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.
Due to the current Coronavirus situation, ringing is currently very limited. However, if you would like to find out more about bell ringing please .
Up-coming Events
Fri 7th MayOnline Six Bell Practice
Mon 10th May
Alton Online Practice
Wed 12th May
Ringing Room Practice
Fri 14th May
Online Six Bell Practice
Mon 17th May
Alton Online Practice
Wed 19th May
Ringing Room 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
Ringing Recovery
Hopefully we will soon all be able to meet up in larger groups and start ringing together. To give ideas on getting
going again, the Association of Ringing Teachers have put together a series of free online presentations.
They will be hosted online during the week commencing Saturday 8th May and are aimed at anyone who is wanting to make the ringing recovery a success.
Why not take a look the ART website and see what's on offer.
Guidance from 17th May
The Central Council have published draft guidance for the period from 17 May to 21 June.
The key points are:
- Rule of Six applies indoors
- Hands - Space - Face rules apply
- Lateral Flow Tests - twice weekly
- Good tower ventilation
- Restrict ringing time to 45 minutes
Covid19 Roadmap
The UK Government has published a roadmap for exiting lockdown over the coming months. For ringing the most likely scenario is:
- March 29th - Handbell ringing outside with up to 6 people (confirmed)
- About May 17th - Tower bell ringing with up to 6 people subject to social distancing rules
- About June 21st - All legal restrictions removed (may still need to wear face masks)
Further advice here...
Online Ringing Practices
Fed up with COVID19 restrictions and fancy doing a bit of ringing? Well it can all be done from the comfort of your own home.
There are three weekly online practices where we chat via zoom and ring online. If you fancy joining us or want to find out more, take a look at the Activity Groups section of this website.
Clapper Refurbishment
Over the last few years a number of towers have had clappers repaired, re-bushed, etc. at the Baldwins Gate workshop of H E Butters and Co.
This workshop has now closed, but Graham Barnes who worked there now works at Huntaway Engineering Ltd, and he will be able to continue with clapper work.
For further information phone Rob Siddall at Huntaway Engineering on .
BRF - Raising funds while you shop
We now have an easy way to raise extra funds for our Bell Restoration Fund. The BRF has been registered on Easyfundraising and if you shop at any of
the 4000+ retailers available via their website, the BRF gets cashback. It doesn't add anything to the cost to your shopping, 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.