Alderney ringers Helen & Peter have just been enjoying a spectacular week in Tulloch with the Cumberlands. Peter’s hips rang their first tower bell peal (London S Major) & although Helen’s peal of Orion Maximus (the principle NOT the surprise) was stood up due to one ringer feeling unwell – she did go on the ring a very successful quarter peal of Orion Maximus

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Alderney band very much looking forward to hosting Elizabeth College at the weekend 🙂 – weather looking dreadful tho:-(

Just completed a great weekend on Jersey……practice @ St Marks on Friday night then training all day Saturday @ St John’s. Justin & Louise in the Vestry with handbells and playing cards – an opportunity for theory & fun practical demos – & me running sessions on handling , raising & lowering on muffled bells on the ground floor ring.

Service ringing on Sunday plus coffee ‘back at the ranch’ gave more chances to plot future fun with old and new friends

Many thanks Jersey

Helen McGregor – Alderney

As you know the committee asked the Membership to vote on whether we should be considering either:

to disband the CI branch & be subsumed within a mainland branch of SDGR

or, to remain as a separate CI branch of the SDGR

The results are as follows :

88% voted to stay in the CI Branch

12% voted to consider joining a mainland one

There were 37 votes cast.

With this in mind the committee’s view is that we see no point in pursuing the issue with the SDGR and we propose to continue as we have been.

AGENDA

Agenda of Meeting, Sat Sept 18^th 2021– St Pierre du Bois

1. Remembering members who have died – (Barrie Linnecor (13/3/2021) & Philip Maddocks (2/6/2021))
2. Apologies for absence: Jersey (impossible scheduled travel options), W&P Guild master – Pete Jordan. Paul Lawrence, John Lihou, Tim Wainwright. & Logan Lord
3. Notification of matters for AOB please bear in mind Jsy can’t get here
4. Minutes of ADM 2020 – online at cibells.com. Matter arising
5. New members   (Richard Uzell ( St Anne’s & probationary))
6. Treasurer’s report – online at cibells.com
7. Ringing Master’s report
8. Election of officers: any proposals for officers? Current officers are all willing to remain in post if that is the will of the meeting.
9. AOB
10. Date and venue for Spring Meeting – Sat April 23^rd 2022? Jersey or TC
11. Competition piece for 8 bell – Grandsire triples PBPBPBPS x2
12. Update on transfer of CI from W&P to SDG
13. Defer decision on whether Ay youngsters now at college in Gsy can ring for 2 Island Teams in 8 bell competition due to Jsy absence

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 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 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