Jubilee and Olympic Ringing
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Salisbury Diocesan Face to Face Guild of Ringers Newsletter Autumn 2012 Number 134 Jubilee and Olympic Ringing Beatrice Pitfield (72) from Chippenham Queen’s Jubilee, Jubilee Beacons, a stalwart of her local swimming club carries the Olympic torch past Olympic Torch, Olympic Opening. Christchurch, Bradford-on-Avon Reports and pictures inside. while the Edington learners band ring out joyfully An Olympic Breakfast page 10 Spotlight on Inside this issue: From the Master 1 Ringing for the Queen’s Jubilee 2 Wareham Bells Remake History 4 100 Years Ago ... 4 Harry Ford p4 Spotlight on ... 5 Young Face of the Guild 6 Ringing for the Olympics 7 Opening a School with Bells 12 Training 13 Laurie Turner p5 Icon of St James 14 Outings & Trips 15 Young Ringers Calne Branch News 18 Young Face of the Guild: page 6 Devizes Branch News 18 Olympic Torch Picture: page 7 Dorchester Branch News 19 Ringing at School Opening: p12 East Dorset Branch News 20 Edingers London Trip: page 17 Marlborough Branch News 20 Mere Branch News 20 Deadline for the Next Issue Salisbury Branch News 21 General Reports: Nov 2nd West Dorset Branch News 22 Final Deadline: Nov 16th From the Editor 23 Icon of St James, page 14 [email protected] Calendar 24 Guild News From the Master During the last few months I have enjoyed going around the Guild in the diocese commemorating the accession of HM Queen Elizabeth and seeing the good work that so many people are doing in so many II to the throne. areas. Now that the Olympic Games have taken place, several peals and In December I attended a well-supported Dorchester Branch carol quarter peals have taken place in celebration of the event. These service in St Peter Dorchester with a very pleasant social gathering include peals at all three Weymouth towers in the first week of the afterwards. The AGM season was with us in December and January sailing events which took place in Weymouth Bay. and some of those meetings I was able to attend. For those Last year I put in an application for a Guild band to enter the branches where I could not attend the AGM, I am now trying to Tewkesbury Shield 10-bell Striking Competition. In December the attend some practices instead. The East Dorset AGM was very well organisers had a meeting and drew six bands out of the hat to de- attended with plenty of ringing at Wimborne Minster. Active discus- cide which entries would join the three that are always included. sion took place on some important issues and the impression I had Our name wasn’t drawn. On May 5th, I went to the competition and was that of a vibrant branch. I was very pleased to be able to pre- listened to all the bands and I think that the ringers I had selected sent a 50 year certificate, at the Salisbury Branch AGM, to Neil Skel- for our band would have put on a good show. Therefore, I hope to ton who has done so much for the Guild over that period. In March I be able to apply for next year’s competition, when nine names will attended a very active Mere Branch practice at St Peter Shaftesbury be drawn. The three teams that have had automatic entry in the 40 and in April went to a well-run East Dorset practice at Tollard Royal. years of the competition will no longer have that right. The Mere branch practice at Silton was well attended. I had an inter- If some of this seems old news, it was supposed to be in the last esting day at the Calne branch meeting in Bromham. It was well issue of Face to Face, but somehow got lost in cyberspace. attended with the bells being rung open in the afternoon and using the simulator in the evening. I was impressed with the sound quality I hope to continue travelling the Guild, meeting as many ringers as of the simulator. possible and witnessing all the dedication and hard work that is taking place. I am pleased to see the large amount of ringing that has taken place Tom Garrett, Master New Vice Patron Following the announcement in June of the appointment of Canon SDGR Clothing Ed Condry to be the next Bishop of Ramsbury, I wrote to congratu- Is your SDGR sweatshirt or polo shirt in need of replacing, or late him and to welcome him both to the diocese and as our Vice maybe you have been thinking about purchasing a new one? If