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 500 members who ring at more than 65 bell towers throughout Australia and New Zealand.
Non-ringers might like this introduction to bellringing and to follow the instagram page 'AUS/NZ Bellringing'.
Ringers and potential ringers can contact our association office bearers or local towers and ringers.
NEWS and ANNOUNCEMENTS
Updated: 15 January, 2022
New Tower for New Zealand
St Peter's, Upper Riccarton
As per The Ringing World (19 November 2021) and Ringing Towers (Summer 2021-22), eight bells (tenor 2cwt) donated by the Keltek Trust, with a frame made by Matthew Higby & Co. are to be installed in St Peter's Upper Riccarton. These are the bells donated following the earthquake (2011) with the intention of them being hung in a temporary tower near the Transitional (Cardboard) Cathedral.
Upper Riccarton is about 2km west of Christchurch. The stone church includes a substantial tower, empty except for an old Taylor bell, hung for chiming from the ground floor. Access is by a narrow spiral staircase to a square ringing chamber with a high ceiling. The church had recent repairs and earthquake strengthening.
When the bellringers approached the vicar and churchwardens to see if they would support the installation of these bells in the existing tower they were met with great enthusiasm.
The Christchurch Cathedral bellringers look forward to this tower as a temporary home, a place to bring on a new cathedral band, and an extra tower for the South Island of New Zealand, and for ANZAB, in the long term.
Mandy Spearing
January 2022
News from Rosemeadow
I rang the Tolling Bell regularly throughout Covid (one person in a small room made it possible) and for Remembrance Day.
We had the ring of bells programmed to play the hymn “Conditur Alme Siderum” to celebrate the 700th anniversary of first mechanical clock to play a named melody on its bells. It was played throughout Advent.
Brian Peaker
December 2021
Fred E Dukes International Bell Fund
Applications are invited for grants from the Fred E Dukes International Bell Fund, for work carried out by the UK bell founders and bell hangers on bell restoration projects outside the UK and Ireland. Details of the allocation criteria and administration procedures and an application form are available from the CCCBR website or from me.
The closing date for applications is 31st January 2022.
Steward
November 2021
Safeguarding Guidelines
Follow this link to ANZAB's Safeguarding Guidelines.
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: 19 January, 2022
Visitors are advised to check ahead at all towers due to COVID-19 health restrictions and related changes to ringing times.
Sydney. Christ Church St Laurence
Practice Tuesday, 18 January postponed to Friday, 21 January 6:00-7:00pm.
Randwick. St Jude's
No Service ringing 23 January.
Broadway. St Benedict's
No Practices during January.
Claremont. Christ Church
January service ringing changed to 8:30-9:00am.
Katoomba. St Hilda's
No ringing during January.
Naremburn. St Leonard's
No ringing until after 26 January.
South Brisbane. St Andrew's
No Service ringing during January.
anzab diary
Updated: 15 January, 2022
2022
20 January
Sydney. 10/12 Bell Practice.
St Mary's, 6:15-8:15pm
Contact:
22 January
Perth. Summer Party.
The Bell Tower
Contact:
5 February
Perth. ART Module 1.
The Bell Tower
Contact:
7 February
Sydney. 10/12 Bell Practice.
St Andrew's, 6:00-8:00pm
Contact:
February (tbc)
NSW-ACT Branch Practice.
Contact:
20 February
Sydney. NSW-ACT Branch Meeting.
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things to ring for
2022
2 June - 60th anniversary of the formation of ANZAB
2 June - The first day of the four-day Platinum Jubilee of HM Elizabeth II
Possible dedication for the combined anniversary of Rung for the 60th Anniversary of ANZAB and in Honour of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee
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
2022
New Tower for NZ - 15 January
2021
News from Rosemeadow - 31 December
The Alphabet Ring now in Bridgetown - 27 December
Ringing Towers
Latest issue:
vol.76, no. 1, Summer 2022
Find it on the Members' section.
Deadline for next issue:
31 March 2022.
Daylight Saving Time
New Zealand and Australia
New Zealand: Daylight Saving Time commenced on 26 September 2021 (UTC +13 hours) and will cease on 3 April 2022 (UTC +12 hours).
New South Wales, A.C.T., Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia: Daylight Saving Time commenced on 3 October 2021 (UTC +11 hours, South Australia UTC +10.5 hours) and will cease on 3 April 2022 (UTC +10 hours, South Australia UTC +9.5 hours).
Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory: No Daylight Saving Time.