The North American Guild of Change Ringers

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Picnic in full glow. (Photographer: Dianne S P Cermak, Groton)

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Announcements Jan 14—Registration forms are now available for the 2019 Seven Towers Ringing Festival to be held at St. Mark's Cathedral in Shreveport, LA May 3 - 5, 2019, with a ringing course More... Jan 10—Congratulations to Derek Wilsden on his election as an Honorary Life Member of the North American Guild of Change Ringers. Many thanks to all of those who took the time More... Announcements Archives... Event Reports Handbell Weekend Sep 7–9. Edward J Futcher Orleans Ringing Camp Aug 1–3. Br Matthew Gillis WRS Outing to the Sunderlin Bellfoundry (10/28/17) Ann Martin 2017 Pittsburgh Quarter Peal Shindig Jun 2–4. Don Morrison Tenth Annual Pittsburgh Ringing Course Jul 29–31. Don Morrison Browse the archives... Highlights from Our Store The New Ringer's Book Harrison and Lewis A spiral bound book written for the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers Education Committee. An excellent resource for both student and teacher with many photos and diagrams. 157 pages Buy books, recordings, apparel, and more...	Find Ringing Near You Your location: Or browse the towers... Calendar of Events January 18–21 Annual Quarter Peal Weekend in Philadelphia Full Calendar... Resources & Links Getting Started: Change ringing for newcomersUpdate About the GuildNeed Towers/Bands Contact Us Updates: AnnouncementsNeed Event reportsNeed ArticlesNeed Calendar of eventsUnplanned Photo and Video Albums Photo of the Day Peals & Quarters: This month's performance index Last week's full reports SubmitNeed Materials: NAGCR StoreNeed Public RelationsEdit Education Member services: Clapper issuesNeed Member directory Member discussionsNeed Guild DocumentsNeed Upload new contentNeed Update contact information and profileNeed This site: Customize Coming soon: Search the site More links...	Articles American Ringing Tour Video Kemp Brinson The Stedman Spinner Frederick DuPuy Update on Central Council Reform Bruce N Butler Tales from the Bell Chamber Quilla Roth report Plus 2 responses Council Review and Action Group - Thanks Tony for working on this committee and representing North American interests. Bruce N Butler Browse the archives... Performances Jan 13—1260 Mixed Doubles, Boston Jan 6—1260 Grandsire Doubles, Raleigh Jan 6—1280 Cambridge Surprise Major, Boston Last week's full reports... Performance index for January... The Clapper Fall 2018 Clapper archives... Photo of the Day In honor of Hendersonville's Apple Festival, apple orchards and growers, our "spider" is a turned wooden apple, made by Charlie Black, Charleston, SC. [A spider is the place to store the ropes when not in use; it is pulled up to the ceiling out of reach]. (Photographer: Connie Engle, Hendersonville, NC, Jan 1978) More from the same album... Photo and Video Albums Spring Dinner Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA, Mar 2014 A Thomas Miller AGM 2013 Hendersonville St. James Episcopal Church, Hendersonville, N.C. , Sep 2013 Joy Franklin Sonando Cambios New York, Dec 2009 Nancy Garcia Philadelphia Spring Dinner Philadelphia, Mar 2012 A Thomas Miller New York City Area Meeting New York, Dec 2011 John Danaher Browse albums and see photos... Member Discussions Note that these discussions are only viewable by NAGCR members. Honorary Life Membership Ballot for Derek Wilsden Bruce N Butler Plus responses from Tony Micocci, Andrew Hobbis, Diana Witt, Bruce N Butler Ringing mats Sister Alicia Mitman Plus responses from B Haley Barnett Post-Hurricane news? Joshua R Burson Ballot Results Bruce N Butler Plus responses from Don Morrison NAGCR Ballot Bruce N Butler Plus responses from David Wilcox, Bruce N Butler, Helen D Haller Browse the archives... Customize This Page You can add, remove, or rearrange the information that you see on this page. Shrink any widget by clicking its icon. Click the icons under Resources & Links to add widgets. Enable Disable moving and hiding widgets. Show the banner Hide the banner at the top of the page. Reset the page layout. Member Directory Search for a member: