http://cccbr.org.uk Recent news from the website of The Central Council of Church Bell Ringers (c) 2012, The Central Council of Church Bell Ringers. All rights reserved. Thu, 2 Feb 2012 02:45:00 GMT http://cccbr.org.uk/jubilee/ http://cccbr.org.uk/jubilee/ More information now online, including a selection of suggested methods snd links to relevant websites. Thu, 2 Feb 2012 02:45:00 GMT http://cccbr.org.uk/bibliography/#henryWilliamsTheGlasburyBellfounder http://cccbr.org.uk/bibliography/#henryWilliamsTheGlasburyBellfounder New book from The Whiting Society. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:20:00 GMT http://cccbr.org.uk/council/blog/ http://cccbr.org.uk/council/blog/#jan Kate's January post is now online. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:50:00 GMT http://cccbr.org.uk/ictc/catalogue/phones-tablets-pdas/#iagrams http://cccbr.org.uk/ictc/catalogue/phones-tablets-pdas/#iagrams New blue line app for Apple iPhone and iPod Touch running iOS 4 or newer. Will also run on the iPad, as an iPhone app. iAgrams can display the line, grid or changes of any method in the Central Council method libraries - that is to say, any of the 17,000 or so named methods. It contains all of the information in the Central Council method libraries, including falseness groups and dates of first peals. It is, however, not a ringing simulator, and does not produce sound or allow methods to be rung. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:00:00 GMT http://cccbr.org.uk/council/meetings/2012/2012-agm-notice.pdf http://cccbr.org.uk/council/meetings/2012/2012-agm-notice.pdf The second session of the 41st Council will be held on MONDAY 4th June 2012 in the Queen Hotel, City Road, Chester. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:00:00 GMT http://cccbr.org.uk/bellrestoration/christchurch-nz/#20111231 http://cccbr.org.uk/bellrestoration/christchurch-nz/#20111231 UK donations now over GBP5,000. Sat, 31 Dec 2011 21:30:00 GMT http://cccbr.org.uk/council/meetings/external/#2011 http://cccbr.org.uk/council/meetings/external/#2011 Meeting between representatives of CCCBR, EH and CBC on 10 October 2011. Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:45:00 GMT http://cccbr.org.uk/things-to-ring-for/ http://cccbr.org.uk/things-to-ring-for/ Expanded to include consolidated list of events for the coming year, list of past major ringing events, link to RW article Sun, 25 Dec 2011 03:30:00 GMT http://cccbr.org.uk/admin/pubs/additional-members-supporting-statements/ http://cccbr.org.uk/admin/pubs/additional-members-supporting-statements/ New guidance on supporting statements. Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:00:00 GMT http://cccbr.org.uk/council/calendar.pdf http://cccbr.org.uk/council/calendar.pdf A short list of selected Central Council and multi-association ringing events. Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:00:00 GMT http://cccbr.org.uk/council/blog/ http://cccbr.org.uk/council/blog/#dec Kate's December post is now online. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:00:00 GMT http://cccbr.org.uk/bellrestoration/fedukesfund/ http://cccbr.org.uk/bellrestoration/fedukesfund 28 November 2011 http://cccbr.org.uk/council/blog/ http://cccbr.org.uk/council/blog/#nov Kate's November post is now online. 21 November 2011 http://cccbr.org.uk/news/queens-diamond-jubilee/ http://cccbr.org.uk/news/queens-diamond-jubilee/ Ringing for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. 14 November 2011 http://cccbr.org.uk/library/olpubs/#cmp http://cccbr.org.uk/library/olpubs/#cmp All issues of both publications now viewable as PDFs or available on CD. 11 November 2011 http://cccbr.org.uk/library/pubs/#npbk http://cccbr.org.uk/library/pubs/#npbk Newspaper extracts about Church Bells and Bellringing. 