Okehampton Deanery Ringers AssociationTuesday, March 9. 2010Congratulations to Ray and Joan Mugridge!Monday, March 8. 2010
 Ryan The Devon Association of Ringers wishes to congratulate Ray and Joan Mugridge of South Brent on their "Golden Wedding Anniversary" which happens to be today Monday 8th March 2010! What a milestone this is for you both, we all wish you very many happy years together!
Totnes Deanery Winter League held at Diptford on 6 March 2010Saturday, March 6. 2010
 Mike Results from the Totnes Deanery Winter League held at Diptford on 6 March 2010. This is also a stand alone competition ringing for the Les Stone Shield 1. South Brent 18 1/2 2. Stoke Gabriel 24 1/2 3. South Brent B 32 4. Broadhempston A 52 1/2 5. Broadhempston B 62 1/2 6. South Brent C 64 7. Broadhempston C 69 Judges: Harry Bardens and Sue Husband. South Brent feature on BBC Radio DevonSunday, February 28. 2010
Mike Pippa Quelch, a BBC Radio Devon presenter went along to South Brent and was speaking to Graham Sharland. There was a mention of bells being featured in her programme, every Sunday, at about 07:55 This appears to be a campaign by BBC Radio Devon to feature bell ringing with the aim of raising our profile to encourage more people to take up church bell ringing. The interview with Graham Sharland can be heard again at http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p006k9m8/Good_Morning_Devon_28_02_2010/ and it is about 1 hour and 43 mins into the programme. 10 bell competition in NorthumberlandTuesday, February 23. 2010Call change ringers in North Oxon?Monday, February 22. 2010
Mike Subject: Call Changes Ringers in North Oxon? David Puckey has written an email to us and asks if any person knows of any Devon/Cornwall call change ringers who now reside in or near north Oxon around Bicester and Banbury area? David rings regularly at his local tower who are very friendly and very much method and open hand leads. David says he thinks it would be rather fun if there were some other change ringers within range to do some Devon Call Change ringing. In his area, changes are generally seen as a stepping stone to method ringing. He says that the practices are very welcoming and the ringers are happy to accommodate visitors whatever they ring however from his point of view any chance to ring some Devon call changes would be brilliant. Please feel free to contact David on the address below if you know of any call changes ringers who have moved to the North Oxon area. Please subsitute the symbols for words in brackets. DJPuckey[at]aol[dot]com Results of the competition held at Broadhempston on 20 Feb 2010Saturday, February 20. 2010
Mike Totnes Deanery Winter League Results from Broadhemspton on 20 February 2010. 1. South Brent 30 2. Broadhempston A 49 1/2 3. South Brent C 52 4. South Brent B 56 1/2 5. Broadhempston C 66 6. Stoke Gabriel 67 1/2 7. Broadhempston B 79 Results from the top ringing only section South Brent D 28 Judges: Colin and Lee Avery Next event Diptford 6 March 2010 News from Plymouth & Ivybridge DeaneryMonday, February 15. 2010
Ryan The AGM was held in December 2009 at the Parish church of All Saints, Plymstock. One of the best attendances for a long time saw no fewer than 16 out of 18 towers being represented! In recent years our Deanery has seen a large downfall in towers being represented but we do hope that the future is becoming a little brighter now. The members that were present at the AGM also voted for a change of stewardship. Our past secretary Liz Price who unfortunately became ill stood down and Neil Trout who is captain of the towers at Shaugh Prior and Bickleigh has been appointed in her place. Also there was a change of chairman and this passed from Calvin Roberts of Wembury to Paul Treby of Plymstock, we wish the both of them good luck for the future. It was also the turn of the Plymouth & Ivybridge Deanery to host the South Devon Ringers Association Inter Deanery competition for 2010, two towers came forward to hold this event, the first being Ermington and the reserve tower being Wembury. Ermington are very keen as a band and we wish them the best of luck in holding this event. At the the AGM we also ask for towers to come forward to host our deanery event which is held on the 1st Saturday in June, this year it will be held for the first time at St Mary the Virgin, Laira, this peal of 8 bells was cast by whitechapel in 2000 and were dedicated in 2001, the deanery will be using the back 6 bells on the day, the tenor weigh's 11-0-14 in G. In other news from our area, we heard that the beautiful Taylor Octave at Plympton St Maurice were out of action due to an accident that occurred during a peal on the bells from a visiting band. They had forgotten to pull the clock hammers off and this caused severe damage to the clock hammers and to one part of the frame, the project to restore and repair the above has been undertaken by Andrew Nicholson and the bells should be available for ringing again within the next month to 6 weeks. Gilbert Shield NAIT Deanery on 13 Feb 2010Saturday, February 13. 2010
