Saltaire URC 

Bell Ringers

 

 

 

Ringers seeking Peals or Quarters should please look under the appropriate heading.

 

Sunday Service Ringing 10.00 until 10.30 a.m.

 

We are depleted in numbers at present owing to long-term illness and injury. Please check beforehand whether ringing will be taking place. We hope to re-establish Sunday Service Ringing in February 2012.

 

Practice night - Monday

 

We practice every Monday (except bank-holidays) from 7 pm to 8.30 pm.

We are pleased to have a number of new ringers, so our practices give priority to assimilating them into the band. Be prepared for lots of rounds and call-changes!

 

Simulator Practices

 

Saltaire has a simulator which allows the bells to be rung without any sound being heard outside the tower. Our practices start at 11 am, with a break for lunch, and end mid-afternoon. For further details contact Robert Appleby (details on Location/Contact Page).

 

On Thursday 10th February 2011 we started to learn the Oxford Treble Bob Group comprising London Scholars Pleasure Treble Bob, Sandal TB, Capel TB, and Kingston TB. We have extended since to include College Exercise Group. It is recommended that ringers attending obtain the booklet "An Introduction to Ringing Multi-Method Spliced Treble Bob Minor" by Michael Foulds, obtainable from the Whiting Society of Ringers at www.whitingsociety.org

 

Simulator practices are held on alternate Thursdays; the next dates being:

 

9th February 2012 at Bingley

 

23rd February 2012

 

2012 dates:-

 

17th March

Yorkshire Association Western Branch Training Day. Saltaire may be a designated tower. Details in due course.

 

A total of 13 weddings requiring bells has been notified so far for 2012. Here are the dates and times. Watch this space for further announcements. The fee for ringers is £25 per rope. If you would like to be added to our list of wedding ringers, please contact Robert Appleby, details on Contacts Page.

 

21st April

Ringing at 14.30

19th May

Ringing at 13.00

26th May

Ringing at 14.30

23rd June

Ringing at 13.30

21st July

Ringing at 13.00

28th July

1. Ringing at 11.30

2. Ringing at 13.30

4th August

Ringing at 11.30

11th August

Ringing at 13.30

18th August

Ringing at 13.30

25th August

Ringing at 13.30

8th September

Ringing at 14.30

29th September

Ringing at 14.30

 

 

 

Jane from Bingley

demonstrates the wombel

 

 

 

 

Jane from Bingley Bell Ringers demonstrates the wombel at Saltaire Festival. The wombel is a portable "bell" that can be used to raise the profile of bell ringing by allowing an initial hands on experience.

 

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bell ringing at the festival