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Our AGM will be held at Shiplake on Saturday 10th February from 10am followed by open ringing until 12:30.  Sorry the Diary is not working at present.

The January Branch practice is at St Mary the Virgin, Henley from 10 – 11:30am on Saturday 13th January.  Sorry the Diary is not working at present.

Message from the Mortimer team.  The installation of the new clappers was completed 29/11/23.  The installation has been signed off by Whites and the bells handed back.  They are now within 1ms off-set between handstroke and backstroke. Thanks go to White’s, Andy Slater and The Branch for a grant towards the cost.

On Sunday, 26^th November I’m joining other ringers at Shinfield and Swallowfield Towers in support of the Rainbow Trust “No Family Alone Appeal”.   This wonderful charity supports families where there is a terminally ill child 24/7 and can be a lifeline for families in very dark times.    The charity is new to the Thames Valley, so in addition to supporting the appeal, we are also ringing to welcome it to our community and remember children across the Thames Valley region who are suffering from terminal illness or who have passed away.  The Appeal runs for 72 hours from Friday, 24^th November to Monday 27^th November.  Rainbow Trust has secured matched funding meaning that every £1 donated will be worth DOUBLE that to the charity.  I know that there are many appeals at this time of year, but please do consider making a donation if you can.  There’s a waiting list of families in our area and inflation means the cost of providing support is spiraling.

 You can make a donation here  Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity: Shinfield and Swallowfield Ringers supporting Rainbow Trust (enthuse.com).

 Even if you are unable to make a contribution on this occasion, please do click on the link to find out more about the work of this wonderful charity.  Thank you for your generosity.

Please don’t respond to any spurious emails purporting to be from members of the guild.  I almost rushed off to buy several gift cards with my own money – not!

When to ring:

There is not going to be a set time to ring for the Coronation. At the moment we don’t have an indication of the time of the Service at Westminster Abbey, although it is expected to either start at 11 or 11.15. Many bands are planning to ring in the run up to the service (when time is confirmed), however ringing is encouraged at any time convenient to the ringers and Church. As more information is announced we will update accordingly but the time was not known as at 30^th March..

 

The March Branch Practice shall take place at Nettlebed.

All abilities welcome.

A reminder that the Reading Branch AGM is on Saturday 8th February, and all members  are both welcome and encouraged to attend.

For more details, visit https://reading.odg.org.uk/wordpress/agm-2020/

The November branch practice sees us return to St Margaret, Mapledurham. Last time we were there for the monthly Saturday meet, I decided to cycle the only route I knew – a very steep climb up the hill from Caversham, followed by an equally scary decent into Mapledurham. I wasn’t much looking forward to the return journey until a fellow ringer informed me of a reasonably flat route that could be taken using a bike. Why not try it out yourself this Saturday (9th November) and join us for a ring? All abilities welcome.

Here’s a map of the route described above, starting from Reading station: