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!
Guild Festival – 8th July 2023 Oxford
Coronation of King Charles III on 6th May 2023
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 30th March..
March 2022 Branch Practice: Nettlebed
The March Branch Practice shall take place at Nettlebed.
All abilities welcome.
AGM 2020 – Reminder
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/
AGM 2020
Details are now available for the 2020 Reading Branch AGM, being held at St John’s, Mortimer on February 8th.
Coffee and biscuits will be served from 9.40am, with the meeting begining at 10am.
Ringing from 11.15 – 12.30 at St Mary’s, Mortimer.
The agenda can be found here: Reading Branch AGM Agenda 2020.
December Branch Practice 2019
It’s coming up to that time of the month where we all get to venture to a different tower to ring with ringers from around the branch. December sees us head to St Giles, Reading. This feels like it is almost becoming tradition, and with a slightly later start (10.30), there will be mince pies, tea and coffee available from 10am at the back of the church! So why not head down early, grab a hot drink and mince pie to help you warm up for a good old ring?
Reading Ringers victorious again!
Reading ringers have once again had success at a Guild striking competition – this time at the 10-Bell!
For the full article, visit the Guild website.
November branch practice
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:
Latest diary events for the Reading Branch
There is plenty of ringing to be had between now and Christmas. See the poster below for more details, or take a look at the branch diary.