AGM at Ringmer - 11 May 2024

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Published: Friday, 12 April 2024 20:33

Saturday, 11th May 2024.
Pre-meeting ringing is available as follows;
1.00-2.00pm General Ringing Southover Lewes (10 bells)
1.45-2.30pm General Ringing at St Mary's Barcombe (6bells)
2.30-3.30pm General Ringing at Ringmer St Mary the Virgin (8 bells)
Followed by
3.30-4.00pm Service (approx. time) at Ringmer
4.00 onwards Tea and meeting in Ringmer Village hall (approx. time)
The afternoon will have general ringing from rounds onwards. Novice/learners are welcome; particularly if you attend with your tutor.
The meeting and tea will be held in the nearby Village Hall.
Please come along and support the ringing and the have your say at the Annual General Meeting.
Names for tea by Wednesday, 8 th May to Sue Hemington (01273 812356) This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Meeting agenda and papers will shortly be available via the website. Please note that there will be no hard copies available at the meeting.

Death of John Humphris (former ringer at Easebourne)

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Published: Wednesday, 03 April 2024 20:00

We are sorry to report that John Humphris died on 28 March 2024. He was a long time ringer at Easebourne, and a member of the Association for many years. With advancing age he was finding standing more and more difficult, and coming back after the pandemic break was just too much for him. He was 87 when he died.

What most ringers won’t know was that he was the holder of a Royal Horticultural Society Victoria Medal of Honour. At any one time there are only 63 such medal holders (the number of years of Queen Victoria’s reign) so holding one is an exceptional honour for a gardener. His was awarded in 2009. To put this into perspective, four were awarded in 2009 the other three being awarded to Charles Baring, 2nd Baron Howick of Glendale, Lady Christine Skelmersdale and Prince Charles. He was a professional gardener for much of his life, his last professional job being Head Gardener at Borde Hill. He was President of The Guild of Professional Gardeners, he was on at least one RHS committee, he was very active in encouraging young entrants into the profession by using his extensive connections to arrange training placements, and he was a longtime supporter and judge for the prison gardens competition run by the RHS. All that and he was a really nice and modest person.

Funeral details to follow.

Nigel Goodenough

New CCCBR Adviser on Complaints about bells

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Published: Tuesday, 02 April 2024 19:02

As we hope that you are aware, the CCCBR aims to help when there are complaints about the noise from bells. Robert Wood has responded to such enquiries for several years and has decided to stand down.

We therefore need to appoint someone to take over this role. The most relevant experience and knowledge will be of UK Environmental Health Legislation i.e. the framework under which complaints about bells are managed.

Would anyone interested in taking on this role, please contact me for further information about what it may involve.

Thank you
Alison Hodge <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
CCCBR Stewardship & Management Workgroup Leader (a voluntary position)

New rope guides at Chichester Cathedral

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Published: Tuesday, 05 December 2023 19:54

Chichester Cathedral has installed rope guides, with the support of a grant from the Sussex County Association of Change Ringers.

The guides have made ringing and teaching at the cathedral so much easier, and all are delighted with the transformation.