| The ancient art and science of change ringing is
on the upswing in the USA and Canada. Change ringing is a way of ringing both
large bells hung in bell towers, and handbells. In 1964 when a ring of ten
bells was installed at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, there were only
about five actively ringing towers in North America. Today there are more
than forty. NORTH AMERICAN GUILD OF CHANGE RINGERS (NAGCR) was formed
in 1972 and has over 450 members resident on the North American continent, and
a similar number of Non Resident Life Members who do not live in North
America.
The Objectives of the Guild as outlined in the constitution are
to improve communication among ringers in North America; to seek
to improve their standard of ringing; to improve their contacts
with ringers outside North America; to extend the appreciation
of change ringing among the general public; and to abide by the
rules of the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers.
Membership in the Guild is open to all who support the purposes of the Guild.
Resident Membership is open to ringers residing in North America who are
sponsored by a Resident Member in good standing; other persons residing in North
America but have no sponsor are considered Associate Members. Members not
residing in North America are Non-Resident Members. The Guild may also
elect Honorary Life Members who will enjoy all the rights and privileges of
Resident Members.
This Web Page has been compiled by the NAGCR with whom all
the change ringing towers in the United States of America and Canada are
affiliated. The North American Guild is in turn affiliated with the Central
Council of Church Bell Ringers, in London, England, which is the coordinating
body governing all change ringing.
For more information about change ringing please feel free to contact or look at the
Affiliated Towers or
Handbell Ringing groups and
contact the ringers close to you.
Join the North American Ringers E-mail Groups:
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