Bradpole Ringing Centre Celebrates 10 Years
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Salisbury Diocesan Face to Face Guild of Ringers Newsletter Spring 2013 Number 136 Bradpole Ringing Centre Celebrates 10 Years Guild Clothing All Saints, West Lavington January 19 Photo: Julia Russell See page 1 for full details SALISBURY DIOCESAN GUILD OF RINGERS Inside this issue: From the Master 1 Annual Guild Festival Letters to the Editor 2 Bradpole Ringing Centre 2 Saturday 11th May 2013 New Members 3 at Pewsey, Wiltshire Devizes Branch to be Split? 3 Face to Face with … 4 LUNCH - 12.00 p.m. prompt in the Bouverie Hall Reminiscences 7 Cold meat, salads & bread roll, followed by dessert. Significant Milestones 7 Drinks served, glass of wine or fruit juice. Ringer who Fell in the War 8 Price: £8.50 for adults and £5.00 for under 18’s Guild Updates 8 SERVICE - 1.30 p.m. in the Parish Church of St John the Baptist Young Ringers 9 Outings & Trips 9 MEETING - 2.30 p.m. in the Bouverie Hall Calne Branch News 12 Devizes Branch News 12 There is no parking at Pewsey Church, Dorchester Branch News 14 so please park cars by the Hall, and walk to the church. Marlborough Branch News 16 Details of ringing arrangements to follow. Mere Branch News 17 Salisbury Branch News 18 Obituaries 18 Young Ringers Deadline for the Next Issue Role of an LEBRF Trustee 22 Edingers go Bowling: page 6 General Deadline: April 29th From the Editor 23 Motcombe Young Ringers: p17 [email protected] Calendar 24 Guild News From the Master Since the Olympics, things in my part of the world have returned to was well attended and a good variety of ringing took place with an normal. All three peals in Weymouth were successful and of a good excellent tea in a local community centre. East Dorset and Calne standard. We rang 7 Surprise Minor at Upwey, Lessness Surprise branches had their AGMs on the same day, so I went to Wareham Major at Preston and 8 Spliced Surprise Major at Wyke Regis. for East Dorset and hopefully will have supported Calne in some way Trish and I were able to attend the Open Day in the Salisbury Branch before you read this. Once again East Dorset had a well-attended in August. The weather was good and the organisation was excel- meeting with a variety of ringing and a good tea. This was a day of lent. We had a thoroughly good day’s ringing. torrential rain and I ended up taking a rather bizarre route home, but I made it. The final AGM was Salisbury Branch at Downton. This The AGM season is now over and I have enjoyed travelling to most was on a very cold day and so the jacket potatoes filled with sau- branches. Those I didn’t manage to get to I will try to visit for other sages were very welcome. events when time allows, hopefully by the time that this report is published. I see supporting ringing throughout the diocese as my Congratulations to Wimborne on winning both striking competitions main duty as Master. The season was kicked off by the Dorchester at Stratford-sub-Castle and St. Martin Salisbury and thank you to the Branch at Puddletown. Some useful ringing took place, followed by Salisbury Branch for looking after us so well. On the subject of Wim- service and tea. The officers were all re-elected unopposed. The borne, I attended the dedication of the augmented ring, giving them Marlborough Branch at Preshute was well attended and the ringing a nice light eight as well as a lovely ring of twelve. I am sure that this and meeting were well run by the officers. Although it was not an will provide much more flexibility, particularly with teaching learners AGM, I was able to go to a Devizes Branch meeting at Bradford on on the light eight. Avon. This was very well attended with soup being served on a cold On a sadder note, there seem to have been an unusually high num- day. The West Dorset AGM at Lyme Regis was very busy and admi- ber of deaths in the guild since I last wrote, particularly in the Dor- rably chaired by Harry Murley, the youngest chairman in the guild. I chester Branch. My sympathy goes out to the families, and I hope was unable to attend the Mere Branch AGM due to family commit- that the towers concerned are not too badly affected. ments but was able to attend a practice at St James Shaftsbury just I look forward to meeting everyone at the annual festival at Pewsey before Christmas. This was unusually thin on attendance, probably in May, and meeting people around the diocese at other times. because of it being in the week before Christmas, but