition ‘08 risingringers Latest News
3 Shawell’s Open Day 7 BRF Quiz answers with cash
4 Peter’s Birthday Peal 9 One Final Question…
Make A Difference! 8 Your Going Out Guide! Leicester Diocesan Guild
5 Mr & Mrs Harrison of Church Bell Ringers
RINGING ROADSHOW 2008
Friday 5th & Saturday 6th September 2008
Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire
www.ringingroadshow2008.org.uk
See, Hear, Touch & Taste at the world’s biggest and best
ringing event!
3Rs Tip: Make sure your ringing chamber looks welcoming to visitors 1
CAN YOU FIX IT?
SUCCESS: BELL MAINTENANCE COURSE
So you know your gudgeon Andrew Higson sat us down
from your split pin? Your and took us through all the GUILD COMMITTEES
pulley block from your garter
hole? No? Ah, well in that at
theory, starting with the all
important Health and Safety
EDUCATION
least you are not alone. aspects of Maintenance. He
then went on to talk about what John Cook
I suspect that there are many maintenance needed to be
ringers like me scattered done when, and what to look morning we had all learned a
around the county who one day out for on the different bits of good deal about what we
found themselves holding the equipment you’ll find in the needed to do in our own
belfry key thinking “what do I belfry. Finally he pointed out belfries to keep them in good
know about looking after where we should stop trying to nick.
bells?” And it’s not something do work ourselves and call in
you’re likely to pick up in the the professionals. Thank you to Andrew and
pub after practice either. Taylors Eayre & Smith for
We were then taken on a mini providing the venue and the
So this is the problem that the tour of the works – which expert knowledge and for
Education Committee’s Bell included seeing all the answering our questions so
Maintenance Course was individual components that well. If you would like to know
designed to help solve. We are make up the more complicated more about the next Bell
fortunate in Leicester to have a pieces such as the bearings Maintenance course or any of
resource that most guilds do and clapper assembly. the other courses available
not have – a Bell Foundry – Questions were ably fielded by through the Education
and so on a Saturday in late Andrew throughout the morning Committee, you can contact
February, 10 not-so- and we finished off back in the education @leicesterdg.org.uk
knowledgeable ringers found Belfry with a short discussion or Sue Mason.
themselves sitting in the Belfry about any issues we had back
at Taylor’s in Loughborough. in our home towers. I think it's
fair to say that by the end of the
ON THE BEAT
STRIKING COMPETITION: GOES WELL
The Guild half yearly meeting were both at the meeting, but
and striking competition took couldn’t be persuaded to get the 1st Loughborough Red: 91%.
place at Oaks in Charnwood in beers in! Five teams entered the 2nd Hinckley: 90%.
the Loughborough District. striking competition, 3rd Leicester: 83%.
Loughborough Blue, 4th Market Harborough: 78.5%
At the meeting two new members Loughborough Red, Hinckley, 5th Loughborough Blue: 72%
were welcomed and three more Market Harborough and Leicester
were elected on the day. We also and their striking was judged by Congratulations to Loughborough
had the 100CLUB draw and the John and Hazel Adcock who Red and well done to everyone
winner and second place winner marked the teams as follows: who took part.
3Rs Tip: Be proactive not just reactive. How about appointing a tower recruitment officer? 2
SHAWELL SUCCESS STORY
RECRUITMENT OPEN DAY: COULD YOU DO THE SAME?
Daphne Hinton
Shawell, Harborough District
Shawell – 6 bells & 5 ringers
Misterton – 6 bells & no ringers
Catthorpe – 3 bells & no ringers,
I could go on…..
About 3 months ago, I pondered
about whether to arrange another
Shawell bell ringing outing or
whether it would be better to hold Some visitors to the Open Day along with local ringers, with 3Rs
an open day to try and entice Displays up and people having a go at ringing in the background.
some new ringers. The consensus
of opinion was to hold an open email addresses for the Principles towards the refreshment table
day, sometime before the summer at our local Upper school and high (with lots of lovely cakes) and
holidays! school and so I emailed a plea for making sure that the first-time
help, along with a copy of our ringers each got a sticker and
leaflet. We were then fortunate leaflet about practice nights,
that the local paper was interested along with contact details. A
in taking photos and running a mention must also be made here
piece on the event, which reached to my younger son Chris Hinton,
far more people then we could who set up the equipment and
ever have hoped. also a second computer,
projector and screen to show
The last week was probably the photos and movies of past
most nerve-racking! The ringing trips, plus being a willing
Chatting with visitors equipment was picked up and then camera-man to take photos of
set-up as a practice for the big the occasion – as shown.
