There will be an Advanced Practice (formerly the Surprise Practice) on the third Friday of each month from 7:30pm to 9pm. The practice will include methods such as Stedman, Little Bob, Kent, Oxford and Double Norwich, as well as the previous Standard eight surprise and special methods. We will try to include whatever people would… Read More »Advanced Practice
A visiting band will be attempting a full peal at Newbury Tower starting around 9am on Saturday 29th October.Attending keyholder – Martin.
A different band to the morning’s full peal attempt will be ringing at Newbury Tower for their annual outing from 1:45pm to 2:30pm on Saturday 29th October.Attending keyholder – David/Deb.
November’s Branch practice will be held at Speen on Friday 4th November, 7.30 to 9.00 pm. All Saints Doubles, Plain and Little Bob Minor, Beedon Surprise Minor, and any other requests.
Newbury Tower will be hosting the Branch Advanced Practice (formerly the Surprise Practice) on Friday 18th November from 7:30pm to 9pm.Attending keyholder – Martin.
There will be an Advanced Practice (formerly the Surprise Practice) on the third Friday of each month from 7:30pm to 9pm. The practice will include methods such as Stedman, Little Bob, Kent, Oxford and Double Norwich, as well as the previous Standard eight surprise and special methods. We will try to include whatever people would… Read More »Advanced Practice
2pm wedding.Band – AndrewC-M, Ian, Martin, Eleanor, David, JuliaH, Sue, ChrisP. The clock bells will have been left up at the end of the Advanced Practice on the evening of Friday 18th November.
This will be a practice session for the Branch Ten Bell Striking Competition team, prior to the actual event at Shrivenham that afternoon.
The December Branch practice is at Great Shefford. Methods include Barsham Treble Place Doubles, London Surprise Minor and Methusalah.
December’s advanced practice will be at Highclere on 16th December. All the usual methods will be on offer (Plain, Little, Treble Bob, Stedman, Standard 8) and a request has been received for Lessness S Major as a special method.
The first Branch practice of 2023 will be at Lambourn.Taking up the suggestions in the Ringing World, we will try whole-pull and stand, whole-pull plain hunt (on 7 and possibly 8). We will also try Duffield, if possible. And, of course, our favourite Triples methods. The bells were re-hung last year so come and help… Read More »Branch Practice
The Advanced Branch Practice, planned to be held at Lambourn on Friday 20th January, is cancelled.The next Advanced Practice is scheduled for Hungerford on Friday 17th February. Further details nearer the time.