Australian and New Zealand Association of Bellringers

ART Course Module 2C at St Jude's, Randwick, 22 May 2021

St Jude's Randwick will host ART course Module 2C (Teaching Elementary Change Ringing) on Saturday 22nd May. This is a full day course, led by tutors David Smith and Kathi Downs.

Who is it for? Module 2C is useful to those who run practices or wish to run practices in future, as well as ringers who want to improve their own skills in order to strengthen the band.

What is covered? The course shows new and experienced teachers how to support their students and develop the necessary foundation skills for good ringing, and then move forward to ringing changes. You will learn through a mixture of practical and theory sessions about:

• Developing foundation skills - fine bell control, listening, rhythm and ropesight
• Lots of fun exercises to develop these skills
• Coaching skills, building a band and running successful practices
• Introducing Plain Hunt and Covering
• Steps to making the transition into Bob Doubles and Bob Minor

Applications are now open on this page. Please contact me if you have any questions.

Interstate ringers are welcome to apply.

Education Officer

ANZAB Constitution Amendment 2021

As mentioned in the latest Ringing Towers, and also mentioned at the last AGM, ANZAB is updating its constitution. We aim to move away from an incorporated association under the SA Associations Incorporations Act 1985 (aka IA) to a company limited by guarantee under the Commonwealth Corporations Act 2001 (aka CLG).

The move to a CLG will take two steps. The first step we'll vote on at the forthcoming AGM. In this interim step, the changes will allow us

1. the ability to hold general meetings in addition to an annual general meeting, and
2. the ability to use technology to enable members to attend a meeting remotely.

The final move to a CLG will be done at a later date, but with these changes we don't have to wait until the 2022 AGM to make them.

We have created a new page in the members' section of the ANZAB website for the 2021 Constitution Changes (you need to log in to see it). Please have a look now to see the current constitution and the proposed interim constitution side-by-side, so it's easy to see what's changing.

If you have any questions about these changes then please email me and I will send them on to the sub-committee. There will also be a chance for people to discuss the changes outside of the AGM in a special ANZAB Zoom meeting on Saturday 15 May 2021. This will be held at 1pm NZST/11am AEST/10:30am ACST/9am AWST. Zoom details will be provided closer to the time.

Peter Harrison
ANZAB President

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.