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Welcome

We are the organisation for church bell and handbell ringers in South Wales, UK.

The Calendar is the definitive reference of what is happening, where and when. Please consult it before attending events and practices to check arrangements. Better still, add the Calendar to your PCs and smartphones for your own copy which automatically updates as and when changes are made.

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Constructive feedback is welcome, either in the Forums here or by email to the Webmaster.

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2020 Calendar

Association 2020 calendars for sale!

Carol Brown has produced a 2020 calendar featuring beautiful drawings of towers within the Association area. Towers featured in the calendar are Llandaff, Cardiff, Penarth, Monmouth, Tredunnock, St Hilary, Lower Machen, Bedwellty, Llantwit Major, Llanishen, Pen-y-Fai, Mathern, Caerphilly, Abergavenny, Ebbw Vale and Newton Nottage.

Tower News

Cardiff, St John: Ringing Suspended
ALL RINGING IS SUSPENDED from July 1st until the end of November due to essential work on the tower which involves it being swathed in scaffolding.

For November, the St John's ringers are proposing :
7th. The Gatekeeper (social gathering)
14th. Radyr

Watch this space for an update for the second half of the month as arrangements will depend depend upon the date when tower access can be regained.

Management Committee

Updated 29th October 2019

The Association's Management Committee is the body that oversees its running. It meets four times per year and provides the fulcrum for the Association's activities.

The Committee oversees the whole gamut of Association business, from the setting of budgets and the overseeing of financial affairs through to the offering of grant-aid and/or loans from the Bell Restoration Fund.

Association Towers

Updated 28th October 2019

Alphabetic list of churches with bells hung for full-circle ringing in the Association's area.

The former administrative counties of Gwent and Mid, West and South Glamorgan, ceased to exist legally on 1st April 1996; the Association therefore uses the current administrative County names on this website and in its Annual Reports.

Monmouth Branch Newsletters

Updated 5th September 2019

The Monmouth Branch publishes a quarterly Newsletter for its membership.

A copy of each edition of the Newsletter is sent to each Branch tower via the notified tower correspondent. Email copies are also sent to those who've asked to receive them that way.

Llandaff Branch Newsletters

Updated 1st September 2019

The Llandaff Branch publishes a quarterly Newsletter, copies being sent to each tower.

The latest four Newsletters are available for download below in PDF format. The most recent Newsletter is at the top. Earlier editions (from February 2002) are available from the Webmaster.