Central Council News archive
- 2 February 2012
Ringing for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee
More information now online. - 30 January 2012
Henry Williams - The Glasbury Bellfounder
-- new from The Whiting Society - 23 January 2012
The CCCBR President's blog
January post is now online - 23 January 2012
iAgrams blue line app for iPhone etc - 19 January 2012
Notice of 2012 AGM - 13 January 2012
Five Rings Triples ringtone available - 31 December 2011
Christchurch New Zealand Bells Restoration
UK donations now over £5,000 - 28 December 2011
Meeting with EH and CBC
10 October 2011 - 25 December 2011
Things you may like to ring for
Now includes consolidated list of events for the coming year, list of past major ringing events, link to RW article - 22 December 2011
Additional Members
New guidance on supporting statements - 22 December 2011
Central Council Calendar
A selected list of future events - 19 December 2011
The CCCBR President's blog
December post is now online - 28 November 2011
FE Dukes International Bell Fund 2012 -- applications due by 31 January 2012 - 21 November 2011
The CCCBR President's blog
November post is now online - 14 November 2011
The Queen's Diamond Jubilee - 11 November 2011
Campanology and The Bellringer
All issues now viewable as PDFs or available on CD - 11 November 2011
Order and Disorder in the Eighteenth Century:
Newspaper extracts about Church Bells and Bellringing - 9 November 2011
Olympic Torch Relay route map - 19 October 2011
Five Rings Doubles announced - 12 October 2011
The CCCBR President's blog
October post is now online - 10 October 2011
Five Rings Triples
New bell music for the London 2012 Olympic Games - 23 September 2011
New Music 20x12 Composer
Short film now on YouTube - 23 September 2011
The CCCBR President's blog
September post is now online - 23 September 2011
The Learning Curve
All 102 articles are now available on-line together with an on-line index - 3 September 2011
Change Ringing for the Future
A national conference to gather ideas for growing The Exercise, with a particular focus on attracting and retaining young ringers. - 3 September 2011
Lists of things you may like to ring for . . . - 19 August 2011
Christchurch New Zealand Bells Restoration
UK donations now over £4,000 - 18 August 2011
The CCCBR President's blog
August post is now online - 8 August 2011
Minutes of 2011 Council at Hereford now viewable online - 24 July 2011
The CCCBR President's blog
July post now online - 7 July 2011
Christchurch New Zealand Bells Restoration
--first UK donations - 1 July 2011
A Handbook of Composition
-- scanned images of this out-of-print 1993 publication by John R Leary - 22 June 2011
The CCCBR President's blog
First post now online - 16 June 2011
Training Times - May 2011
Ringing Centres Committee - 5 June 2011
A Collection of Stedman Compositions
-- published by the CCCBR - 27 May 2011
Ringing and the Olympic Torch Relay
-- Preliminary information to help plan ringing events 
26 May 2011
Truro Bells re-interpreted
-- New jigsaw puzzle available, proceeds to CCCBR Bell Restoration Fund- 15 May 2011
Training and Teaching in Ringing and the Role of the Ringing Centre
-- Forum at The Gordon Halls Ringing Centre, Eckington on Saturday June 18th - 15 May 2011
Central Council 2011 weekend programme
-- Hereford Diocesan Guild hosts the 2011 Central Council Meeting - 8 May 2011
The Gorbals Brass and Bell Foundry
-- new from The Whiting Society - 7 May 2011
2011 Central Council Supplement to The Ringing World
-- Comprising 2011 meeting agenda, 2010 meeting minutes and 2010 annual report - 4 May 2011
Christchurch New Zealand Bells Restoration
-- Donations from the UK - 2 May 2011
2011 CCCBR Meeting Agenda
-- This copy of the Agenda published on 22 April has been annotated with links to relevant items in the 2010 Annual Report, including the Accounts and the Reports of the Committees. - 28 April 2011
Information on opportunities to assist in the work of the Council Committees, the board of The Ringing World and The Ringing Foundation. - 25 April 2011
Westminster Abbey ringing for Royal Wedding - 22 April 2011
2011 CCCBR Meeting agenda - 14 April 2011
THE BELL FOUNDRY jigsaw puzzle -- available again - 13 April 2011
