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: 4 December, 2021
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ANZAB members can log in (using the Member login in button top right) to check their membership details, access current and historical issues of Ringing Towers and many other things.
Branch newsletters can be found via links on the left hand side of the member's home and information page. I recommend them to you. For example, in addition to local news, the recent Look To! includes a delightful article from Elizabeth Strawn who visited many Australian towers during 2020-21.
Deryn Griffiths
ART Course Module 1 at Bundaberg, 27 November 2021
Rachel and Sharon (left) and David (far right) with helpers from Bundaberg and Maryborough
On the last Saturday in November, David Smith travelled to Bundaberg to run the first ART course on the recently restored Peace Bells. Sharon (Bundaberg) and Rachel (Maryborough) participated in both theory and practical sessions with assistance from other ringers from both towers. The day was used to consolidate the teaching of basic skills for new ringers starting with bell safety and progressing through to raising a bell independently.
Other than the magnificent lunch catered by Meredith and Chris, the best session of the day was Solving Handling Problems. During this session the "learners" took their job to demonstrate their favourite ringing mistakes a little too exuberantly, resulting in an entertaining opportunity for Rachel and Sharon to show off their skills for coaching novices. The course allowed Sharon and Rachel to reinforce their teaching technique and tweak their current practice to be more effective for prospective learners.
Sharon Anderson and Rachel Jensen
1 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: 5 December, 2021
Visitors are advised to check ahead at all towers due to lingering COVID-19 health restrictions and lockdowns, and related changes to ringing times.
anzab diary
Updated: 29 November, 2021
2021
14 December
Randwick. NSW-ACT Branch Practice.
St Jude's, 6:30-8:00pm
Contact:
20 December
Sydney. 10/12 Bell Practice.
St Andrew's, 6:00-8:00pm
Contact:
2022
11 January
Perth. WAAANZAB Surprise Major Practice.
St George's, 6:30-8:00pm
Contact:
15 January
Claremont. WAAANZAB Raising & lowering in peal workshop.
Christ Church, 10:00am
Contact:
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 (tbc)
Perth. ART Module 1.
The Bell Tower
Contact:
things to ring for
2022
2 June - 60th anniversary of the formation of ANZAB
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
2021
ART Ringing Course Report - 1 December
Fred E Dukes International Bell Fund - 21 November
Commissioning of Goulburn Ringers - 17 November
AUS/NZ Instagram Account - 14 November
Ballarat Town Hall - Installation of Mayor - 1 November
Cautious re-opening - 20 October
WA Branch Practice - 1 October
Handbell Peal in Wellington - 27 September
Bells for Darwin - 13 September
Ron's Workshop - 28 August
ART Ringing Course Report - 24 August
Ringing Towers
Latest issue:
vol.75, no. 4, Spring 2021
Find it on the Members' section.
Deadline for next issue:
31 December 2021.
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.