The next first-Friday Branch practice will be at Great Shefford on April 1st.Great Shefford is a unique ringing experience in the Newbury Branch, with its anti-clockwise ring and exciting spiral staircase. Very nice, easy-ringing bells though. Suggested methods are Plain Bob Minor and Little Bob Minor.
May’s Branch practice will be on Friday 6th at Peasemore (7.30pm).The method of the month is Antelope Doubles, (as featured in The Ringing World recently). Other methods will be available!
There will be an Advanced Practice (formerly the Surprise Practice) on the third Friday of each month from 7:30pm to 9pm.As requested at the Newbury Branch AGM, we will cover methods such as Stedman Triples, Plain and Little Bob Major, Double Norwich, Kent, Oxford and the standard Surprise Major methods, as required by the people present. As… Read More »Advanced Practice
This will be a practice for the Newbury Team taking part in the ODG 8 Bell Striking Competition later the same day at Goring on Thames.Attending keyholder – Martin.
Newbury Cub Scouts will be visiting the Tower on Thursday 26th May from 6:30pm to 8pm.Attending keyholder – David.
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
The Manchester University Guild (ancient members) will be ringing at Newbury Tower from 4:15pm to 5:15pm as part of their outing on Saturday 18th June.Attending keyholder – Deb.
From: The Branch Chairman, Martin Rice.At the Branch AGM we decided to hold a Branch 6-bell Striking Competition this summer. I have booked the bells at St Mary’s, Shaw for the occasion for the evening of Friday, July 1st. I do hope your tower will enter a band. The rules for entering are that the… Read More »Branch 6-Bell Striking Competition
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
Newbury Tower will be hosting the Bradfield Ringing Course on the evening of Thursday 18th August.Attending keyholder – Martin.
August’s Advanced Branch Practice will take place 7.30-9.00 pm on Friday 19th at Thatcham. Methods will be what the assembled band wants to ring. It would be good to try some touches of various methods, should people wish to do so.