NEWSFLASH! Sussex Young Ringers to star in Blue Peter

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Published: Friday, 17 August 2018 13:15

Sussex Young Ringers will feature on the BBC’s Blue Peter programme on Thursday 22nd November* (17.30, CBBC channel). Filming took place during the Ringing World National Youth Contest in July, which the Sussex team won. Presenter Lindsey Russell was also filmed having a “learn the ropes” session the week before, with the SCACR and KCACR youth striking competition teams. The programme may contain a few surprises…!

The programme airs a few times in the week and is available for replay for a month afterwards. If the date changes for any reason we will be informed in advance and will let you know. Do encourage everyone you know to watch it! This is great publicity for ringing, and we hope it will inspire new young (and old!) ringers.

* Note, the broacast date was changed from 20 September to 22 November (informed by BBC on 18 September).

WATCH ONLINE: ITV News features Ringing Remembers at St George's, Brede

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Published: Wednesday, 18 July 2018 07:00

We are very excited to have ITV News Meridian featuring St George's Brede at 6pm tonight (18 July 2018)! They are covering the campaign to support the "Ringing Remembers" initiative to commemorate the 1400 bell ringers who bravely lost their lives in WW1 by recruiting 1400 new ringers in time to ring on Armistice Day 2018.

On 11th November 2018, on the centenary of the end of WW1, bell ringers across the world will ring out for the fallen and most poignantly for the 1400 bell ringers that were lost. Heather Smith, one of our new ringing recruits is training hard to be able to ring "Called Changes" on Amistice Day.  She and the St George's band will be filmed by ITV.

[NEW] Watch the ITV broadcast online

Julie says: "Fabulous afternoon with presenter Sarah Saunders from. ITV Meridian and crew at St George's Brede to talk about #RingingRemembers. Sarah even had a go herself. A Drone was also sent up for ariel photos. It will be aired next week... "

Visit our Ringing Remembers page for more information and to download the posters, leaflets etc. or download the CC Bellringing leaflet to print.

This news was also republished by the Central Council here: https://cccbr.org.uk/2018/07/18/ringing-remembers-on-itv-meridian-news/

Sussex Ringers Live on BBC Radio

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Published: Sunday, 08 July 2018 22:28

‘If you want to learn the art of bellringing listen out!’ On Sunday 8th July, Sussex Ringers Rob Lane (Master), Marisa Hayes and Julie McDonnell featured live on BBC Radio Sussex and Surrey’s ‘Sunday Breakfast with Emily Jeffery’. They discussed the international Ringing Remembers recruitment campaign and the Young Ringers’ National Contest (which Sussex won!). They encouraged people to have a go at learning this ancient art – a team activity that’s open to all, where you’re welcome at towers all over the country and in other parts of the world. And yes, we’ll be ringing to celebrate a football world cup win!

Here is a link to the programme, (available until 6th August) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06bm2nk - go to 1h22 for Julie and 2h21 for Rob and Marisa.

Emily Jeffrey appealed for anyone learning for Ringing Remembers in Sussex and Surrey to email her at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. so she can chart their progress towards the big day when they will be ringing (hopefully) as part of the Armistice 100 band, ringing to honour the memory of those 1400 bellringers who lost their lives in the First World War.

The Central Council also featured this as their top news story at the weekend!

Sussex Young Ringers win National Striking Competition

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Published: Saturday, 07 July 2018 23:29

Congratulations to the Sussex Young Ringers team who won the RWNYC (Ringing World National Youth Contest) in London today (7th July 2018).

There were 8 teams in their heat at Cubitt Town, with the top two performances going through to the final at Garlickhythe. A superb performance secured their place. The six teams in the final were all of an impressively high standard but after a confident, excellent, almost faultless piece of ringing Sussex were judged the winners. Julia Cater, Chief Judge, said of the Sussex win - 'you did an amazing job. Professional and controlled. Fully deserved'.

The Sussex Young Ringers received the Gold Medal for the Call Changes category and were of the Whitechapel Trophy for the overall contest, with an A grade for their ringing.

Well done to the whole team, we are so proud of you!

On behalf of the Association, many thanks to Sandra Alford & Anne Franklin for all their hard work in supporting the Young Ringers' training, practice & preparation for this event.

The Ringing World cover page featured "Sussex Win the RWNYC" headline & team photo on 13 Jul 2018 - see screenshot below!