Association Events and Announcements
Announcements
Events
April 2025
Sat 26th - Association Annual Meeting - Durham
Programme:-
12:00 to 13:30 – Ringing at Shincliffe, St Mary the Virgin, 6, DH1 2NW
(map)
13:00 to 14:30 – Ringing at Durham, St Oswald, 8,
DH1 3DQ (map)
All subsequent acticities are at Durham Cathedral, 10, DH1 3EL (map)
From 14:15 – Tea/late lunch in the Prior’s Hall
15:00 – Annual General Meeting
16:00 to 17:30 – Ringing
17:30 – Service (Evensong)
To book tea please send names to Alex Pym, including details of any dietary requirements no later than Saturday 19th April 2025.
Meeting: apologies and agenda items accepted in advance only, email Rob Criddle – generalsecretary@dandn.org
Parking: please note that there is very limited parking at the Cathedral and a congestion charge is in force for access to the peninsula. Parking is available in city centre car parks, on street, or via the park and ride
May 2025
Sat 3rd - Northern District Meeting - Gosforth (map)
Programme:
15:00 to 16:30 Ringing
16:30 Service
17:00 5pm Tea and meeting
Followed by evening ringing until 19:30
Please book tea promptly by emailing Yvonne Cairns by Sunday 27th April. If you are planning to come but not have tea please let Angela Cairns know.
Tue 13th - Central District Practice - Whickham (map)
Plain Triples and Major Methods, this will be primarily aimed at those who can already ring Grandsire or Plain Bob Triples with some confidence (that does not mean you have to be perfect!).
We will no doubt ring Grandsire Triples and Plain Bob Triples/Major but particular suggested methods are:
- St Clement’s College Bob Triples: Something for the Grandsire ringers. This has similar ideas to Grandsire (two hunt bells; 3rds, 4/5 dodges and 6/7 dodges at the lead ends; Grandsire starts). Look at when you go onto the front
- Spliced Plain and Little Bob Major: A useful step if you know these two separately. Change method when the conductor says (it is only ever when the treble is leading) so you need to know how the place bells (i.e. what each bell does first in either method). As a hint, you carry on as though nothing has changed so you have a few blows to work out what comes next!
- Double Norwich Court Bob Major: One for the Stedman ringers, probably. This is a favourite of mine and something that manages to be both conceptually simple and challenging to ring. There is a ‘pattern’ of work you can learn but this is only useful until someone shouts ‘bob’. Much better to learn the method or its structure. Click here to see a Ringing World article about ringing DNCBM.
A tower donation of £1 per person is requested..
Please let Christopher Crabtree know if you will be joining the practice. This gives him a chance to think about what might be ring and helps his pre-practice panic about numbers!
Wed 21st - The Midweek Guild
Further details to follow.
Sun 25th - Central District Surprise Major Practice - St. Oswald, Durham (map)
Ringing from 16:00 to 18:00. Methods will be the Standard 8 and Core 7.
June 2025
Sat 7th - Northern District Outing to Southern Lake District
The programme for the day is:
10:00 Ringing at Cartmel Priory
11:30 Ringing at Kendal
12:30 to 14:30 Lunch in Kendal
15:00 Ringing at Sedbergh
16:30 Ringing at Orton.
All are welcome.
Further information from Andrew Cairns.
Sat 14th - Central District Outing.
This will be around Weardale with a few towers and a meeting. Further details to follow. .
Wed 18th - The Midweek Guild
Further details to follow.
Sat 21st - 6 and 8 Bell Striking Competitions - St.Oswald, Hartlepool (map)
Further details to follow.
Sun 29th - Central District Surprise Major Practice - St. Oswald, Durham (map)
Ringing from 16:00 to 18:00. Methods will be the Standard 8 and Core 7.
July 2025
Sat 5th - Northern District Meeting (and Walk?) - Allendale (map)
Details to follow.
Fri 11th - Central District Surprise Minor Practice
This will be Cambridge type methods, and spliced for those who wish. Further details to follow.
Wed 16th - The Midweek Guild
Further details to follow.
August 2025
September 2025
Sat 6th- Northern District Practice - Morpeth (map)
Details to follow.
Sat 13th - Central District Meeting
Details to follow.
Wed 17th - The Midweek Guild
Further details to follow.
Sun 28th - Central District Surprise Major Practice - St. Oswald, Durham (map)
Ringing from 16:00 to 18:00. Methods will be the Standard 8 and Core 7.
October 2025
Sat 4th - Northern District Meeting - Whitley Bay (tbc)
Details to follow.
Sat 11th - Association Annual Dinner - Durham Masonic Hall (map)
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Further details to follow. |
Tue 14th (tbc) - Central District 10 Bell Practice
Details to follow.
Wed 15th - The Midweek Guild
Further details to follow.
Sun 26th - Central District Surprise Major Practice - St. Oswald, Durham (map)
Details to follow.
November 2025
Sat 1st - Northern District Annual Meeting - Cramlington (map)
Details to follow.
Sat 8th - Central District Annual Meeting - Venue tbc.
Details to follow.
Sat 15th - Southern District Annual Meeting - Venue tbc.
Details to follow.
Wed 19th - The Midweek Guild
Further details to follow.
December 2025
Wed 10th - The Midweek Guild - Christmas Lunch
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Further details to follow. |