Advanced Ringing Weekend in Adelaide May 2026
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Sunday Brunch
Phil Goodyer tried a new format for the advanced ringing weekend held in Adelaide 15-17 May. As usual, four invited visitors, supported by ANZAB funding, supplemented the local talent extending the ringing possible. One other ringer took the opportunity to visit Adelaide and benefit from the weekend. 17 Adelaide ringers were involved in the weekend, plus an extra couple joined us for service ringing.
Phil put together a program to extend each local ringer in a way they requested. This ranged from conducting Plain Bob Doubles to ringing various methods. Most sessions were designed as QPAs with supporters as needed. Many were successful QPs. All were successful practices. There were no set theory sessions, but some pauses during practices to discuss theory.
I imagine the peal was a highlight for those ringing in it. Those not ringing enjoyed listening to it in between their sessions in the Adelaide Ringing Centre. Read about the peal here.
A personal ringing highlight for me was the Stedman Caters QP, ringing a heavier bell than usual and with a composition that made it much easier for me than previous such QPs. The other highlight was a touch on 8 bells of spliced Stedman, Cambridge, Yorkshire, Superlative and Bristol.
Some ambiguous language surfaced during the weekend. I have always had trouble in ringing up, to know whether "faster" should be used to mean ring faster (i.e. don't go up too fast) or to go up faster. To that I now add a call of "Stedman" while ringing spliced, which might be a reminder of the method or might be a reminder to ring a Stedman-like section of work in Bristol or London. And the instruction "quick" while ringing Stedman can be ambiguous. Usually it means you are ringing a piece of front work known as the quick work but I found it might mean you are ringing too slowly and need to be closer or faster in general.
Peals and quarter peals rung during the weekend may be found here.
Deryn Griffiths