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North Wales Association of Church Bellringers

The North Wales Association is attempting to ring 60 quarter peals during 2012 to celebrate the Diamond Anniversary of Her Majesty the Queen‘s accession to the throne.

60 Diamond Quarters in 2012
1/60 - Gresford, 3 January, 1260 Grandsire Doubles
2/60 - Buckley, 18 January, 1296 Little Bob Major
3/60 - Berriew, 22 January, 1260 Plain Bob Doubles
4/60 - Buckley, 1 February, 1288 Spliced Plain Bob, Yorkshire Surprise, Little Bob
5/60 - Mold, 5 February, 1260 Stedman Doubles
6/60 - Halkyn, 13 February, 1260 St Clements Bob Minor
7/60 - Gresford, 14 February, 1320 Plain Bob Doubles
8/60 - Montgomery, 26 February, 1260 Plain Bob Minor
9/60 - Buckley, 29 February 720 Cambridge Surprise + 540 Plain Bob Minor
10/60 - Berriew, 4 March, 1260 Plain Bob Minor
11/60 - Mold, 11 March, 1260 St Clements College Bob Minor
12/60 - Gresford, 20 March, 1320 Plain Bob Doubles
13/60 - Worthen, 30 March, 1296 Cambridge Surprise Minor
14/60 - Welshpool, 3 April, 1264 Plain Bob
15/60 - Berriew, 4 April, 1264 Plain Bob Doubles
16/60 - Gresford, 10 April, 1260 Doubles
17/60 - Halkyn, 13 April, 1272 Kent Treble Bob Minor
18/60 - Forden, 20 April, 1260 Stedman Doubles
19/60 - Hope, 23 April, 1260 Plain Bob Doubles
20/60 - Gresford, 24 April, 1260 Grandsire Doubles

The display indicates our progress so far.

NWACBR

Striking Competition

Saturday 9th June 2012 at St. Deiniol’s, Hawarden

2pm Start - 4pm Service

Tea and results to follow the service
Names for tea to Dr David Roberts - 01244 535221 or

Entries from call change bands are also warmly invited, to compete for the call change shield

Contest rules are here

North Wales Ringer Carries the Olympic Torch

The London Olympics start on 27th July and during the previous two months the Olympic Torch will be carried around Britain. The torch relay starts at Land?s End on 19th May and will come along the North Wales Coast on Tuesday 29th May and from Chester through Wrexham and Welshpool on Wednesday 30th May. The exact route and timings are now available on www.london2012.com/olympic-torch-relay-map

About eight thousand inspirational people will carry it round the country and one of them is a member of the North Wales Association of Church Bell Ringers. Gemma Smith is eighteen and lives in Holt. She learned to ring at St Chad‘s, Holt when she was ten and has been a regular member of the band ever since. She is now deputy tower captain and helped organise the Tower abseil ....More

ST CHAD‘S HOLT BELLRINGERS ~ SET PIECES FOR 2012
THE QUEEN‘S DIAMOND JUBILEE & THE LONDON OLYMPICS

Mike Carding at St Chad‘s, Holt, has composed some set pieces of ringing suitable to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee and the London Olympics.

The pieces can be found here and have also been conrtibuted to the Letters page of The Ringing World. Thank you, Mike, for these ideas.

A recent peal rung in memory of Ron Miers.

A recent quarter peal rung in memory of Rita Ann Munnery.

A recent quarter peal rung in memory of H (Bert) Ll Fearn.

Archive of earlier events:-

2010

2011

2012

Calender
For what's on around the association this year please see the Diary page.

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Updated 27 April 2012