11 November 2011 http://cccbr.org.uk/news/olympic-torch-relay http://cccbr.org.uk/news/olympic-torch-relay Interactive map of the Olympic Torch relay route published by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 9 November 2011 http://cccbr.org.uk/olympics http://cccbr.org.uk/olympics New bell music for the London 2012 Olympic Games 10 October 2011 http://cccbr.org.uk/news/change-ringing-for-the-future http://cccbr.org.uk/news/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 http://cccbr.org.uk/pr/things-to-ring-for http://cccbr.org.uk/pr/things-to-ring-for A greatly enhanced version of this page, including forthcoming events, historic anniversaries notable annual days and Church festivals. 3 September 2011 http://cccbr.org.uk/bellrestoration/christchurch-nz http://cccbr.org.uk/bellrestoration/christchurch-nz UK donations now over GBP4,000. 19 August 2011 http://cccbr.org.uk/council/blog http://cccbr.org.uk/council/blog/#aug August post is now online. 18 August 2011 http://cccbr.org.uk/council/minutes http://cccbr.org.uk/council/minutes Minutes of 2011 Council at Hereford are now viewable online. 1 August 2011 http://cccbr.org.uk/council/blog http://cccbr.org.uk/council/blog July post is now online. 27 July 2011 http://cccbr.org.uk/bellrestoration/christchurch-nz/#donations http://cccbr.org.uk/bellrestoration/christchurch-nz/#donations The first 24 UK donations towards the restoration of the bells of Christchurch, New Zealand, totalled GBP2,075 including UK Gift Aid. 7 July 2011 http://cccbr.org.uk/pubs/online/leary.pdf http://cccbr.org.uk/pubs/online/leary.pdf Scanned images of this out-of-print 1993 publication by John R Leary are now online. 1 July 2011 http://cccbr.org.uk/council/blog http://cccbr.org.uk/council/blog/#jul The first post to this new blog is now online. 22 June 2011 http://cccbr.org.uk/ringingcentres/pubs/ http://cccbr.org.uk/ringingcentres/pubs/ Newsletter published by the Ringing Centres Committee. 16 June 2011 http://cccbr.org.uk/pubs/pricelist/#stedmanCompositionsCollection http://cccbr.org.uk/pubs/pricelist/#stedmanCompositionsCollection Includes 294 compositions of Stedman from Caters to Septuples and also 38 compositions of Erin from Caters to Octuples. 5 June 2011 http://cccbr.org.uk/news/olympic-torch-relay http://cccbr.org.uk/news/olympic-torch-relay/ Preliminary information to help plan ringing events. 27 May 2011 http://cccbr.org.uk/bellrestoration/fund/offers/truro http://cccbr.org.uk/bellrestoration/fund/offers/truro New jigsaw puzzle available, proceeds to CCCBR Bell Restoration Fund. 26 May 2011 http://cccbr.org.uk/news/training-and-teaching-and-the-role-of-the-ringing-centre/poster.pdf http://cccbr.org.uk/news/training-and-teaching-and-the-role-of-the-ringing-centre/poster.pdf Seminar at The Gordon Halls Ringing Centre, Eckington on Saturday June 18th. 15 May 2011 http://www.methods.org.uk/hdg2011.htm http://www.methods.org.uk/hdg2011.htm Hereford Diocesan Guild hosts the 2011 Central Council Meeting. 15 May 2011 http://cccbr.org.uk/bibliography/#gorbalsBrassAndBellFoundry http://cccbr.org.uk/bibliography/#gorbalsBrassAndBellFoundry This is the history of Scotland's only ever industrial scale bellfoundry, the people who ran it, who they were and how they lived, and their most significant products, larger bells and chimes. It is copiously illustrated in colour, and charts the course of the Gorbals Foundry from its first bell in 1838, until its closure in 1928. It also covers the firm's successor, Steven and Struthers, until its demise in 1961, marking the end of bellfounding in Scotland. 8 May 2011 http://cccbr.org.uk/council/meetings/2011/rw-cc-supplement.pdf http://cccbr.org.uk/council/meetings/2011/rw-cc-supplement.pdf Comprises 2011 meeting agenda, 2010 meeting minutes and 2010 annual report, as published in The Ringing World April 29, 2011 pp 429-456 7 May 2011 http://cccbr.org.uk/bellrestoration/christchurch-nz http://cccbr.org.uk/bellrestoration/christchurch-nz/ The Officers of the Central Council are very happy to act as agents to receive donations from the UK. This will minimise the cost of international money transfer fees and facilitate the recovery of Gift Aid. All donations received by the Council, together with any accrued interest, will be held in a restricted fund until the Christchurch ringers are ready to accept them. 4 May 2011 http://www.methods.org.uk/cca2011.htm http://www.methods.org.uk/cca2011.htm 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. 