it was well run Tom Garrett and of benefit to those who were there. The Devizes Branch AGM SDGR Clothing Is your SDGR sweatshirt or polo shirt in need of replacing, or NOW AVAILABLE maybe you have been thinking about purchasing a new one? If so, now is the time to buy! Royal Blue 4" square embroidered logo badge. All the details of clothing (including an order form) can be found on the Guild website so do have a look as new colours have been For sewing onto own clothing, rucksack , bag, etc. introduced as well as some additional items. Not yet on the website but available to order in the same way as clothing items. Guild Festival Stall I will have stock at the festival in May, including: Also available from Guild Bookstall. Price £6 Sweatshirts: £15 Polo shirts: £12.50 Ladies and Gents Gilet: £20 Fleece: £25 Patricia Davidson: ‘Face to Face’ is the acknowledged Newsletter of the Salisbury Diocesan Guild of Ringers. First published in 1975, the publication is now produced four times each year and circulated free to all affiliated towers throughout the Guild, as well as to various other bodies. Compiled and Edited by Michael Bailey Guild Hon Gen Sec: Anthony Lovell-Wood Website Manager: Teresa Goatham www.sdgr.org.uk Page 1 Letters to the Editor Gordon Pharoah, Dorchester Branch Neil Skelton, Salisbury Branch We had recently broken a slider and were fortunate that the with Firstly, congratulations on the excellent quality and content of the help of the good folk from the Church of the Holy Rood at Buckland Face to Face Newsletter. I always look forward to it and it is good to Newton were able to get the problem fixed. In particular Chris Bur- read about towers and people, most of whom I know and some I do nett who gave much valuable time in helping us out of a problem. not. The overall impression is that the Guild is in good health, al- The required wood for the 'slider' is ash as it would be if a 'stay' had though in some areas we do struggle to keep ringing alive. been broken. Given the current demise of the ash I suggested that a Having, today, marked the 50th anniversary of my first 'quarter peal' stock of ash be held for emergencies by places such as Sherborne on three bells at Netherhampton, I am mindful of the time I have Abbey given that the normal supply would become very scarce. been around and all that has happened. Next week sees the 50th The policy is that all ash is burnt with no exception. I can under- anniversary of my first quarter peal 'proper' at Durrington and if stand that currently there is no appropriate way to stop the spread successful I will let you have a note of that in due course. In the of this blight. It must be possible to use a chemical wash or a kiln meantime I am busy organising a carol concert at Imber. Inciden- dry process to inhibit the spores. tally, I enjoyed your poem on Imber Bells with which I am closely involved. Breakages such as we experienced occur once every decade and though stressful at the time is soon forgotten. If a breakage occurs In a few spare moments this evening I set out to complete the 'Just before a significant event when the bells are required churches for Fun' grid. There is a problem fitting in all 21 (not 19) letters for would not be able to carry out their required duty. Whitchurch Canonicorum. To make it fit in with 16 Heddington the 'Canonicorum' element has to be reduced to 'Canicorum'. Could someone please establish if the policy to destroy ash is abso- lute with no exception. If this is the case an alternative material Best wishes, needs to be recommended. Neil I recall an event on a bell tour when the tower being visited had broken a stay and had done an emergency repair in plywood. The My thanks to Neil for pointing out this error, and my apologies to all 'stay' broke and the ringer suffered bad rope burns. who may have been confused by it! Regards, Neil was the only winner with the correct answers. Gordon Pharoah Full answers appear on page 23 MB St. James Longburton Bradpole Ringing Centre, 10 years on ... new central heating: this work having been Press having been invited produced subse- achieved mainly through the raising by the quent good publicity in the Press. community of £150,000 in 15 months. As a result, the Centre was officially named Discussion on the feasibility of establishing a as The Bradpole Ringing Centre becoming Centre at Bradpole was first mooted back in the first recognised Training Centre in the November 2001 and, considering the pro- Diocese.