The late Peter D Wenham, a Life Honorary Member of this Guild, wrote a series of booklets 'Bell Ringing by Installments' which simply and clearly explain many aspects of ringing from first lessons to Surprise Major and everything between!
The titles available to download in .pdf format by clicking the line below are:
Also 'Disconnected Jottings ..'
Originally all of these were typed up and printed by a volunteer to be sold for the benefit of the Bell Fund. Before his death in 2015, Peter passed the texts to this webmaster (and earlier to the Leicester Diocesan Guild). Rather than set up systems to administer a donation to the Bell Fund, I am sure that he would want his efforts made available without hindrance and simply ask that a donation be made to either our Bell Fund or now the newer and more appropriate Training Fund.
There is a considerable volume of other information published in hard copy and on the internet. The rest of this page brings together a few of the very many links to whet your appetite to search the internet.
- About Change Ringing (by John Harrison)
- Association of Ringing Teachers ("ART")
- ART WORKS - the newsletter of ART
- Blue lines
- Central Council Books for Sale
- Central Council Methods Collections
- Central Council Training video index
- Change Ringing Resources
- Change Ringing Software for Windows (Free)
- Glossary of Ringing Terms (by John Harrison)
- Grandsire Doubles
- Introduction to Handbell Ringing (by Tom Hinks)
- Jargon buster by John Harrison
- Learning materials from Castor Ringing School
- Methods Database
- Method types demystified
- Plain Hunting (by K Tompsett)
- Plain Hunting (by Roland Merrick)
- Plain Hunting (by Steve Scanlon)
- Residential Ringing Courses
- Running a Practice (by Geoff Pullin)
- Sherbourne Teaching Aids (order from here.)
- Tower Talk (ART Newsletter for new 'Learning the Ropes' ringers)
Please let the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. know of any other links that you have found to be particularly helpful, or indeed of any of those above that have now been taken down or moved.
The Guild has a Training Fund to assist with all aspects of learning and improving bellringing skills. For details, please click here on Guild Training Fund
ART has produced a series of YouTube videos to show how to set up and use the Abel program.