Duco - Ringing Database - 20 March 2011
Sound Control in Bell Towers - Guidance notes - 17 March 2011
Ringing events survey - 24 February 2011
Duties of Honorary Assistant Secretary - 24 February 2011
Notice of 2011 AGM - 14 February 2011
New Music 20x12 chooses CCCBR - 9 January 2011
FE Dukes International Bell Fund 2011 -- applications due by 13 February - 14 December2010
Jigsaw puzzle of bell painted on glass now sold out - 12 December 2010
2012 Cultural Olympiad's New Music 20x12 to include composition for Church bells - 18 November 2010
ASCY Dinner Touch - 17 November 2010
Suffolk Guild to celebrate St Edmund's Day on Saturday - 8 November 2010
Mobel for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad - 6 November 2010
Ringing Down'Ere - Call Change Ringing in the Far South West -- new from The Whiting Society - 6 November 2010
360 Treble Dodging Minor Grids -- new from The Whiting Society - 19 October 2010
New jigsaw puzzle -- only 9 weeks to Christmas! - 18 October 2010
Updated Guidance for Committees approved by Administrative Committee meeting - 5 October 2010
Order and Disorder in the Eighteenth Century: Newspaper extracts about Church Bells and Bellringing - 29 September 2010
Minutes of 2010 Council at Derby now viewable online - 23 September 2010
Biographical Records now viewable online - 16 September 2010
Tower Acoustics Seminar - 2 September 2010
Littleport Maximus at Trinity New York - 27 August 2010
Conflict of interest Guidelines for Council Members updated - 24 August 2010
Bristol Maximus at Exeter Cathedral - 23 August 2010
Ring for UN International Year of Biodiversity - 28 July 2010
Training Times - May 2010
Ringing Centres Committee - 15 June 2010
Discovering Twin-Hunt Triples Methods and Splicing Twin-Hunt Triples Methods
published by The Whiting Society - 5 June 2010
The New Ringer's Book
published by the CCCBR - 3 June 2010
New DVDs of The Ringing World 1911-1940 - 26 May 2010
Child Protection Guidance Note updated - 17 May 2010
2010 CCCBR Meeting agenda - 11 May 2010
CCCBR Bell Restoration Fund
- how you can help - 8 May 2010
Forbidden Methods
published by The Whiting Society - 1 May 2010
2010 Central Council Supplement to The Ringing World - 20 April 2010
FE Dukes Fund 2010 grants awarded - 18 April 2010
Members list enhanced - 15 April 2010
Ring for St George's Day! - 20 March 2010
BelTutor Ringing Trainer - 27 March 2010
News feed now available for this website - 26 February 2010
Annual Reports of Council now online - 11 February 2010
Bells, Books And Bindings
--27 Feb event for booklovers - 24 January 2010
Teaching Tips
-- NEW CC publication - 20 January 2010
Keele course details now available - 20 January 2010
60th anniversary of 1st peal of Bristol Surprise Max - 7 January 2010
Central Council meeting 2012 - 6 January 2010
Jigsaw puzzle priced to clear! - 5 January 2010
BELTOWER version 11 now available - 2 January 2010
Annual Report for 2008 now online (includes accounts) - 17 December 2009
Hereford and Essex course details now available - 8 December 2009
Things you may like to ring for . . . - 4 December 2009
FE Dukes International Bell Fund 2010 -- applications due by 31 January - 19 November 2009
Handbell Manager
link added to Software Catalogue - 17 November 2009
London 12-bell Striking Competition
link added to Bell Recordings - 12 November 2009
Virtual Belfry
published by Doug Nichols - 11 November 2009
Living Heritage
published by John Harrison - 2 November 2009
Exploring Plain Minor Methods published by The Whiting Society - 25 September 2009
New jigsaw puzzle - ideal Christmas present - 22 September 2009
*** NEW CHILD PROTECTION LEGISLATION STARTS TO TAKE EFFECT ON 12 OCTOBER 2009 *** - 6 September 2009
Bellringing in the news now linked under Other resources in top menu - 1 August 2009
Carry on Counting published by The Whiting Society - 28 July 2009
Belfry sound control seminar - 16 July 2009
Up The Spiral Staircase - 8 July 2009
Gift Aid Changes - 19 June 2009
Comprehensive index to CC Guidelines - 10 June 2009
Conflicts of interest guidance for Council members - 4 June 2009
Mabel simulator for Apple Mac - 2 June 2009
Jigsaw puzzle - SPECIAL OFFER - 31 May 2009
Charities & Public Benefit - 30 April 2009
