Branch News
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Contents
- Young Ringer's December outing (29th December)
- Farewell to Whitechapel (3rd December)
- Wallingford bells undegoing repair work. (15th November)
- Quiz Night & Supper (Saturday, 12th November)
- Young Ringer's October outing (25th October)
- October Committee Meeting (16th October)
- Didcot coffee morning (13th August)
- Branch Outing & BBQ (16th July)
- Young Ringer's Ring and Walk (2nd June)
- Annual General Meeting (19th March)
- 6-Bell Striking Competition (19th March)
- February Committee Meeting (28th February)
Young Ringer's December outing
Click for poster (pdf).Our Christmas outing will consist of church and hand bell ringing as well as a game or two of skittles, between 2pm and 4:30 pm at St James, Radley, OX14 3QF.
Any young ringers who can handle a bell safely by themselves will be welcome. Parents and more experienced ringers are welcome too.
Donations of £5.00 per young ringer will be collected.
Please let us know if you are coming: Susan & Brian Read Tel: 01235 529 779 Mob: 07941 580 468
Farewell to Whitechapel...
You may be interested in the following article after the
announcement in this weeks RW:
http://spitalfieldslife.com/2016/12/02/so-long-whitechapel-bell-foundry/
Wallingford bells undegoing repair work.
Due to repair work starting on the tower, the bells at Wallingford are now out of action until some time after Christmas.
The Wallingford weekly practice will however continue on Thursday evenings at CHOLSEY at the same time of 7.45 – 9.30 pm (with thanks to Jenny Jeskins for offering the bells there).
Anyone at a loose end on a Thursday evening very welcome!
Quiz Night and Supper
Click for poster (pdf).The ONB Quiz Night & Supper will be at 7:30pm on Saturday, 12th November in Brightwell Village Hall.
£10 per head. Teams of 4 – 6 (max) or join a team on the night. Soft drinks will be provided, but please remember to bring your own alcohol.
Names to Gilian Loyd (branch secretary) by Saturday 5th November please!
Young Ringer's October outing
Click for poster (pdf).Our October half term outing will consist of a visit to a Falconry Centre at Millets Farm near Frilford, followed by a walk to Marcham Church (just under two miles). At the church we will all have a ploughman's lunch followed by some fun ringing. We think everyone will enjoy watching the falcons' antics and will work up a good appetite for the lunch.
We will be charging a bit more than usual, £10, to cover the whole event. And we'll be charging adults as well as young people if they wish to join us. It will be more important than usual that we know who is coming so that we can make sure we have the right amount of food. Please let us know whether or not you are coming and how many lunches your party will need by Sunday 23rd October.
Adults will be most welcome to join us for the Falconry display, even if they decide not to come to Marcham Church with us (we will ask those adults for only £5 per adult). By arranging our party into "families" we can slightly reduce the entrance fees for all of us.
Please let us know if you are coming: Susan & Brian Read Tel: 01235 529 779 Mob: 07941 580 468
Minutes of the October Committee Meeting
- The minutes from the ONB committee meeting on 16th October 2016 are available here (pdf).
Didcot Coffee Morning
The Bellringers of All Saints’ Didcot invite you to a coffee morning to raise funds for new ropes and repairs to the spire. Click for the poster (pdf).
Branch Outing & BBQ
Click for the Outing poster (pdf), and the BBQ poster (pdf)
| 09.30-10.30 | Goodworth Clatford | St Peter (8) (7-2-0) (T) | SP11 7SF |
| 10.45-11.45 | Hurstbourne Priors | St Andrew (8) (14-3-9) | RG28 7SB |
| 12.00-13.25 | LUNCH | The White Hart, Whitchurch | RG28 7DN |
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Limited parking at Hotel – park in town car parks
Menus: Page 1 ~ Page 2 ~ Lunch Specials |
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| 13.30-14.30 | Whitchurch | All Hallows (10) (26-1-4) (GF)(T) | RG28 7AS |
| 14.45-15-45 | Longparish | St Nicholas (6) (7-2-1) (GF) | SP11 6NY |
| 15.45-16.15 | TEA | Longparish Church | SP11 6NY |
| 16.30-17.30 | Highclere | St Michael and All Angels (8) (11-0-27) | RG20 9RH |
| 7 pm | BBQ | The Croft, Milton Hill | RG28 7DN |
Young Ringer's Ring and Walk
Click for poster (pdf).- 1.30 pm: Meet at St Andrew, Letcombe Regis (6, 8-0-0)
- 2.30 pm: Walk with treasure hunt (2 miles)
- 3.30 pm: Refreshments, ringing, St Mary, Childrey (8, 12-0-04)
- 4.30 pm: Parents collect from St Mary, Childrey
Please come to our next outing, on the afternoon of Thursday 2nd June. We are going to two towers not far from Wantage and I'm organising a treasure hunt on the less than two mile walk in between.
Donations of £5.00 per young ringer will be collected.
Please let us know if you are coming: Susan & Brian Read Tel: 01235 529 779 Mob: 07941 580 468
Minutes of the Branch AGM
The minutes from the Old North Berkshire branch Annual General Meeting on 19th March 2016 are available here (pdf).
Branch 6 bell striking competition 2016
The 6-bell striking competition preceded the Annual General Meeting on 19th March 2016. Ian Judd of Goring judged the competition and gave the results, saying that he had very much enjoyed himself at North Moreton. He also said that he thought the bells were now outstanding and a vast improvement on his previous visit more than thirty years ago. He thought that all the entrants had done extremely well, and certainly better than any of the towers in the Branch that had not entered.
The results were as follows:
- Abingdon (40 faults)
- Blewbury (53 faults)
- Harwell (71 faults)
- North Moreton (75 faults)
- Youth team (87 faults).
The Abingdon ringers were invited to represent the Branch in the Guild 6-bell striking competition on 3rd October in the EBSB Branch.
Minutes of the February Committee Meeting
The minutes from the ONB committee meeting on 28th February 2016 are available here (pdf).
