We regret to inform you that Andy Parrott, of Shoreham, passed away yesterday morning (28th April).  Details will follow.

Disaster in the Pulborough Belfry

Many of you will have heard that we’ve managed to break a bell at Pulborough; just before Christmas, an ominous crunching from the six signalled something serious, and investigation revealed it had cracked beyond repair. It’s particularly bad timing, as we were doing quite well with a group of young ringers recruited and trained to ring for their end-of-term service, and more youngsters queuing up with the same aim this year. To assist with the teaching we were on the way to installing a simulator so that the practice sessions could be extended.

So we’re fundraising for a new bell which, inclusive of VAT, is going to cost around £13,500. We have several events planned for the next few months and we would love to see our friends from the Association at these.

During the heavy winds on Tuesday 3 January the weather vane at the top of the tower broke off and fell down dislodging stones on the parapet of the tower: these stones are projecting above the Fitzalan Chapel and are very unstable.

The architect and builders have advised that it could be dangerous to ring the bells until the stones have been made secure, so there will be no ringing at Arundel until further notice.

We hope that it will not be too long before the tower is safe again.

As has been advertised in previous editions of Soundbow, and in the divisional newsletters, Adele Potton has taken over the management of SCACR clothing.  Prices and an order form can be downloaded below.  Adele is also happy to take enquiries by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it However, any orders for clothing need to be posted to her with payment.  Cheques should be made payable to SCACR.

A brochure of available garments has now been circulated to Divisional Secretaries. Please click the links below to see the relevant pages.

The SCACR logo has not changed, it is the same as on previous SCACR clothing, and there are the usual range of garments such as T-shirts, polo shirts, sweat shirts and rugby shirts.  A tower name can be added, if required.

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