Lockdown in England - Ringing restrictions

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Published: Friday, 06 November 2020 20:53

Folks, no doubt you are all aware that as of yesterday (05/11/20) the country is now under a new lockdown (albeit with slight variations on the last one), while the government attempts to deal with a surge in Coronavirus cases.

Unfortunately for us that means that once again ringing has to stop. Church services have been prohibited, along with social gatherings of people from outside your own household.

The CCCBR - Central Council of Church Bell Ringers has issued some guidance on lockdown and also the tolling of a single bell for Remembrance Sunday

Please continue to support each other during this difficult time, and do get in touch if you have any further questions.

Bells ring out for #SussexTogether festival

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Published: Friday, 30 October 2020 18:09

Church Bells Ring for #SussexTogether Festival - a Festival of the Arts celebrating the perseverance and hope of the people of Sussex in 2020.

In the early evening of All Souls' Day (2 November) the bells of Chichester Cathedral & Southover Church in Lewes will ring in remembrance of those who have died during the pandemic, to celebrate our endurance as communities through this difficult year, to say ‘thank you’ to key workers and carers and to welcome in the #SussexTogether Festival of Arts 3-14 November 2020.

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Successful first SCACR virtual handbell morning

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Published: Monday, 21 September 2020 19:00

The great thing about Zoom and RingingRoom is that it doesn’t matter where you are in the country, as long as your Wi-Fi is strong you can join in ringing events worldwide. So I was able to enjoy the best of both worlds on Saturday 19th September, surrounded by the Yorkshire hills and ringing handbells with several of my Sussex friends at the SCACR Handbell Morning.

In all 23 ringers aged from 8 to 90 signed in nice and early, keen for the morning ahead. Handbell ringing has found a new lease of life in these ‘Covid Times’. They came from the West, North and East of Sussex, and even the newly departed university recruits were able to ‘pop’ back through the airwaves – well until the laptop crashed anyway!

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Volunteering Opportunities with the Central Council

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Published: Sunday, 06 September 2020 16:50

The many benefits of volunteering have been well documented. It can help you make friends, learn new skills, advance your university application or career, and even help you feel happier and healthier by connecting you with others and your community. For some it enables them to bring their skills and experience to the service of the wider ringing community, whilst for others it enables them to branch out and use skills which may have been under-employed in their working life. With busy lives, it can be difficult to find time to volunteer; however the benefits can be enormous, providing vital support to a worthwhile cause and heling others.

As a charity and central body for ringing, both in the UK and overseas, the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers (the “Council”) depends almost wholly on the generosity of its volunteers, who give their time to support its work.

The wide range of the Council’s activities mean that volunteering can be very diverse and satisfying. The Council’s work covers many areas including engineering, education, publicity and promotion, library services, the media, historical research, event management and the technical development of ringing - see below for a list of opportunities.

As the Council has no direct membership, its volunteers come from the representatives and members of its constituent societies, existing ringers and indeed from those with no ringing background who would like to do their bit to promote a healthy future for ringing.

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