2009 Council Meeting agenda - 4 April 2009
Learning & Ringing the Standard 8 Surprise Major Methods again available - 4 February 2009
Coaching ringers - 26 December 2008
Merrily on High: In Britain, Bell-Ringing's Eternal Peal - 5 December 2008
FE Dukes International Bell Fund 2009 -- applications due by 31 January - 2 November 2008
Bell Recordings Updates page - 24 October 2008
UK Government response to petition - 7 October 2008
FE Dukes Fund 2008 grants awarded 
25 September 2008
Sallies jigsaw available again by popular demand- 22 September 2008
Bibliography News page now available on this website - 20 September 2008
The Belfry Forums poster available published by CCCBR Education Committee - 7 September 2008
Ringing Basics for Beginners published by Central Council Publications - 7 September 2008
Teaching Unravelled published by CCCBR Education Committee - 4 September 2008
THE BELFRY FORUMS launched by the Education Committee - 2 September 2008
New Tower Stewardship guidance - 1 September 2008
PLEASE SIGN THIS PETITION -- deadline 17 SEPTEMBER - 26 August 2008
Animated Rounds on 6 added to Software Catalogue - 21 August 2008
Reviews of Bells and Bellringing CD now available 
13 August 2008
New jigsaw now available!- 25 June 2008
No EHO action over Aldeburgh bells - 16 June 2008
Notes on metal bellframe maintenance - 13 June 2008
Darley Dale, Derbyshire, ringers featured in Country Living Magazine - 16 May 2008
Roll of Honour for Great War 1914-1918 now viewable online - 27 April 2008
Ringing Practice Toolkit now available - 14 April 2008
Bells and Bellringing CD now available - 6 April 2008
"Sallies" jigsaw available again! - 3 April 2008
Website outagesWe believe this situation has now been resolved but will be watching carefully for any further problems. Thank you for your error reports and for your patience. - 2 February 2008
Crowthorne Ringing Course application closing date 1 May - 6 January 2008
More seminars on setting up a Ringing Centre - 6 January 2008
New Guidelines, Application Form for Ringing Centre recognition - 24 December 2007
2008 ringing courses announced - 10 December 2007
Sallies jigsaw now sold out -- others still available - 5 December 2007
FE Dukes International Bell Fund 2008 -- applications due by 31 January - 28 November 2007
The Craft of Bellringing -- DVD - 17 November 2007
Roadshow 2008 - 15 November 2007
Landfill Communities Fund - 14 November 2007
Children's Society Peal Appeal - 5 November 2007
New guidance on Ringing Society charity registration - 4 November 2007
Recruitment poster now available - 23 October 2007
Guidance for CCCBR Committees - 11 October 2007
Sallies - wooden jigsaw puzzle - 2 September 2007
Setting up a Ringing Centre - October 2007 - 15 June 2007
JBlueLineME - method learning program for phones, PDAs - 15 June 2007
Rescue Fund for Redundant Bells - new page - 15 June 2007
Tower Stewardship Leaflets - 31 May 2007
Scouting Centenary Ringing - 28 April 2007
Society Contacts Update Form - 16 March 2007
FE Dukes International Bell Fund 2007 grants awarded - 1 March 2007
Ringing Centres Conference - FINAL CALL - 17 January 2007
Ringing Foundation proposal - 6 December 2006
Overview of the Charities Act 2006 - 30 November 2006
F E Dukes International Bell Fund 2007 -- applications due by 31 January - 22 September 2006
Puzzling over "A ringers' window at Sherburn in Elmet" - 26 July 2006
2006 Founders' Prize -- Bringing young ringers into the tower - 14 July 2006
Childrens' Society 125th Anniversary - 4 July 2006
F E Dukes International Bell Fund 2006 grants awarded - 15 May 2006
Slides on bells and bell ringing available online - 4 April 2006
HM The Queen's 80th birthday -- ringing arrangements - 20 March 2006
Gift Aid and Tower Open Days -- New rules from April 2006 - 9 February 2006
2006 Council Meeting -- Bells to ring around Leicestershire - 30 August 2005
Trafalgar bicentenary ringing - 22 May 2004
Dorothy Sayers anniversary - 5 May 2002
HM the Queen's Jubilee -- press release - 12 March 2002
HM the Queen's Jubilee -- RW Article - 1 February 2001
Ringing in the Millennium -- Five final grants and summary of project - 1 February 2001
Ringing in the Millennium -- Recipients of the 150 grants awarded