A date was organised and the day. Last minute phone calls were
Church was booked (so as not to made, leaflets written to advertise
clash with any weddings etc), plus practice nights for those interested
a refreshment team was arranged and stickers/labels created saying
and the display equipment, “I rang the bells at Shawell” (which
models, camera, projector etc included the ldg logo, so as to look
were booked with Kathy Rudge more official). Signs were erected
(tel: 0116 240 4208). The next to ensure that everyone could find
task was to decide how to the Church and fingers were
publicise the event and enlist the crossed for fine weather!
help of ringers in neighbouring Visitors trying their hand
Churches. Thankfully the vicar put Thankfully the sun shone and the
an advert in our local parish news lovely spring morning brought Thanks to everyone who helped
and we managed to print about about 50 – 60 people to our to make it a successful day.
700 leaflets - 350 A4 size and Church, with 25 having a go at
guillotined into A5 (this is where ringing (hard work for Tony Parker PS. We have just had our first
help is needed to put the leaflets and Andy Hinton who were normal practice night after the
through as many doors as teaching). The rest of us were event and 5 people who came to
possible)! Some leaflets were left engaged with meeting and the open day turned up to have
in local shops and pubs, for people greeting people, answering another go and hopefully will be
to pick up. I managed to find the questions, directing people coming on a regular basis.
3Rs Tip: The 3Rs Committee has loads resources & advice for recruitment – just get in touch! 3
EIGHTY NOT OUT! Rupert A Clarke
BIRTHDAY: CELEBRATION PEAL AT 2ND ATTEMPT
A peal was due to be rung in examining JP's special Leicester Diocesan Guild
December to mark Peter composition and expressed his Cathedral Church of St Martin
Staniforth’s 80th birthday, appreciation. Sunday 2nd March 2008
unfortunately a broken clapper 3 hours 32 minutes
meant this was not successful. For a variety of reasons some of 5080 Stedman Cinques
the original band members were Composed by: John Pladdys
The peal was rearranged for unable to take part in the peal
Sunday the 2nd of March. With the and we would like the names of 1 D Robert Pettifor
determination to succeed this time Bob Smith, Jim Hedgecock,
2 Murray A Coleman
it was perhaps not surprising that Judith Rodgers and George Pipe
nerves appeared to get the better to be associated with the peal. 3 Nicola Mason
of the band and we had a false 4 Christopher O'Mahony
start but thereafter a very
5 Graham M Bradshaw
enjoyable peal was rung.
Thankfully this time all clappers 6 David G Carling
remained intact. 7 Rupert A Clarke
8 Christopher M Rudge
Although the original birthday cake
had long since been consumed 9 Roland H Cook
Jill, Peter and Brother Michael 10 John Pladdys (C)
provided refreshments for the 11 R Kingsley Mason
band in the Cathedral centre and
Peter took the opportunity of The band with Peter (centre)
12 Andrew W R Wilby
+ YOU =☺
GUILD JOBS: GIVE SOMETHING BACK TO YOUR GUILD
Bell Restoration Loughborough District Guild Secretary:
Committee Members: Secretary:
The BRF Committee meets a Ideally a member of the ● Planning Guild calendar
couple of times a year (usually Loughborough district, who enjoys ● Forming agendas & writing
with tea and biscuits!), so it is not chatting to people and organising minutes for our Guild meetings
a very time consuming post. If you things. ● Working with secretaries,
have recently been involved with a Plenty of help is available from officers and other organisations
bell project and feel you may have other committee members so you to keep everyone ‘in-the-know’!
some new ideas or if you just want won’t be dropped in at the deep ● Guild report editing
to support others with their ideas end!
to raise money, please join us. Start date: November 2008 It’s a key role & perfect job for
Start date: ASAP! Contact: John Chantry an organiser or the socialiser!
Contact: Pam Fisher loughborough@ leicesterdg.org.uk
brf @leicesterdg.org.uk Start date: October 2008
Contact: Gail Wade
secretary@leicesterdg.org.uk
3Rs Tip: The Oadby Ringing Centre is available as a very useful resource, use it! 4
CONGRATULATIONS!
GUILD SECRETARY: GAIL WADE MARRIES SIMON HARRISON
Malcolm Wade
The wedding of LDG General
Secretary, Gail Wade and Simon
Harrison took place at Gail’s
home tower, St Margaret’s,
Leicester, on Saturday 19th
January.
Ringers, family and friends from all
over the country arrived to help
them celebrate their special day.
The bride, under orders from the
family that she was not allowed to
ring in the peal arranged for their
wedding, arrived over 20 minutes
early (panicking Canon Barry
Naylor), so she could at least listen
to some of the ringing arranged for
their special day.
