Annual General Meeting 2023

Saturday 17th June, hosted by the South Midlands district. 

South Midlands District is looking forward to welcoming Ladies Guild ringers to the AGM in June 2023. For members who will be travelling to the area the day before, we have arranged a couple of events on the Friday we hope you will enjoy. Any non-ringers with you are very welcome to join us for the service and meals. Detailed arrangements will be published on the website and Facebook when available. 

Friday 16th June 

• An opportunity to ring a quarter peal in the afternoon  (bookings now closed)

• Social event: 7pm group meal at the Red Lion in Adderbury; pre-booking required via AGM form . An email will be sent round nearer the time to confirm menu choices. 

Saturday 17th June

•  Ringing  routes 10 am - 1.15 pm

  • Route A from the North: 10-10.45  Harbury (8); 11.15-12noon  Kineton (8) ; 12.30-1.15  Cropredy (8) 

  • Route B from the South: 10-10.45  Islip (8); 11.15-12noon  Kirtlington (8); 12.30-1.15  Deddington (8)

• Lunch: To fit in as much ringing as possible, we haven’t arranged a lunch stop, so you may want to bring something with you to have between towers. If you would prefer to stop somewhere, local pubs are likely to need to be booked in advance 

• 2 - 3 pm Ringing at Banbury’s 10-bell tower 

• 3.15 - 4 pm Ringing at Bodicote’s 8-bell tower 

• 4.15 - 4.45 pm Church service at Bodicote 

• 5pm AGM in Bodicote  (draft Agenda here)

• 6.15pm Cooked supper in Bodicote (vegetarian option provided) 

Sunday 18th June 

• Sunday morning ringing: A list of nearby towers that would welcome ringers for their Sunday morning service will be sent out nearer the time. 

We hope you will join us. 

A Word version of the booking form is here. 

• Please download the form as a Word document, enable editing, fill it in and return to Bridget.

• Return date for booking form: by 17th April 2023 to bridgettaylor1@gmail.com 

• If there are any problems with downloading the form. please contact Bridget or any District Secretary for a Word file.

Accommodation: Banbury has two Premier Inns, as well as several smaller hotels and B&Bs. The Red Lion at Adderbury also has accommodation, and there are a number of Airbnbs in the area.