2 May 2011 http://cccbr.org.uk/council/meetings/2011/committees-ringingworld-ringingfoundation-information.pdf http://cccbr.org.uk/council/meetings/2011/committees-ringingworld-ringingfoundation-information.pdf Information on opportunities to assist in the work of the Council Committees, the board of The Ringing World and The Ringing Foundation. 28 April 2011 http://cccbr.org.uk/pr/pressreleases/westminster-abbey-bells-royal-wedding.pdf http://cccbr.org.uk/pr/pressreleases/westminster-abbey-bells-royal-wedding.pdf Notes on ringing for the Royal Wedding and on the Abbey's ringers and bells. 25 April 2011 http://cccbr.org.uk/council/meetings/2011/agenda.pdf http://cccbr.org.uk/council/meetings/2011/agenda.pdf The Agenda for the 2011 Annual Meeting of The Central Council of Church Bell Ringers is now accessible online. 22 April 2011 http://cccbr.org.uk/bellrestoration/fund/offers/bellfoundry http://cccbr.org.uk/bellrestoration/fund/offers/bellfoundry 14 April 2011 http://cccbr.org.uk/ictc/catalogue/pcwindows/duco http://cccbr.org.uk/ictc/catalogue/pcwindows/duco New record-keeping programme for your peals and quarters. 13 April 2011 http://cccbr.org.uk/towersandbelfries/pubs/sound-control-notes.pdf http://cccbr.org.uk/towersandbelfries/pubs/sound-control-notes.pdf The CCCBR Towers and Belfries Committee publishes a comprehensive set of guidance notes on external and internal sound control. 20 March 2011 http://cccbr.org.uk/pr/events-survey http://cccbr.org.uk/pr/events-survey The CCCBR Public Relations Committee is conducting a survey of attitudes towards attendance at events for bell ringers, such as Ringing Roadshows, in order to inform their planning for future events. 17 March 2011 http://cccbr.org.uk/council/meetings/2011/assistant-secretary-duties.pdf http://cccbr.org.uk/council/meetings/2011/assistant-secretary-duties.pdf The Assistant Secretary is one of the elected officers of the Council and, as such, a trustee of the registered charity. S/he is a member of the Administrative Committee, which meets twice a year in March and October. 24 February 2011 http://cccbr.org.uk/council/meetings/2011/2011-agm-notice.pdf http://cccbr.org.uk/council/meetings/2011/2011-agm-notice.pdf The first session of the 41st Council will be held on MONDAY 30th May 2011 at the Three Counties Hotel, Belmont Road, Hereford. 24 February 2011 http://cccbr.org.uk/#NM20x12 http://cccbr.org.uk/#NM20x12 The CCCBR been chosen as one of the twenty participants in New Music 20x12. 14 February 2011 http://cccbr.org.uk/bellrestoration/fedukesfund http://cccbr.org.uk/bellrestoration/fedukesfund/#2011 9 January 2011 http://cccbr.org.uk/bellrestoration/fund/offers http://cccbr.org.uk/bellrestoration/fund/offers 14 December 2010 http://cccbr.org.uk/news/new-music-20x12 http://cccbr.org.uk/news/new-music-20x12 12 December 2010 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11961964 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11961964 12 December 2010 http://cccbr.org.uk/bellrecordings/audioother/handbells/#16handbellsASCY2010 http://cccbr.org.uk/bellrecordings/audioother/handbells/#16handbellsASCY2010 18 November 2010 http://bbc.in/dqcL3L http://bbc.in/dqcL3L 17 November 2010 http://www.cccbr.org.uk/ictc/catalogue/pda/#mobel http://www.cccbr.org.uk/ictc/catalogue/pda/#mobel Mobel, a ringing simulator for Apple iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, is now available from the Apple App Store. Mobel is intended for use when you're on the move, at towers or ringing meetings, in the pub or travelling. It's "a belfry in your pocket". 