Welcome to the Wotton Branch Website.
The Wotton Branch covers the towns of Wotton-under-Edge, Berkeley, Chipping Sodbury, Dursley, and Yate and surrounding villages. Our towers would very much welcome more people to ring our bells. Contact details for each tower may be found below.
In addition to ringing for Sunday services, weddings and special occasions, we practice during the week and also have Branch practices at weekends. See the lists below of when we practice. Please join us.
Also on our website you'll find lots of information about our bells and special events that we have rung for.
We are part of the Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association of Church Bell Ringers or the G and B, for short.
In addition to ringing for Sunday services, weddings and special occasions, we practice during the week and also have Branch practices at weekends. See the lists below of when we practice. Please join us.
Also on our website you'll find lots of information about our bells and special events that we have rung for.
We are part of the Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association of Church Bell Ringers or the G and B, for short.
CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK.
THE FOLLOWING IS NOT NECESSARILY COMPLETE BUT THIS IS THE CURRENT LIST OF RINGING CANCELLED/POSTPONED IN THE WOTTON BRANCH.
- ALL CHURCH OF ENGLAND SERVICES SUSPENDED
- G & B AGM AND STRIKING COMPETITION CANCELLED
- BERKELEY - MONTHLY BRANCH 10 BELL PRACTICES SUSPENDED
- ALL RINGING AT HORTON SUSPENDED
- ALL RINGING AT STINCHCOMBE SUSPENDED
- ALL RINGING AT WICKWAR SUSPENDED
MORE DETAILS WILL BE ADDED AS AND WHEN KNOWN
IT'S ALWAYS ADVISABLE TO CHECK A PRACTICE IS STILL TAKING PLACE BEFORE YOU LEAVE HOME
FROM BELLBOARD HOME PAGE THE FOLLOWING MESSAGES:
Coronavirus:
UK ringing should now be cancelledThe UK government has advised against all unnecessary social contact with immediate effect. The Prime Minister advised in a press conference of 16th March that now is the time for everyone to stop non-essential contact with others and to stop all unnecessary travel.
The Central Council has released a statement in response to the UK government. They advise that If you haven’t already decided to cancel ringing activities, it seems that now is the time to do so. The Ringing World agrees with this statement. It is hard to interpret the government’s guidance in any way other than that all planned ringing activities in the UK should now cease.
National 12-Bell Contest Cancelled
The National 12 Bell Striking Contest has been cancelled for 2020 because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Click on the dates below for samples of Clangour, our Branch magazine, for latest news and to see what we get up to.
February 2020
Early 2019
October 2018
Early 2018
PRACTICE NIGHTS
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Monday
Chipping Sodbury Cromhall Stone 1st & 3rd Monday Yate Tuesday Wotton-under-Edge Upper Cam Wednesday Berkeley Coaley Horton Thursday Dursley Tortworth Stinchcombe Wickwar Friday North Nibley Slimbridge |
7:30 to 9:15 pm 7:30 to 9 pm 7:30 to 9 pm 7:30 to 9 pm 7:30 to 9 pm 7:30 to 9 pm 7:30 to 9 pm 7:30 to 9 pm 7:30 to 9 pm 7:30 to 9 pm 8 to 9 pm 7:30 to 9 pm 7:15 to 9 pm 7:30 to 9 pm By arrangement |
Antony Gay Sue Wray Jeremy Sargent Barrie Fletcher Adrian Davis Alex Reeves Tim Soanes Terry Chivers Rex Isaac Elizabeth Byrne Michael Goom James Joynson Peter Juniper Wynne Holcombe Huvin Thompson |
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Special Practices
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Third Wednesday of the month
Berkeley Second Thursday of the month Cromhall Third Friday of the month Chipping Sodbury |
7:30 to 9 pm 2 to 3:30 pm 7:30 to 9 pm |
10 bell practice Surprise Minor 8 bell practice |
Tim Soanes Peggy Collett Dave Clark |
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Programme for 2019/20/21
Saturday 7th December 2019
Ringing at Horton
3:00 – 4:30pm then
Advent Carol Service & Seasonal
Refreshments
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Saturday 4th January 2020
Ringing at
Chipping Sodbury
4:00 – 6:00pm
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Saturday 1st February
Ringing at
Coaley
4:00 – 6:00pm