The Happy Couple outside St Margarets
A well struck peal of Yorkshire This was also the first time I had wedding for a 14 day safari and
Maximus was completed earlier that been back to St Margaret’s since beach honeymoon, but with the
morning on the glorious twelve my last peal and Gail’s first, back situation in Kenya this had been
(Ringing World page reference: in 1985. cancelled on the day before
5051.0190), followed by service Christmas Eve, leaving the couple
ringing in which Simon rang some After the formalities of the service, with an anxious wait over Christmas
call changes and looked relatively Simon and Gail made their way to book something else. After I
calm, although Richard, father of the back up the aisle to Widor’s returned from my Christmas/New
groom and Best Man didn’t look Toccata and made the most of the Year Cruise to the Caribbean, I
quite so calm, being his first time in rain holding off with photos in the planted a seed in their minds and
a belfry. church grounds. The wedding they eventually headed off for a
party then left to go to the fabulous 16 day cruise to 7
With it being January, hopes were reception at Birstall Golf Club. A Caribbean Islands and Miami. So
not pinned on the weather, but to selection of family enjoyed a daughters do take their father’s
add to the special day the rain fantastic meal, speeches followed advice!
stayed away until early evening. and the cake was cut.
It had been decided by the couple to While the room was prepared for
follow some traditions, but not all. It the evening celebrations the
wouldn’t do to break the main wedding party adjourned to
tradition of the bride wearing a another bar to await their evening
wedding dress; Gail wore a guests. After a first dance, further
traditional skirt and bodice. Yes photos of the cake cutting and
Gail was wearing a dress! As thank you speeches, an evening
mentioned previously, Gail broke of dancing was then ahead of
with tradition and arrived early, but everybody.
on the dot of 2.00pm she walked
down the aisle on my arm to ‘She’ Simon and Gail should have been
from their favourite film ‘Notting Hill’. flying out to Kenya a day after the
Simon ringing at his wedding
3Rs Tip: Make sure the belfry is welcoming - keep it clean & decorate if necessary 5
OUR GUILD DINNER
RESTORED TRADITION: AN ENJOYABLE EVENING
tunes. The guest speaker,
THE GUILD Andrew Wilby, a former
NEWS resident member of the guild,
gave an interesting and
informative speech about the
Jennie Paul past activities of the Guild and
Guild President how it was seen as a leader in
many areas of bellringing;
hosting the first ever National
The first Guild Dinner for 12 bell Striking Competition
over 10 years was held on Guild members enjoying the Dinner
– with lots of empty glasses! and the first peal of Bristol
Saturday February 2nd at Surprise Maximus which was
The Holiday Inn, St Nicholas which she informed us the rung at the Cathedral, to name
Circle, Leicester. Guild Trustees were absent due but two.
to being on another of their
Forty members, spouses and fishing trips?! Everyone enjoyed the night
friends enjoyed a fine five and all were in favour of
course meal interspersed with Sabbath Sounds handbell team repeating the Dinner next
toasts and followed by a then entertained the guests year.
speech from the President, in with a couple of well known
R
ISING
INGERS
OPE
EPAIR
ENDEZVOUS
On Saturday 29th March, risingringers
THE GUILD
from roughly ‘south-Leicestershire’
met up at Countesthorpe church, for risingringers
a morning of rope splicing.
We had 6 ‘trainees’, instructed through the rather challenging task by
John Kinchin. Everyone managed to get their ropes connected (in the
end!), though how many would hold up to a peal is probably rather fewer!
Thanks to everyone for coming, to John Kinchin for teaching and to John
and Katherine for letting us have the church for the morning.
Hopefully, there should be another similar event for our more
‘northern’ risingringers, plus a special summer event soon! risingringers @leicesterdg.org.uk
3Rs Tip: Try having an outing or social event at least once a year 6
A QUIZZICAL EVENT
BRF FUNDRAISER: QUIZ EARNS NEARLY £300
On Saturday 5 April, 50 ringers,
family and friends took part in a Pam Fisher
quiz evening held at Stoney Chair, BRF Committee
Stanton Village Community Hall,
arranged to raise funds for the At the half-way point there was a
Guild Bell Restoration Fund. For break in the proceedings for a
serving the food, and to everyone
those who wanted physical as hot supper, prepared by Carol
else who helped in any way,
well as cerebral exercise, the Franklin and her helpers to their
including those who supported the
evening began with ringing at usual high standard, and enjoyed
event by buying a ticket.
Stoney Stanton. by all.
