{"id":1217,"date":"2026-03-14T08:06:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T08:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cbucks.odg.org.uk\/wordpress\/?page_id=1217"},"modified":"2026-04-08T20:31:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:31:25","slug":"noticeboard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cbucks.odg.org.uk\/wordpress\/noticeboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Noticeboard"},"content":{"rendered":"

 <\/p>\n

How Ringing Works.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/span><\/p>\n

A copy may be downloaded here<\/strong><\/em><\/a> as a ‘pdf’ file.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dates for your Diary<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

BRANCH PRACTICES
\nSecond Saturday of the month:\u00a0 10:00 – 12:00
\nunless otherwise stated.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dates for 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
April 11th<\/sup><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nHaddenham<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 9th<\/sup><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n6-Bell Striking Competition –
\nWinslow – Starting time to be confirmed<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 13th<\/sup><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n*<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July 11th<\/sup><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nHardwick *<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 8th<\/sup><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nQuainton<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 12th<\/sup><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nMarsh Gibbon<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 3rd<\/sup><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nODG 6-Bell Striking Competition – Venue and details to be confirmed<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 10th<\/sup><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nOrchard Cup 6-Bell Striking Competition – Venue and details to be confirmed<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 14th<\/sup><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0Long Crendon<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 12th<\/sup><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

*<\/strong> To Be Confirmed<\/span><\/p>\n

Special Practices<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Special practices will be held on the third Wednesday<\/strong> of the month at Stewkley,<\/strong> from 7.30 to 9pm<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The plan is to continue\u00a0with the monthly focussed practices concentrating on Plain Bob, including ‘tenoring behind’, plain hunting, and Cambridge, including treble bob for the more experienced ringers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Practices for 2026<\/strong> are planned for:<\/span>
\nWednesday 15th<\/sup> April
\nWednesday 20th<\/sup> May
\nWednesday 17th<\/sup> June
\nWednesday 15th<\/sup> July
\nWednesday 19th<\/sup> August
\nWednesday 16th<\/sup> September
\nWednesday 21st<\/sup> October
\nWednesday 18th<\/sup> November
\nWednesday 16th<\/sup> December
\n<\/strong><\/span>all from 7.30 to 9pm.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n

Tower Practice Nights<\/strong>
\nUsually 19:30 – 21:00<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/b>Please contact tower
\nprior to visiting<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Monday:<\/strong>
\nChearsley\u00a0(not\u00a0B\/H)
\nGreat\u00a0Horwood
\nWinslow<\/td>\n		.
\n–
\n01296 713281
\n01296 715106<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuesday:<\/strong>
\nAylesbury
\nMarsh Gibbon
\nTwyford *
\nWhitchurch<\/td>\n		.
\n07723 621385
\n01896\u00a0277671
\n01896\u00a0277671
\n07795\u00a0988135<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wednesday:<\/strong>
\nGranborough
\nHaddenham
\nLittle Horwood
\nQuainton
\nStewkley
\nWingrave<\/td>\n		.
\n07710 189575
\n01844\u00a0345439
\n07984 332532
\n07739 985440
\n07745 478573
\n–<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thursday:<\/strong>
\nAston Abbotts
\nDinton *
\nDrayton Parslow *
\nEast Claydon
\nHardwick
\nLong\u00a0Crendon
\nSoulbury *
\nSteeple Claydon *
\nSwanbourne<\/td>\n		.
\n01296 681478
\n01296\u00a0748679
\n01296\u00a0720608
\n07799 766270
\n01296 640906
\n01844\u00a0208948
\n07713 626780
\n07799 766270
\n01296\u00a0720219<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friday:<\/strong>
\nBierton
\nCuddington
\nNether Winchendon *
\nWing
\nWotton Underwood *<\/td>\n		.
\n07958 527490
\n01844\u00a0292221
\n01844\u00a0290307
\n07526 178433
\n01296 770473<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saturday:<\/strong>
\nMursley
\n(10:30 \u2013 12:00)<\/td>\n		.
\n01296 770473
\n.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
* Occasional\u2013check in advance
\n
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