Welcome
Welcome to the website for the Ladies' Guild of Change Ringers. We are a national organisation whose aim is to support and encourage all women ringers to reach their full potential.
Much of the country is covered by our 8 Districts, each of which arranges a programme of ringing activities at towers in their area. In addition, we have a national programme of events that allows members from across the country to meet together. More about the Districts here.
New Members
We aim to be a friendly and supportive group, always ready to welcome new members.
Currently our memberships stands at just over 400, spread across the country. Whether you ring advanced methods or rounds and call changes we invite you to join us.
Dates for all Districts
Quarter Peal weekend, Nottingham area, 4th-5th October 2024
Download details with map here
Alli Devine writes:
Following the success of previous quarter peal weekends, we are planning another one for 2024 based around Radcliffe-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire. As my first official duty as President Elect, I will be organising the weekend, with invaluable assistance and local knowledge from Lyn Sugden, former East Midlands and now Central District member of the Guild.
We will follow a similar format to that adopted in 2023 with opportunities to attempt Quarter Peals on six or eight bells on both the Friday afternoon and evening and during the day on Saturday at towers in the area. For those not involved in the Quarter Peal attempts on Friday evening there is a possibility of either arranging a Ladies Practice Night at a local tower, or attending a local practice night in the area if there is enough interest. Following the ringing on Saturday we will arrange an evening meal at the Earl of Chesterfield Pub in nearby Shelford.
Those attending will also be provided with a list of towers for Sunday Service ringing if they wish to join local bands on the Sunday morning.
Lyn and I will book the towers and the meal, and the bands will be organised by myself. It will be down to individuals to book their own accommodation. The map below will give you an idea of the area we will be in. There are travel lodges and Premier Inns available in Nottingham, as well as Guest Houses and AirBnB accommodation choices.
If you wish to participate please complete the booking form and return it to Alli at Alli.Dev@Outlook.com by Midnight on 23rd August 2024. The booking form is available to download from the link above. Please download the form as a Word document, fill it in and save it as your own document, then send that to Alli. Please do not attempt to update the form directly on the website, so that the blank form is available for others.
in case of problems, or for any other information, please contact Alli on Alli.Dev@Outlook.com
Publicity leaflet and Thank You flyer available June 2024
The publicity leaflet is intended for use by any member to hand to their non-member ringing friends or to leave at towers when a district has had a ringing day / quarter peal. It is available for download as a pdf.
The Thank You flyers are intended for leaving in a tower after ringing. There are two versions - a National one giving contact details for National officers (available as a pdf only) and an adaptable version with space for contact details for the relevant district (available as a Word file and as a pdf)
These documents are available on the Publicity downloads page, here.
Now fully booked (as of 30th July). Waiting list in operation.
Pearl Jeanes writes:
Dear All,
Margaret has done a terrific job of finding us a great hotel for the holiday next year. We will be staying at the Derby Mickleover Hotel and I enclose the Booking form (see link above).
As we are a bit behind with our planning this year, and there are a large number of towers within a 20 mile radius of our hotel I have not enclosed a provisional programme, but the towers will probably be taken from this listing - Dove’s Guide for Church Bell Ringers (cccbr.org.uk) . If anyone has a burning passion to ring a particular tower within this group of towers please let me know asap.? I also plan to book Southwell Minster - Cathedral 140: Welcome to Southwell Minster 2024 | Southwell Minster Southwell has been on our radar since before Covid - and we are pleased that the hotel this year enables us to spend some time there, and ring of course!
Please be aware that the holiday is very popular and places are - of necessity - limited. They will be allocated on a first come first served basis. As always - please send your booking form to Margaret Laver - margaret404@btinternet.com - to book your place.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Pearl
There is a link to the booking form above. Please download the form as a Word document, fill it in and save it as your own document, then send that to Margaret. Please do not attempt to update the form directly on the website, so that the blank form is available for others. in case of problems, please contact Margaret (margaret404@btinternet.com).
Annual Report for 2023, presented 2024
The Annual Report for 2023, presented at the AGM in 2024, is available for download as a pdf file.
The file is available on the Annual Reports page here.
Ladies Guild logo - improved versions available May 2023
Improved, computer usable, versions of the Ladies Guild logo have been designed, and are now available for downloading and using whenever required. The logos can be scaled as required. Coloured and greyscale versions of the logo are provided, with white or transparent backgrounds. Huge thanks to Sue G Hall for her work in producing this improved version of our logo.
The logos are now available on the Publicity downloads page, here.
Congratulations to the North West District band
Members of the North West District rang a quarter peal of Plain Bob Caters at Grappenhall, Cheshire, on Thursday 4th August 2022. This was a first on 10 for 3 of the band, first on 10 as conductor and first on 10 for the district. The quarter peal was rung as a belated birthday compliment to the conductor. Full details here.
Congratulations to the South Midlands District peal band
Members of the South Midlands District rang a peal of Plain Bob Minor at Bletchingdon, Oxfordshire, on Tuesday 5th July 2022. This was a first peal for the Ladies' Guild for all the band, and a first of minor as conductor. The peal was rung in celebration of the election of Elizabeth Smith (South Midlands District Vice President) as President of the Ladies Guild. Full details here.
