Latest news

Ringing for England – Many Branch towers arranged special ringing to mark St George's Day. See details . [23/04/10]

Rope splicing course – Four students took part, and all completed their splices. See pictures of the course.  [21/04/10]

Good competition entry – Five teams entered the 6-bell striking competition at Shottesbrooke, more than in recent years. See results and pictures [17/04/10]

Revised website – Please look round the revised site and feed back your comments . Let us know if there is anything else you would like to see on the website. [23/03/10]

Notices

For a full list of events, see the Branch diary. For events in the rest of the Guild, see the Guild diary 

About the Branch

Sonning Deanery Branch serves the bellringers of 17 churches with bells hung for full-circle English-style ringing in southeast Berkshire, roughly equal to the Church of England Deaneries of Sonning and Bracknell (see map ).

The Branch offers its members a comprehensive range of services .

It is one of 15 branches in the Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers  (ODG), which is the largest territorial ringing society in the world, with around 2500 members.

ODG represents bell ringers in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, which together comprise the Diocese of Oxford. It is affiliated to the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers .

Rules of the ODG  apply to Sonning Deanery Branch, supplemented by Sonning Deanery rules. For more information on Guild services, see the main ODG website. The Guild annual subscription rate is currently £6.00 for resident members, due in January.