The Future of Ringing: CRAG report 1st September 2016

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Published: Sunday, 07 August 2016 11:47

Update: The first report from the Central Council Review Action Group (CRAG) is published on their website.

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As agreed in the motion, the group is equally divided between non-members, ex-members and current members. They are:

Non-Members:

Alison Everett, Sussex (SCACR Communication & Events team leader; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
Andrew Howard, Bath & Wells
Gemma McGee, New Ringer (Great Malvern Priory)
Tony McIlwrick, Scottish As

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Strike Back Against Blood Cancer - Julie McDonnell Doubles

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Published: Thursday, 04 August 2016 13:00

Can you help? Take part in a mammoth fundraising event, £10,000 at stake. Please take a moment to read the following, if you would like any further information contact Sandra at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

I'm sure many of you will have heard about Julie McDonnell's tremendous fund raising event on 25 June 2016 walking the historic Pilgrims Way from Wye to Canterbury Cathedral ringing at all the churches along the route. Many churches globally showed their support by ringing for the event too. Julie suffers from Leukaemia and was raising money and awareness for the Anthony Nolan Register and Bloodwise.

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The future of ringing needs you!

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Published: Thursday, 04 August 2016 12:03

Central Council Review Action Group - Can YOU help?

The Central Council aims to promote the art of change ringing, and is the representative body for all who ring bells in the English tradition. The Council's primary role is to provide support and services to bellringers. However, the CC has been criticised for being out of touch with the average bellringer.

The CC wants to address these issues, with a new Action Group to undertake a detailed review of the its activities, and make recommendations for modernisation. They would like 5 non-CC members, 5 current CC members and 5 recently ex-members to form the group.

The Master of SCACR (Graham Hills) has asked the message below to be emailed to all me

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Heritage Open Days 8-11 September 2016 - Challenge 500

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Published: Sunday, 10 July 2016 20:38

Thursday 8 – Sunday 11 September 2016

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On 26 April Heritage Open Days announced that for this year’s September festival, Heritage Open Days have joined forces with the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers to open up the heritage hidden inside England's bell towers and bring to life the 400-year old tradition of English-style bell ringing.

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