If you have an idea for a fund-
On repairing to the hall, teams The evening concluded at about
raising event, contact the BRF
were formed, named, and brains 10.30, with the winning team of
committee and let us know. New
put in gear for the first of eight Dave Carling, Nicky Mason, Simon
committee members would also be
rounds of questions, ably posed and Gail Harrison and Anthony
very welcome – it is not an
by the Guild President. During Haywood collecting a cash prize.
onerous commitment, as we have
the course of the evening, there In total, a profit of £283 was raised
just 2-3 meetings each year, and
was something for everyone in for the BRF, including raffle
you would be helping to raise
the questions, from science, proceeds: an excellent result.
money for a cause which benefits
geography and politics, to ringers generally, as well as the
celebrities, television Thanks are due to Jennie Paul for
wider community. Speak to Pam
programmes and popular culture; obtaining and posing the
Fisher, Jennie Paul, Carol or
sport was not forgotten, and questions, Andrew Higson for
Steven Franklin or Tony Parker, or
there was even a question for marking the answers, to Carol,
drop an email to
the train- spotters among our Steven and Angela Franklin and
brf @leicesterdg.org if you would
number. Chris Newman for preparing and
like to be involved.
ONE FINAL QUESTION…
Name: Mick Angrave What are your bellringing What are your other hobbies?: I
ambitions?: have done a lot of hill walking during
Home tower: Sapcote I have fulfilled many of my ambitions my lifetime having been on all the
but still enjoy good ringing. One 3000’ peaks in England and Wales.
Where did you learn to ring?: aspiration is to ring at Exeter I have also been a Scouter for the
Stoney Stanton. Cathedral. I am told how good they past 20yrs and am currently the
are but as yet all opportunities I Group Scout Leader at Sapcote and
Why did you learn to ring?: have had have clashed with more the Hinckley Nights Away Advisor.
I was already a member of the pressing engagements.
church and had been a chorister What is your favourite food?:
since I was eight years old. I was What are you most proud of in Good wholesome home cooking.
invited to learn to ring the bells by your ringing career?: Helping
the then ringing master. teach others to ring, especially What is your favourite drink?:
teaching the band from scratch at Real Ale
Who taught you to ring?: The Sibson and Orton-on-the-Hill.
ringing master, Nun Walker. What is your day job?: I began in
What is your favourite Guild 1972 as a Design/Craft teacher and
How long have you been a event?: I enjoy most Guild events, after 14 years set up the carpentry
ringer?: I was taught to ring in especially the social side. This is an and joinery business which I still run
October 1962, some 46 years ago important part of the Guild. along with Phil Bradley.
3Rs Tip: Use the media — parish news / village magazines, local press, noticeboards etc 7
The latest, full info is always online!
. JUNE .
Fri 6 District Meeting at Willoughby Waterleys, 7pm Leicester
Tue 10 Out of District Practice: Allexton and Skeffington Syston
Sat 14 District Outing to Derbyshire Hinckley
Sat 14 Mini Outing to the Ticknall Area Loughborough
Wed 18 Surprise Major Practice at Anstey, 7.30pm Leicester
Sat 21 District Outing Harborough
. JULY .
Thu 3 District practice at Wanlip, 7.30pm to 9.00pm Syston
Sat 5 GUILD SOCIAL
‘Skittles at Barrow’ - More details to be announced soon!
Mon 7 District Meeting at Knighton starting at 7.30pm Leicester
Mon 14 Meeting and Practice at Enderby Hinckley
Wed 16 District 8-Bell practice at Aylestone, 7.30pm Leicester
Sat 19 Bi-monthly meeting at Twyford, 7pm - 8:30pm Melton
Sat 19 Meeting & tea Peatling Parva, evening at Kimcote Harborough
Fri 25 District Practice at Prestwold Loughborough
. AUGUST .
Wed 6 District Meeting at Anstey starting at 7.30pm Leicester
Fri 8 Out of District Practice at St Margarets, Leicester Hinckley
Sat 16 Meeting & picnic at Wistow, evening at Saddington Harborough
Mon 18 District Practice at Grace Dieu Loughborough
Wed 20 Surprise Major Practice at Anstey, 7.30pm Leicester
. SEPTEMBER .
Fri 5 …RINGING ROADSHOW 2008! …
Sat 6 at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire
www.ringingroadshow2008.org.uk
The Ringing Roadshow is the primary opportunity for the whole of the bellringing community to meet
together. It encompasses a trade show, a range of learning opportunities, ringing-related
entertainment, hands-on activities, shopping and the chance to meet hundreds of other ringers.
NEW for 2008 PLUS…
The Advice Centre • Mini-rings • Real Ale bar …and
• Seminars • On-site catering all so
Personal Development
• Concerts • Ringing World
Zone
Roadshow Trails
• Workshops • CCCBR close by!
• Bell firms • Local ringing
3Rs Tip: Encourage your recruits to come along to Guild and District events 8
