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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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Situations Vacant!!

There are a number of opportunities to get in involved in, and shape the work of, the Association becoming available at the AGM on Saturday 25th April 2020 for those who would like to help.  There will be the following Officer posts to fill:

  • Association Master
  • Association Treasurer
  • Association PRO

Additionally, and for different reasons in these cases, we need to find coordinators for the following two monthly Association practices:

  • Minor Practice (usually 3rd Monday of each month)
  • 12-Bell Practice (usually 1st Friday of month)

The positions are available for members of the Association. I would be pleased to discuss any of these roles and what they involve with prospective candidates, so please don't hesitate to get in touch with me if you are even remotely interested laughing

John Vesey
Association Chairman

Tower News

Aberavon:
No ringing at St Mary, Aberavon until Easter. The Aberavon ringers are practicing weekly at Baglan, Thursdays 7 - 8.30

Merthyr Tydfil:
No practices at Merthyr at the moment due to ringers' unavailability. Service ringing last Sunday of the month for 5pm service.  There is a 6pm Mass on Saturday evenings for which ringing if welcomed if anyone would like to do so, e.g. a Quarter Peal.

Safeguarding and Health & Safety

Updated 17th February 2020

The Church in Wales Safeguarding Policy was published in April 2016 and it considers this Policy to be mandatory. PCCs are now implementing the Policy which supersedes previous guidance on Young People (2007) and Vulnerable Adults (2011). There are several sections in the Policy which are applicable to ringing and to members of the Association and the activities which our members undertake.

Management Committee

Updated 9th February 2020

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.

Peal Records Database

Updated 23rd January 2020:
Database Update Files added
2019 PDF Pealbook added

The Association has a complete record of all Peals rung in its name and within the Association's area since it was founded in 1893. A "read only" version of the Association's Peal Record Database is available for download and installation onto your PC (MS Windows only).

Also available for download are PDF files of each year's Peals since 1989.

Monmouth Branch Newsletters

Updated 4th December 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.