Mike Results of top ringing at three towers being Babbacombe, Coffinswell and Upton on 13 Feb 2010 for NAIT Deanery 1. Paignton B 121 1/2 2. Upton 126 3. Kingskerwell 131 1/2 4. Ipplepen 135 1/2 5. Paignton A 198 For results from individual towers please click here Totnes Winter League held at South Brent on 6 February 2010.Saturday, February 6. 2010
Mike Totnes Winter League held at South Brent on 6 February 2010. 1. Broadhempston A 25 1/2 2. South Brent A 29 3. South Brent B 35 4. Stoke Gabriel 40 5. South Brent C 44 6. Broadhempston C 82 7. Broadhempston B 94 Judges: Harry Bardens and John Dietz. Further events: 20 Feb Broadhempston, 6 Mar Diptford and 27 Mar Stoke Gabriel. Sampford Courtenay BellsThursday, February 4. 2010Itinerary for Association competitions for 2010Tuesday, February 2. 2010
Ryan Saturday 13th March: Association Novice event to be held at St Swithin's Church, Sandford. They are an easy going ground floor six with a Tenor weighing 10-2-22 in G. The novice event will take the same format as in previous year's. A draw will take place at 1pm and the first section of the event will be for round ringing only, after this section has rung their will be a short service followed by the results of the round ringing section, after this the call change ringing from the stay will commence. All teams will be allowed 1 minute of round ringing as a practice before judging will commence. Saturday 24th April: Association 8 bell Final to be held at St Michael's church, Great Torrington. The draw will take place at the church at 2pm prompt, any team's turning up late maybe disqualified. Torrington have recently installed a ringing gallery and are now an even better ring of 8, the Tenor weighs 14-3-4 in F. A practice is allowed prior to the competition day, please contact Clive Ward for details. Saturday 8th May: Association North and South 6 bell Qualifying rounds to be held at St Bartholomew's church, Bow and at St James the Great, Slapton. Bow are a ground floor ring of 6 bells with a Tenor weighing 14-0-4 in F# and Slapton are a ground floor ring of 6 bells with a Tenor weighing 5-1-12 in A. Both sets of bells are very good and we should have some good striking at both towers. The draw will commence at 2pm, any late teams maybe disqualified. Teams that finish in positions 1-5 will be placed into the Major 6 bell Final and those teams that finish 6-10 will be put forward to the Minor Final. Saturday 22nd May: Association 6 bell Minor Final to be held at St Michael's church Ilsington. The draw again will take place at 2pm. These bells are rung from an upstairs ringing room and the Tenor weighs 10-3-13 in G. the teams that finish 1st and 2nd will have the opportunity to ring at the Major Final. Please support this event. Saturday 12th June: Association Major 6 bell Final to be held at St Swithin's Church, Littleham. The draw for order of ringing will take place at 2p prompt, any teams that are late could be subject to disqualification, please make yourself aware of the Association's rules before the day. Littleham are ground floor ring of 6 bells that go well and sound good, they were all cast by Gillett & Johnston of Croydon in 1913, the Tenor weighs 8-1-17 in A. 12 of Devon's best call change teams will be competing here on the day for the prestigious Ross Shield. There will be no practice permitted for the Major 6 bell Final. As with all our events during the year a tea is provided by the host tower, please make every effort to assure you and your teams make the tea's, as of course a lot of effort goes into them. Notable Tower Information!Wednesday, January 27. 2010
Ryan I am pleased to announce some news in relation to a number of towers within the Association and the nearby Truro Diocese. News has come to light regarding the re-hanging of the bells at Atherington in North Devon, this project has been ongoing since late 2004 early 2005 but i am pleased to inform you that the bells have now been re-hung! They cannot however be rung until at least July 2010, this is to give the tower time to settle down and dry out, taylor's of loughborough have carried out the work. Also in the North of the County Sampford Courtenay bells are now back and are actually being installed this week by Whitechapel. They should be ringing again within the next 2 to 3 weeks. News from the Truro Guild is that Pillaton near Saltash in Cornwall have now been successfully augmented to 8 by Whites of Appleton and have been retuned by Whitechapel, The Tenor now weighs 10-1-27 in F# and no longer 12-0-8 in G. |
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Results of the Devon Ringers' Council 10 Bell Competition held at St Marychurch on 20 February 2010.
In memory of John Scott
1. Exeter Cathedral 30 1/2
2. Wednesday Team 1 32
3. Quarter Peal Ringers 33
4. Wednesday Team 2 37
5. Exeter Branch 41 1/2
Judges: Mary Mears and Mervyn Way.
The Devon Ringers' Council are happy to run this as an annual competition in memory of John Scott and the date of the next competition will be Saturday 19 February 2011 starting at 10:30. Venue to be decided.
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