WELCOME
The Australian and New Zealand Association of Bellringers was formed in 1962 to promote the art of change ringing in our two countries. There are currently around 350 members who ring at more than 70 bell towers throughout Australia and New Zealand.
Non-ringers might like this introduction to bellringing.
Ringers and potential ringers can contact our association's office bearers or local towers and ringers.
NEWS and ANNOUNCEMENTS
Updated: 10 May, 2024
Archived NEWS item
First posted: 11 April 2024
Feedback helps everyone
Julia Cater with her "before" technique.
Note how subtle the asymmetry is.
I went to a new physio to treat the regular issue of pain in my lower back left hand side, and mentioned excruciating pain in my left toes during peals. I showed her a video of me ringing a biggish bell.
She said, "You don't bend your knees evenly and your left knee collapses in slightly meaning you roll inwards on your left foot".
To my horror, she was right. So, in a recent peal, I was very conscious about my feet position and how I bent my knees. I placed my feet evenly to the front of the box, not right in front of left. But most importantly, I tried to bend with my knees absolutely in parallel, keeping my left knee over my left foot, and checked them every few leads. And... I didn't get the pain in my foot.
Lesson learned: no matter how long you have been ringing, your technique can always be improved. And a great place to start is with someone else observing you, even a non-ringer!
Julia Cater
9 May 2024
Advanced Ringing Weekend in Sydney
Thomas Perrins leading a workshop on London Surprise Major.
Over 40 ringers attend the Advanced Ringing Weekend in Sydney in April. The two "streams" both worked well: "Towards Surprise Major" (everything from treble bob hunting on 6 to some leads of Cambridge Major) and "Surprise Major +" (Cambridge, London, Bristol and spliced Surprise). The streams came together for Saturday lunch and social events all three evenings over the weekend.
A quote from a participant: The weekend was positive and instructive. The single most significant event for me was Peter's session on Splicing, with the necessity of being on top of what place bell you are and which you will become at the lead end, and what that means your start will be in the next method.
Contact me to talk about arranging an Advanced Ringing Weekend in 2024-2025 in your branch.
Further information and photos are available here.
Phil Goodyer
30 April 2024
Register for ANZAB 2024
Registration is open until 31 May. Register online here.
For more information, see the Festival webpage which will be updated as information becomes available.
Here is a link to the draft agenda for the 2024 AGM.
Download an invitation with a version of the program for notice boards here.
ANZAB Gender Statistics Update
An update to our gender statistics, including more detail about the 2023 Peals and QPs, may be found here. See the summary below.
Deryn Griffiths
22 April 2024
12-bell weekend scholarships
Congratulations to Inga Griffiths-Hunt of Melbourne (left) and to Patrick Meyer of Adelaide(right). They have been awarded the 2024 12-Bell Scholarships
($500 each) to attend the 12-Bell Weekend in Sydney in October.
More information about these weekends is available here.
ANZAB CPR Training and First Aid Assistance
ANZAB offers funding to all towers for ringers to train in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and First Aid, to a maximum of two ANZAB members per tower. Each tower is also being offered a free poster providing details of CPR.
Read more about the Assistance scheme, and how to apply, by following this link.
in brief
Updated: 30 April 2024
Geelong. St Paul's
Service ringing 6:30-7:30pm 16 May.
Burwood. St Paul's
No practice 30 May.
Melbourne. St James' Old Cathedral
No practice 12 July.
anzab diary
Updated: 12 May, 2024
2024
12 May
NSW-ACT Committee Meeting.
Venue: by Zoom
Contact:
28 May
Sydney. NSW-ACT Branch Practice.
Venue: Christ Church St Laurence
Contact:
7-10 June
ANZAB 2024 Festival and AGM.
Adelaide.
More info
15 June
Lithgow. NSW-ACT Branch Practice.
Contact:
28-30 June
Melbourne. Intermediate Ringing Course.
More info
Contact:
things to ring for
2024
23 June - 100th anniversary of Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix (Goulburn)
This is a very selective list in an ANZAB context. See also the CCCBR's list for events and anniversaries, and ringing.org's peal and quarter peal lengths for appropriate compositions.
about an event or anniversary to list here.
news archive
latest first
2024
Feedback helps everyone - 9 May
Advanced Ringing Weekend in Sydney - 30 April
Gender-based statistics update - 22 April
Training Quarter Peals - 16 April
Stedman Peal - The whole thing was risky! - 11 April
First open peal at St Patrick's Melbourne - 11 April
Macarthur Region Tour - 9 April
12-bell Weekend, Hobart - 6 April
Surprise Major Weekend in Adelaide - 29 March
Advanced Ringing Weekend in Victoria - 25 March
Ringing School (Intermediate) Bundaberg - 22 March
Ringing Towers
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