Patron. In his reply Canon Ed said that he was delighted to learn that so, now is the time to buy! he would be a Vice Patron and looked forward very much to meeting and hearing us. His consecration will be on Friday 21st September in NOW AVAILABLE Westminster Abbey and he will be installed in Salisbury Cathedral at Royal Blue 4" square embroidered logo badge. Evensong on Sunday 23rd September. For sewing onto own clothing, rucksack , bag, etc. Not yet on the website but available to order Ross Robertson, President in the same way as clothing items. Also available from Guild Bookstall. Price £6 Welcome from your new Face to Face Editor Hello and welcome to my first Face to Face. My name is Michael All the details of clothing (including an order form) can be found Bailey, and I ring in the Devizes Branch. The newsletter has a on the Guild website so do have a look as new colours have been new look, but all the usual content is here, with some new fea- introduced as well as some additional items. tures to come. My thanks go to Ivan Andrews for all his work over the last 25 years, and the help he has given to me. MB 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 Ringing for the Queen’s Jubilee Calne Branch - Diamond Jubilee Celebration Quarters The following quarter peals were rung in the Calne Branch to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. All the nine quarters attempted were successful. Special congratulations go to Mike Rawle and Jenny Holiday for ringing their first quarter peal at their first attempt. Also to Jon Henly for ringing his first quarter peal away from cover. Andrew Woolley Calne, Wilts. 2 June 2012, 1260 Doubles (2m): Lyneham, Wilts. 4 June 2012, 1260 PB Doubles: Jean Carey 1, Jane M Ridgwell 2, Andrew K Woolley (C) 3, Barry Chick 4, Dave Webber 1, Hester Wall 2, Ruth Plumridge 3, Brian Grace 4, David G Seymour 5, Mike Rawle (1st quarter peal at first attempt) 6, David G Seymour (C) 5, Zoe Marshall 6. Edward A Spearey 7, Hugh Pilcher-Clayton 8. Bells 4, 6, 8 covering. Rung on the 59th anniversary of the coronation of Her Hilmarton, Wilts. 4 June 2012, 1260 Grandsire Doubles: Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. John Henly (1st quarter peal away from cover) 1, Jane M Ridgwell 2, Elaine Leighton 3, Ken A Webb 4, Hugh Pilcher-Clayton (C) 5, Pauline Webb 6. Calne, Wilts. 3 June 2012, 1260 Grandsire Triples: Jane M Ridgwell 1, Jean Carey 2, David S Bishop 3, Edward A Spearey 4, Bromham, Wilts. 5 June 2012, 1260 PB Doubles: Andrew K Woolley (C) 5, Bob Mustow 6, Julian Hemper 7, Morley Bray 8. Jenny Holiday (1st quarter peal at first attempt) 1, Linda Drummond-Harris 2, Rung during the Thames River Pageant. Stephen Pardoe 3, Gareth F S Bennett (C) 4, Nick Watts 5, John Card 6. Bremhill, Wilts. 3 June 2012, 1260 PB Doubles: Royal Wootton Bassett, Wilts. 5 June 2012, 1260 Doubles (2m): Catherine Mealing-Jones 1, Elaine Leighton 2, Jane M Ridgwell 3, Roger Haydock 1, Hester Wall 2, Chris Taylor 3, Ruth Plumridge 4, David G Andrew K Woolley (C) 4, Ken A Webb 5, Pauline Webb 6. Seymour (C) 5, Adrian Evans 6. Rung after special Evensong. Calne, Wilts. 5 June 2012, 1260 Doubles (2m): Calne, Wilts. 4 June 2012, 1260 Grandsire Triples: Adrian Evans 1, Jane M Ridgwell 2, Edward A Spearey 3, Ruth Plumridge 4, Jean Carey 1, Gareth F S Bennett (C) 2, Jane M Ridgwell 3, Ruth Plumridge 4, Andrew K Woolley (C) 5, Ray Szydlowski 6, Hugh Pilcher-Clayton 7, Nick Watts 5, Morley Bray 6, David S Bishop 7, Ken A Webb 8. Paddy Hamblin 8. Bells 7, 6, 8 covering. Rung after the National Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral, shown live in St Mary's Church. Devizes Branch - Jubilee Peal Devizes Branch - Jubilee Beacon Ringing On a very hot Monday evening ringers met at It’s the afternoon of the Queen’s Jubilee, and there’s a Village Picnic to celebrate. Bob, Edington Priory to ring a peal in honour of Her one of the Westwood ringers, is there and is asked ’Are you ringing for the Beacon Majesty the Queen's Diamond Jubilee tonight? Well, no we weren’t planning to but … ‘ As Adam is the first of the Edingers to get to this Hasty phone calls are made. Ron, the Rector, approves and so does David the church- stage in his ringing we were all delighted that we warden, and we can collect enough ringers.