8 November 2010 http://www.cccbr.org.uk/bibliography/#ringingDownEre http://www.cccbr.org.uk/bibliography/#ringingDownEre New from The Whiting Society: A comprehensive treatise on the ringing of call changes in the West Country style, covering bell handling, raising and lowering, organisations, competitions, and including lots of compositions for call change peals on both 6 and 8 bells. Aimed at both the beginner based in the West Country who wants a good textbook, and the method ringer who wants to give proper call changes a try, instead of regarding it just as a training exercise. 7 November 2010 http://www.cccbr.org.uk/bibliography/#trebleDodgingMinorGrids http://www.cccbr.org.uk/bibliography/#trebleDodgingMinorGrids New from The Whiting Society: Tony Bishop explains briefly why the method grid is one of the most useful aids to learning, and acquiring a large repertoire of methods. But most of the book consists of the method grids for 360 different Treble Dodging Minor methods, in colour, with index. Aimed at the ordinary ringer - if you can ring Cambridge you can use this! 6 November 2010 http://www.cccbr.org.uk/bellrestoration/fund/offers/glassbell/ http://www.cccbr.org.uk/bellrestoration/fund/offers/glassbell/ Ninth in the series of wooden jigsaw puzzles commissioned in aid of the Central Council Bell Restoration Fund. Based on an unusual picture painted on antique acid etched glass. 19 October 2010 http://www.cccbr.org.uk/library/pubs/ http://www.cccbr.org.uk/library/pubs/ An updated version of Guidance for Committees was approved at the Administrative Committee meeting held on Saturday 16 October 18 October 2010 http://www.cccbr.org.uk/library/pubs/ http://www.cccbr.org.uk/library/pubs Order and Disorder in the Eighteenth Century: Newspaper extracts about Church Bells and Bellringing 5 October 2010 http://www.cccbr.org.uk/council/minutes/ http://www.cccbr.org.uk/council/minutes/ The minutes of the 2010 Council meeting held on Derby are now accessible online. Links are included from the minutes to corresponding sections of the 2009 Annual Report. 29 September 2010 http://www.cccbr.org.uk/biographies/records/ http://www.cccbr.org.uk/biographies/records/ Scanned images of the Biographical Records of 564 Member of the Central Council are in the process of being added to the CCCBR website. 23 September 2010 http://www.cccbr.org.uk/towersandbelfries/news/sound-control-seminar-2010.pdf http://www.cccbr.org.uk/towersandbelfries/news/sound-control-seminar-2010.pdf The course content will be both theoretical and practical, and will be presented by members of the Towers & Belfries Committee with experience of the issues and the science behind them. Although primarily intended for DAC Architects/Surveyors and Bell Advisors, Ringing Association Bell Advisors and any interested ringers. 16 September 2010 http://www.cccbr.org.uk/bellrecordings/audiochurch/N.php#trinity/ http://www.cccbr.org.uk/bellrecordings/audiochurch/N.php#trinity/ 2 September 2010 http://www.cccbr.org.uk/admin/pubs/conflicts-of-interest/ http://www.cccbr.org.uk/admin/pubs/conflicts-of-interest/ 27 August 2010 http://www.cccbr.org.uk/bellrecordings/audiochurch/E.php#exeterCath http://www.cccbr.org.uk/bellrecordings/audiochurch/E.php#exeterCath 24 August 2010 http://www.cccbr.org.uk/pr/things-to-ring-for/international-year-of-biodiversity/ http://www.cccbr.org.uk/pr/things-to-ring-for/international-year-of-biodiversity/ 23 August 2010 http://www.cccbr.org.uk/ringingcentres/pubs/ http://www.cccbr.org.uk/ringingcentres/pubs/ 28 July 2010 http://www.cccbr.org.uk/bibliography/#discoveringTHTriplesMethods http://www.cccbr.org.uk/bibliography/#discoveringTHTriplesMethods 18 June 2010 http://www.cccbr.org.uk/bibliography/#newRingersBook http://www.cccbr.org.uk/bibliography/#newRingersBook A new book for new ringers which includes extensive illustrated coverage of ringing skills. 18 June 2010 http://cccbr.org.uk/library/pubs/ http://cccbr.org.uk/library/pubs/ Two DVDs containing more than 23,000 pages of The Ringing World from 1911 to 1940 held in 30 fully searchable pdf files are now available from the CCCBR Library Committee. They also include a 2,600 item index and a short history of The Ringing World. An invaluable source of information for research into ringers, ringing, towers and associations. 