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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.
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NEWS and ANNOUNCEMENTS
Updated: 8 June, 2023
Follow this link to the ANZAB 2023 web page for more information.
The Festival page will be updated daily during the Festival.
Link to the Final Agenda for the Annual General Meeting.
Register to attend the AGM via Zoom by logging into the Members' section of this website, or contact the for details.
Link to AGM Papers [login required]
10th Anniversary Celebrations Naremburn
A group photo from the celebrations
This news item is based on an article by Geoffrey Gemmell in the the May 2023 issue of A Ringing Note, available from the Members' section of this website.
St Leonard's Naremburn recently celebrated the tenth anniversaries of the dedication of the bells (7th April 2013) and the first ringing of the bells (25th April 2013). It was a wonderful celebration with over 30 people attending.
In addition to a meal and speeches on 23rd April, the bells' dedication was celebrated with a Quarter Peal on 16th April 2023. The quarter was conducted by Patricia Gemmell, one of the original Naremburn ringers, and dedicated to Richard Thomas, now deceased, one of the initial teachers.
Training in Darwin April-May 2023
ANZAB coordinated intensive training of new ringers in Darwin through April and May 2023 scheduling 13 ringers (from South Australia, Victoria, NSW, ACT and Queensland) to visit Darwin during this period to assist.
L-R: Kathi Downs (NSW), Elijah Shanahan (NT), Moses Shanahan (NT), Priscilla Yuen (NSW),
Claudio Rimondi (NT), Ron Shepherd (NSW)
Ron Shepherd was there for the majority of the time, with most other visitors staying for about one week. Visitors assisted in many different ways in addition to teaching handling. For example, Ian McCulloch and Matt Farthing installed sensors to allow use of a simulator.
With up to 5 lessons per week per learner, at the end of the first month we were able to include four Darwin ringers in rounds with one stander to supervise a couple of them. The hope is that by the end of May there will be at least six Darwin ringers ringing safely and confidently enough to ring without supervision.
Further recruitment and training will be considered at the end of this period.
Deryn Griffiths
12 May 2023
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: 7 June, 2023
Naremburn. St Leonard's
Service ringing cancelled 11 June.
Randwick. St Jude's
Service ringing cancelled 11 June.
Practice cancelled 13 June.
anzab diary
Updated: 30 May, 2023
2023
9-12 June
ANZAB 2023 Festival and AGM.
Perth.
Festival web page
Contact:
19 June
NSW-ACT Branch Practice
Sydney St Andrew's Cathedral, 6:00pm
Contact:
30 Sept - 2 October
Sydney Ringing School.
Contact:
3-5 October
Goulburn. ANZAB 12 Bell Weekend Extension.
Contact:
6-8 October
Sydney. ANZAB 12 Bell Weekend.
Contact:
things to ring for
2023
20 October - 50th anniversary of Sydney Opera House
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
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2023
Naremburn 10th anniversary - 30 May
Training in Darwin - 12 May
Ringing for the Coronation of HM King Charles III - 7 May
ANZAC Day Ringing 2023 - 27 April
Wellington 12 Bell Weekend Report - 19 April
Christchurch Cathedral Update - 18 April
Ringing Towers
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vol.77, no. 2, Autumn 2023
Deadline for next issue:
30 June 2023.