The Association
About Us
We are a group of about 400 bell ringers in North Staffordshire who meet to ring and socialise together.
We give support and training throughout the area, promote bell ringing and provide bell ringing advice.
If you would like to find out more, visit a tower or try a sampler session, please email our public relation officer
Up-coming Events
Sat 7th FebruaryNew Members' Meeting - Draycott
Tue 10th February
Surprise Major Practice
Sun 15th February
Young Ringers Monthly Gathering
Tue 17th February
Tuesday Daytime Band
Sat 7th March
Quarterly Meeting - Stafford
Tue 10th March
Surprise Major Practice
National Bodies
The Central Council of Church Bell Ringers is the representative body for bellringers worldwide. Founded in 1891, the Council today represents 65 affiliated societies including our Association.
View the Central Council website
The Association of Ringing Teachers (ART) provides training, support and motivation for ringing teachers. It also provides a progresive learning scheme for new ringers. They have an extensive website with many useful resources.
View the ART website
News
New Members Meeting - 7th Feb
On Saturday 7th February we have a meeting specially arranged to welcome new members.
The meeting takes place at Draycott in the Moors starting at 3pm, with the first hour reserved for members who have joined within the past year.
Afterwards, ringing is open to all members, and new members are warmly encouraged to stay and take part.
So why not make a note of the date and come along. See the full details here...
Association Peal Records
All the peals rung for the North Staffordshire Association have now been entered on to Bell Board.
There are now more than 2,000 peals recorded, dating back to the very first in 1884. They can be viewed in the NSA Peals section of our website, where they are arranged by decade and by year.
Because this is a live feed from Bell Board, any new peals will automatically appear in the lists as soon as they are added.
Visit the NSA peals section to explore them now.
Young Ringers Group
Young Ringers Group
Welcome bellringers aged under 30. Welcome if you can call spliced, or just about handle a bell, and any standard between.
Come and have fun ringing with young people. You are welcome to bring your non-bellringing friends so we can signpost them to suitable lessons at convenient towers.
For our next get togethers see here...
100 Club
The Association runs a '100 Club' to raise funds for the Bell Restoration Fund. Members pay a subsciption of £12 and are entered in 5 draws in the year.
There are four prize draws, usually at business meetings, and one Superdraw at the Association's AGM. If fully subscribed the first prize will be £50 at the prize draws and £100 at the super draw.
If you would like a flutter in aid of a good cause, please visit our 100 Club page...
BRF - Raising funds while you shop
The BRF has been registered on Easyfundraising and this provides an easy way to raise extra funds for our Bell Restoration Fund.
If you shop at any of the 4000+ retailers available via the Easyfundraising website, the BRF gets cashback. And it doesn't add anything to the cost of your shopping, but just gives a bit of extra income to the BRF.
Retailers include well known brands like M&S, John Lewis, Argos, Dunelm, Currys and many many more.
You can shop either via the Easyfundraising website or by downloading their App from Google Play or the Apple App Store.
If you have any questions please email our Treasurer, Liz Fitzgibbon.
Gay's Stays
Phil Gay has a supply of ash stays for sale, with profits going to the Keele belfry funds.
Phil can provide a wide range of sizes to suit most bells. If you need a stay, or want a couple for standby, please contact Phil on or by using this