3 June 2010 http://cccbr.org.uk/towerstewardship/#guidance http://cccbr.org.uk/towerstewardship/#guidance Over the past few months, Chris Mew of the Tower Stewardship Committee has been working with the Home Office and House of Bishops to obtain clarification on parts of the new Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups legislation. This resulted in an article in last week's edition of The Ringing World and this updated version of the Tower Stewardship Committee's Guidance Note 3 - Child Protection. 26 May 2010 http://www.methods.org.uk/cca2010.htm http://www.methods.org.uk/cca2010.htm The Agenda for the 2010 Annual Meeting of The Central Council of Church Bell Ringers is now accessible online. 17 May 2010 http://cccbr.org.uk/bellrestoration/fund/#help http://cccbr.org.uk/bellrestoration/fund/#help Guidance on legacies, cash donations and payroll giving to the CCCBR Bell Restoration Fund. 11 May 2010 http://cccbr.org.uk/bibliography/#forbiddenMethods http://cccbr.org.uk/bibliography/#forbiddenMethods Most ringers will have seen old peal boards commemorating 18th and 19th century peals of Minor, and been fascinated by the colourful names of the methods rung. Woodbine, Violet, Arnold's Victory, Duke of York, Tulip, and so on. So why aren't they popular now? Karl tells the intriguing story of how their extinction was deliberately arranged. Also covers the genesis of spliced composition and tells us who was the true "father of spliced". Not a technical book at all, more historical, absolutely for the ordinary ringer. 8 May 2010 http://cccbr.org.uk/council/meetings/2010/cc2010.pdf http://cccbr.org.uk/council/meetings/2010/cc2010.pdf This supplement to The Ringing World of 30 April 2010 includes the Agenda for the 2010 Annual Meeting, the minutes of the 2009 Annual Meeting and the Annual Report for 2009 including the Accounts and Committee reports. 1 May 2010 http://cccbr.org.uk/bellrestoration/fedukesfund/#2010 http://cccbr.org.uk/bellrestoration/fedukesfund/#2010 20 April 2010 http://cccbr.org.uk/members/list/ http://cccbr.org.uk/members/list/ The webpage listing Council Members by Society now shows the committee and board (The Ringing World and The Ringing Foundation) memberships held by individual Members. 18 April 2010 http://cccbr.org.uk/pr/things-to-ring-for/st-georges-day/ http://cccbr.org.uk/pr/things-to-ring-for/st-georges-day/ Detailed recommendations by Libby Alexander as published in The Ringing world on 12 February 2010. 15 April 2010 http://cccbr.org.uk/ictc/catalogue/pcwindows/beltutor/ http://cccbr.org.uk/ictc/catalogue/pcwindows/beltutor/ BelTutor is a cut down version of Beltower, designed for training new learners in a tower. It is an ideal way to teach new learners up to and including Plain Hunt. Like Beltower, it has unique features, not found on other simulators, designed to help learners through the early stages. It can also be used at home and with hand bells, but it is restricted to manual call changes, plain hunt and Kaleidoscope exercises. 27 March 2010 http://cccbr.org.uk/council/news/diamond-jubilee/ http://cccbr.org.uk/council/news/diamond-jubilee/ The 2012 Council AGM, hosted by the Chester DG, will be held on Monday June 4, the day before the additional Bank Holiday to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. 7 January 2010 http://cccbr.org.uk/council/reports/ http://cccbr.org.uk/council/reports/ CCCBR Annual Reports for 2001 through 2008,including Accounts and Committee Reports, are now available online. Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:53:41 +0000 http://cccbr.org.uk/bibliography/#teachingTips http://cccbr.org.uk/bibliography/#teachingTips With many illustrations in full colour, including sections on Teaching Skills, Coaching Tips, Initial Bell Handling, Problem Solving Tables and Learners' Early Practices from Call Changes through Plain Hunt to Bob Doubles. 24 January 2010