140th Annual General Meeting - ringing, tea, service and meeting: Saturday 10th May 2025, Eastbourne

All welcome at the Association AGM! There will be open ringing (rounds onwards) at four different churches in Eastbourne - with plenty of people to stand behind. If you’re a novice ringer, why not come with your teacher or a more experienced ringer from your tower?

If you plan to come to any part of the day (ringing and/or tea), please fill in this form by Wednesday 7th May.

Apologies for absence and items for AOB to the General Secretary, Steph Pendlebury (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), by Saturday 3rd May, please. 

Programme for the day

10.30 am - ringing at Christ Church (8, 9 cwt, spiral staircase)

11.15 am - ringing at All Saints (8, 16 cwt, spiral staircase)

1.15 pm - ringing at St Saviour & St Peter (10, 24 cwt, spiral staircase)

2.30-3.30 pm - ringing at St Mary the Virgin, Church St/Lawns Ave (8, 15 cwt, spiral staircase)

3.30 pm - service at St Mary's church

4pm ringers’ afternoon tea - Old Parsonage next door to St Mary’s church (names for tea via this form or to Ann via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by Wed 7th May, please).

4.45/5 pm - Annual General Meeting (Old Parsonage): come along to have your say about what you think the Association should be doing for its members, and elect the officers. 

We’re particularly keen to hear members’ ideas for how to celebrate this 140th anniversary year of the Association, and also what you think the Association should be aiming to achieve by our 150th year.

Meeting papers

The meeting papers are available online here. Please note that printed copies won’t be provided at the meeting. The papers are as follows:

• Agenda
• 2024 AGM minutes
• 2024 reports
• 2024 accounts
• Proposal for changes to rules
• Proposal for changes to subscription rates

Steph Pendlebury, General Secretary