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Ringing Suspended at St Mary’s Tower, East Claydon.

All ringing at St Mary’s tower, East Claydon has been suspended with immediate effect until the repairs to the tower roof have been completed. The decision was made by the DCC following a recent inspection of the tower roof.

Thursday evening practices will be at St Michael’s Church Tower, Steeple Claydon at the usual time of 19:30, for the foreseeable future.

If anyone has any queries or questions, please contact Kate Edgar at eastclaydon@cbucks.odg.org.uk.

 

How Ringing Works.

The Central Council of Church Bell Ringers has released a booklet entitled ‘From Practice to Perfect’. It contains a lot of useful information about how church bells ringers are trained, safeguarded and organised and, although it is aimed primarily at the clergy, PCCs and safeguarding advisors, please take time to have a look as it may be useful within your towers.

A copy may be downloaded here as a ‘pdf’ file.

 

Special Practices

Special practices will be held on the third Wednesday of the month at Stewkley, from 7.30 to 9pm.

The next practice is on Wednesday 11th December, from 7.30 to 9pm.
(NOTE – a week earlier than usual to avoid Christmas chaos!).


The plan is to continue into 2025 with the monthly focussed practices but moving onto Grandsire.

Practices are therefore planned for:
Wednesday 15th January
Wednesday 19th February
Wednesday 19th March
Wednesday 16th April
Wednesday 21st May
Wednesday 18th June
Wednesday 16th July
Wednesday 20th August
Wednesday 17th September
Wednesday 15th October
Wednesday 19th November
Wednesday 17th December

all from 7.30 to 9pm.

 

Dates for your Diary

BRANCH PRACTICES
Second Saturdays of the month:  10:00 – 12:00
unless otherwise stated.

Dates for 2024

December 14th Little Horwood
2025
January 11th Mursley
February 8th
AGM – Aylesbury
March 8th
 
April 12th
 
May 10th
Central Bucks
Striking Competition
June 14th
 
July 12th
Dinton
August 9th
 
September 13th
 
October 18th
Orchard Cup –
Tower to be confirmed
November 8th
 
December 13th
 

* To Be Confirmed

 

 

Tower Practice Nights
Usually 19:30 – 21:00

Please contact tower
prior to visiting


Branch Officers

Monday:
Chearsley (not B/H)
Great Horwood
Winslow
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01296 713281
01296 715106
Branch Chairman:
Sherri Woodland
chairman@cbucks.odg.org.uk
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Branch Vice-Chairman:
Oliver Rhodes
vicechairman@cbucks.odg.org.uk
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Secretary:
John Chantler
secretary@cbucks.odg.org.uk
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Treasurer:
Amanda Digne-Malcolm
treasurer@cbucks.odg.org.uk
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Ringing Master:
Ailsa Knightley
brm@cbucks.odg.org.uk
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Deputy Ringing Master:
Jan Robinson
dbrm@cbucks.odg.org.uk
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Branch Representative:
Kate Edgar
branchrep1@cbucks.odg.org.uk
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Webmaster:
Ted Robinson
webmaster@cbucks.odg.org.uk
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Tuesday:
Aylesbury
Marsh Gibbon
Twyford
Whitchurch
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07723 621385
01896 277671
01896 277671
07795 988135
Wednesday:
Granborough
Haddenham
Little Horwood
Quainton
Stewkley
Wingrave
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07710 189575
01844 345439
07984 332532
01296 658665
07745 478573
01296 681879
Thursday:
Aston Abbotts
Dinton*
Drayton Parslow*
East Claydon
Hardwick
Long Crendon
Soulbury*
Swanbourne
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01296 681478
01296 748679
01296 720608
07799 766270
01296 640906
01844 208948
07713 626780
01296 720219
Friday:
Bierton
Cuddington
Nether Winchendon*
Wing
Wotton Underwood*
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07958 527490
01844 292221
01844 290307
01296 682915
01296 770473
Saturday:
Mursley
(10:30 – 12:00)
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01296 770473
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* Occasional–check in advance