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CHANGE RINGING IN
NORTH AMERICA

The North American Guild of Change Ringers

 

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.   To Join the  NAGCR Chat Group visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nagcr/