ALDERNEY WEEK
The Alderney ringers enjoyed constructing Bob Bell for the first of what is hoped to be an annual Alderney Scarecrow Competition
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We came third
Alderney Week
Our float won 3rd prize in a hotly contested Cavalcade Day Float competition – we woz robbed!!!
Spring Meeting and 8 Bell Striking Competition
Due to the continuing pandemic and the resulting travel restrictions we have made the sad, but necessary decision to cancel the Spring Meeting and 8 Bell Striking Competition.
The Channel Islands Pirates
The Channel Islands Pirates will be taking part in competition in York July 4th:-)
27 teams have entered but the organisers have split them into method ringing and call changes teams so all 27 teams can enter (there had been the threat of a ballot if more than 24 teams entered)
We will be a method team, probably Bob Triples.
40 yrs ago
40 years ago Peter & I rang our first qtr peal. We rang it together, I had the treble as I could see it (but not hear it) & Peter rang the tenor as he could hear it but couldn’t see it:-(
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We couldn’t let this anniversary slide by even though we were in Tulloch and half the band was away, so we resorted to handbells:
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It was good fun:-)
Helen
Moving the ADM – Sept 19th 2020 ADM to be held on Guernsey
The Alderney band – faced with the reality that Jersey will be unable to join us in Sept 2020 for the ADM if we retain the opportunity to host the meeting – surrender that option.
We are most anxious that any reference to ‘moving the venue to another island’ is couched in terms which reflect our surrendering the option is NOT because we don’t want to/can’t host it but because we want to give every island the best chance of attending.
This is to be considered a one-off surrendering, we fervently hope that present inter-island travel difficulties will not persist too far into the future.
The Alderney Band
Ay youngsters go to Jsy
Alderney young ringers – Aaron & Olo – enjoyed a tremendous weekend of ringing, zipwire, cinema and pizza on Jersey Nov 23/24th. Having an opportunity to ring on different bells & with other Young Ringers was a tremendously valuable experience. We were extremely grateful to Justin & Louise for all the arrangemnets and to them, Peter & Jo and Richard for accommodating us all. Helen & Aileen
Dinner on Jersey Sat Sept 21st
Very tasty food and great company – who could want for more?
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St Marks wins 6 bell Inter Tower 2019
Extra ringing on Alderney
A group of 12 experienced bellringers from Reading were on-island from Aug 17 – 24th. 11 of them and Helen McGregor rang a peal of Yorkshire S Max at St Anne’s on Weds afternoon Aug 21st.. They also rang 3 full peals on Wells Bells and a peal on handbells in their rented house – St John’s but they also supported a number of training initiatives for the local ringers
Over the last 2 summers the Alderney ringers have been teaching Jane Trought’s grandaughter – Ines Picchioni – to ring & she rang her first ever quarter peal with the visitors. Peter Bevis rang a quarter peal of Yorkshire S Max, Aaron rang in 2 quarter peals AND a full peal on Wells Bells. Philippa Arditti called a 720 of bob minor, June Banister, Victoria McAllister, Aileen Wilson, Heather Winder & Donald Hughes all took the opportunity to consolidate their advanced methods – with a special practice to concentrate of Cambridge minor, a qtr peal of St Simons’ bob triples and an advanced practice for Cornwall , Cambridge major, DNCBM & Stedman triples
All of this group – along with at least another 24 other ringers – will be returning to Alderney in August 2020 for another week of extensive ringing
Photo is of band that rang the peal at St Anne’s