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Saturday 7th March
Ringing at
Wickwar
4:00 – 6:00pm
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Saturday 14th March
G & B Training Day
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Sunday 15th March
Ringers Spring Lunch
Horton Village Hall
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Saturday 25th April
G & B AGM
Striking Competitions
North Cotswolds
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Saturday 2nd May
Ringing at Slimbridge
3:00 – 4:30pm
Followed by Service, Tea,
Branch Meeting and
Ringing at Stinchcombe
5:00 – 7:30pm
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Saturday 6th June
Ringing at
Cromhall
4:00 – 6:00pm
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Saturday 4th July
Ringing at
Tortworth
4:00 – 6:00pm
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Saturday 18th July
Annual Branch Outing
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Saturday 1st August
Ringing at Dursley
4:00 – 6:00pm
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Saturday 5th September
Ringing at North Nibley
4:00 – 6:00pm
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Saturday 19th September
Branch Striking
Competition
Upper Cam
3.00 – 5-00pm
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Saturday 3rd October
Ringing at
Stone
4:00 – 6:00pm
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Saturday 17th to Saturday 31st October
G & B Peal/Quarter Peal Festival
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Saturday 14th November
Ringing at Horton
3:00 – 4:30pm
Followed by
Service, Tea, AGM and Ringing
4:30 – 7:30pm
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Saturday 5th December
Ringing at Wotton-under-Edge
3:00 – 4:30pm then
4:30 Advent Carol Service & Seasonal Refreshments
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Saturday 2nd January 2021
Ringing at
Painswick
4:00 – 6:00pm
Ringing at Horton
3:00 – 4:30pm then
Advent Carol Service & Seasonal
Refreshments
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Saturday 4th January 2020
Ringing at
Chipping Sodbury
4:00 – 6:00pm
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Saturday 1st February
Ringing at
Coaley
4:00 – 6:00pm
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Saturday 7th March
Ringing at
Wickwar
4:00 – 6:00pm
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Saturday 14th March
G & B Training Day
_____________________________
Sunday 15th March
Ringers Spring Lunch
Horton Village Hall
_____________________________
Saturday 25th April
G & B AGM
Striking Competitions
North Cotswolds
_____________________________
Saturday 2nd May
Ringing at Slimbridge
3:00 – 4:30pm
Followed by Service, Tea,
Branch Meeting and
Ringing at Stinchcombe
5:00 – 7:30pm
_____________________________
Saturday 6th June
Ringing at
Cromhall
4:00 – 6:00pm
_____________________________
Saturday 4th July
Ringing at
Tortworth
4:00 – 6:00pm
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Saturday 18th July
Annual Branch Outing
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Saturday 1st August
Ringing at Dursley
4:00 – 6:00pm
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Saturday 5th September
Ringing at North Nibley
4:00 – 6:00pm
_____________________________
Saturday 19th September
Branch Striking
Competition
Upper Cam
3.00 – 5-00pm
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Saturday 3rd October
Ringing at
Stone
4:00 – 6:00pm
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Saturday 17th to Saturday 31st October
G & B Peal/Quarter Peal Festival
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Saturday 14th November
Ringing at Horton
3:00 – 4:30pm
Followed by
Service, Tea, AGM and Ringing
4:30 – 7:30pm
_____________________________
Saturday 5th December
Ringing at Wotton-under-Edge
3:00 – 4:30pm then
4:30 Advent Carol Service & Seasonal Refreshments
_________________________
Saturday 2nd January 2021
Ringing at
Painswick
4:00 – 6:00pm
| WOTTON BRANCH COMMITTEE | |
| CHAIRMAN | Chris Cooper |
| SECRETARY | Barbara Metcalfe, BarbaraAndBrianMetcalfe at Hotmail.co.uk, O1453 297610 |
| RINGING MASTER | James Joynson |
| ASSISTANT RINGING MASTER | David Clark |
| TREASURER | Gill Carey |
| PUBLICITY OFFICER | Terry Chivers |
| CLANGOUR EDITOR | Sarah Lorkin |