Bells Near Newbury

Branch Practice
2024-11-01 19:30 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | Compton, St Mary’s & St Nicholas’ Church, Compton, Berkshire, RG20 6RD, United Kingdom
Location: Compton – TBC

Steeple Aston Ringing Course 26th October 2024
2024-10-26 | Steeple Aston, S Peter & S Paul, Steeple Aston, Oxon, OX25 4SF, United Kingdom

Advanced Practice
2024-10-18 19:30 - 21:00 | Thatcham, St Mary's Church, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG19 3PN, United Kingdom

Guild 6 Bell striking competition and raising and lowering competition - Saturday 5th October 2024
2024-10-05 13:30 - 17:00 | Berkshire

Branch Practice
2024-10-04 19:30 - 21:00 | Beenham, St Mary’s Church, Beenham, Berkshire, RG7 5NN, United Kingdom
Location: Beenham – TBC

Michaelmas Course - 28 September
2024-09-28 10:00 - 18:00 | Berkshire

Advanced Practice
2024-09-20 19:30 - 21:00 | Aldermaston, St Mary the Virgin Church, Aldermaston, RG7 4HR, United Kingdom

Guild Higher Numbers practice - High Wycombe Sunday 15th September
2024-09-15 15:00 - 17:00 | High Wycombe
ODG 10 & 12 Bell Practices Poster (1)

Bell Ringers Songs of Praise
2024-09-08 17:15 - 19:00 | East Ilsley, St Mary's Church, East Ilsley, Berkshire, RG20 7LP, United Kingdom

ODG An Afternoon with Steve Coleman
2024-09-07 15:00 - 17:30 | St Giles, Bletchingdon, OX5 3DL
Steve Coleman v9

Branch Practice
2024-09-06 19:30 - 21:00 | Yattendon, St Peter’s & St Paul’s Church, Yattendon, Berkshire, RG18 0UE, United Kingdom
Location: Yattendon

Advanced Practice
2024-08-16 19:30 - 21:00 | Lambourn, St Michael & All Angels Church, Lambourn, Berkshire, RG17 8XX, United Kingdom

Branch Practice
2024-08-02 19:30 - 21:00 | Great Shefford, St Mary’s Church, Great Shefford, Berkshire, RG17 7DZ, United Kingdom

Advanced Practice
2024-07-19 19:30 - 21:00 | Chieveley, St Mary the Virgin Church, Chieveley, RG20 8UT, United Kingdom

ODG Secrets of a Steeple Keeper
2024-07-06 10:00 - 13:00 | St Mary’s Church, Mortimer
Secrets of a Steeple Keeper Course - 6th July 24

Branch Practice
2024-07-05 19:30 - 21:00 | Hampstead Norreys, St Mary the Virgin’s Church, Hampstead Norreys, Berkshire, RG18 0TD, United Kingdom

Advanced Practice
2024-06-21 19:30 - 21:00 | Newbury, St Nicolas Church, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5HG, United Kingdom

Branch Practice & 6-bell Striking Competition
2024-06-14 19:30 - 21:00 | Speen, RG14 1SA
June practice will be held on the second Friday (June 14th) at Speen and will include the 6-bell striking competition. Rules attached.

Guild Higher Numbers practice - Abingdon Sunday 9th June
2024-06-09 15:00 - 17:00 | Abingdon

The Listening Course
2024-05-25 14:30 - 17:00 | St Blaise Church, Milton
Listening Course Poster

Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers AGM
2024-05-18 14:00 - 17:30 | St Andrew’s Church Hall, Stoke Poges, SL2 4LN
For more information please visit this post

Advanced Practice
2024-05-17 19:30 - 21:00 | Bucklebury, St Mary's Church, RG7 6PR
The next advanced practice will be held on Friday 15th May at Bucklebury. All the usual methods will be on offer, all welcome!
Mike Hopkins Till

ODG Ringing Day
2024-05-06 09:00 - 18:30 | ODG
Ringing Day 2024

Kent & Oxford Treble Bob Minor Training Session
2024-05-04 11:30 - 13:00 | Highclere, St Michael & All Angels Church, Highclere, RG20 9RH, United Kingdom
Kent & Oxford Treble Bob Minor training session at Highclere, Saturday, 4th May, 11:30am to 1pm, if interested phone Lucy on 07766 833004

Branch Practice
2024-05-03 19:30 - 21:00 | Peasemore, RG20 7JG
The next First-Friday Branch Practice will be at Peasemore Friday May 3rd, 7:30pm.
We will ring our usual repertoire. I would also like to ring (inspired by suggestions in The Ringing World) Penultimus Minor, and Norwich Surprise Minor.

ODG Tower & Belfry Course
2024-04-27 10:00 - 15:00 | Church Enstone, Oxfordshire
Maintenence Course poster - Church Enstone 27april2023

Advanced Practice
2024-04-19 19:30 - 21:00 | TBC

Branch Practice
2024-04-05 19:30 - 21:00 | Aldermaston, St Mary the Virgin Church, Aldermaston, RG7 4HR, United Kingdom
The April all-comers practice will be at Aldermaston Friday April 5th, 7:30pm.
The 8 bells here have had some repairs and renovation work completed in the last few months so I’m looking forward to seeing how they go now.

There are a number of methods called ‘Aldermaston’. The simplest of these is Single Aldermaston Bob Major. This is just the same as Plain Bob major, but instead of dodging in 7-8 you make places. 2 blows in 7ths followed by 3 in 8ths instead of a 7-8 dodge up, and 3 blows in 8ths followed by 2 in 7ths for 7-8 down. The start for the 7th is to make one more blow in 7ths then go in; for the 8th make two more blows in 8ths then go in. This swaps 7 and 8 over right at the start, so the ringing will sound a bit different from normal.

Other methods will be available, of course!

Parking for the church is in the grounds of Aldermaston Court.

Advanced Practice
2024-03-15 19:30 - 21:00 | Highclere, St Michael & All Angels Church, Highclere, RG20 9RH, United Kingdom
The next planned Advanced Practice will be at Highclere on Friday 15th March at 7.30pm.
Special methods will be Plain Bob, Little Bob and London S Major. Any of the other standard methods may be requested on the night.

Newbury Branch AGM
2024-03-02 14:00 - 17:30 | Chieveley, St Mary the Virgin Church, Chieveley, RG20 8UT, United Kingdom
The Newbury Branch AGM will be held at Chieveley on Saturday 2nd March.
The programme is as follows:
2.00 to 3.00 pm Open ringing
3.00 pm Service
3.30 pm Tea
4.00 pm AGM
