Every Peal or Quarter Peal rung for ANZAB (or in ANZAB territory) should be reported to the ANZAB Peal Secretary via BellBoard.
All performances submitted to BellBoard and rung for ANZAB or in ANZAB territory will be reported in Ringing Towers, and included in the Peal Secretary's annual peal and quarter peal analyses, regardless of whether or not a donation has been made for a performance to be published in The Ringing World.
Rules relating to peals and other performances rung for ANZAB
Clause 80 of the Constitution of ANZAB Limited sets out the rules relating to peals rung for ANZAB.
80.1 No peal shall be recognised as having been rung for the company unless at the time of the peal:
(a) For peals rung within ANZAB territory:
i. At least 50% of the band were members.
ii. Non-members must either be associate members (if meeting clause 17) or must pay a peal fee per performance.
(b) For peals rung outside ANZAB territory:
i. At least 50% of the band were members or former members.
ii. All ringers must have rung within ANZAB territory.
iii. Ringers who were never members must either be associate members (if meeting clause 17) or must pay a peal fee per performance.
80.2 All recognised peals shall be recorded in Ringing Towers and/or by such other means as may be determined at a general meeting.
80.3 The conductor must:
(a) within 3 months of the performance ensure that the details of the peal are submitted to the Peal Secretary or recorded in whatever other way may be determined by the Peal Secretary, and
(b) notify the Secretary of any nominations made prior to the performance.
80.4 All published ringing performances must conform to any regulations applicable and published from time to time by the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers.
For 2024/25 ANZAB peal fees are: 80.1(a)ii $5 (in the local currency in Australia or New Zealand); and 80.1(b)iii $0 (for peals rung outside Australia or New Zealand). Contact the ANZAB Treasurer to check fees and arrange payment.
CCCBR Framework for Method Ringing
Effective Saturday, 1 June 2019, the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers has implemented a Framework for Method Ringing.
The Framework provides common language and terminology for describing many aspects of method ringing, and it also contains the Central Council's requirements for adding new methods to the Central Council's methods library, for classifying and extending methods, and for record length performances. The Framework is provided to support effective communication within the ringing community, and its use by all is strongly encouraged.
The Framework is a Standard (a type of Policy under the Central Council's rules). It is mandatory for anything included in the CC's various collections and records (methods, variations, calls, extension processes, record lengths), including how things are recorded, classified, analysed and reported. The framework is implemented by the Central Council's Executive.
Section 6. Performance Reporting, gives best practices for reporting method ringing performances (notably reporting in The Ringing World and on BellBoard).
The Framework does not impact the way in which most performances rung for ANZAB should be reported. The new rules are meant to be permissive and certainly do not seek to prescribe what you can ring in general ringing. Please contact
or
if you need advice on any of this as they are part of the advisory group for the new Framework.
BellBoard access
You need to have or establish a BellBoard login in order to submit Peals and Quarters. Once you have submitted a performance you, and you alone, can edit it using the login you used to report it.
Use of BellBoard is free - you don't have to make a donation to The Ringing World to submit a performance to BellBoard (and ANZAB). Only donate if you want the performance printed in hard copy in The Ringing World.
Please read the Guidelines and FAQs below, and follow the recommended ANZAB standards when completing the BellBoard submission form.
Questions about the reporting of performances should be sent to the
Adam Beer.
BellBoard Submission Form - ANZAB Guidelines
There are separate forms for Tower and Handbell performances. As BellBoard continues to evolve it will be worth checking Recent BellBoard Changes on this page for any matching changes in ANZAB standards or practices. If you think the submission is unable to be reported via BellBoard, please email details to the
directly.
click the Topic link to see its content
Association
Select Australian & New Zealand Association if the performance is for ANZAB.
Performances for Other associations, guilds or societies should use their Association name, but ensure that the Location, County and Dedication standards used by ANZAB are followed, as described below.
Place
When you start typing in the Place field BellBoard searches a tower database and comes up with suggested Place, Dedication and County.
For Tower performances, you should use the values provided even though they may not match ANZAB's requirements.
For Handbell performances, enter the town, city or suburb under Place, and record the street address or location (or name of ring) under Dedication.
County (or country)
When you start typing in the Place field BellBoard searches a tower database and comes up with suggested Place, Dedication and County. You should use the values provided even though they may not match ANZAB's requirements.
If necessary, for Australian locations, enter the Australian state or territory name IN FULL (copy and paste from the list on the left of this page). DO NOT enter or add Australia.
For New Zealand locations, enter New Zealand.
Dedication (or address)
When you start typing in the Place field BellBoard searches a tower database and comes up with suggested Place, Dedication and County.
For Tower performances, you should use the values provided even though they may not match ANZAB's requirements.
For Handbell performances, enter the town, city or suburb under Place, and record the street address or location (or name of ring) under Dedication.
Length
The number changes rung. This is NOT the time taken to ring the performance - see Duration.
Method
The FULL name only of the method rung should be entered in this field, ie 'Cambridge Surprise Minor' and NOT 'Cambridge S Minor'. The only exception is if you ring spliced, in which case the word 'Spliced' should be entered in this field as shown in the example below. If more than one method is rung, the names, numbers of methods, changes of method, whether it's all
the work or not rung etc. should be entered in the Details field.
Some examples of Dos and Don’ts are given below:
DO
DON'T
Method: Minor
Details: 2m: 720 Cambridge Surprise, 540 Plain Bob
If you ring with treble leading all the time and/or 768 cover (say), then this information should also be entered into the Details field and NOT the Method field as above. Additionally, please note that place notations for new methods rung should be entered in the Footnotes field, and NOT in the Details field. There are lots of other permutations possible, so please contact the
directly if you have any queries about this.
Duration
Provide for peals, and optionally for quarter peals.
Express as hh:mm - e.g. 00:43 NOT 43 minutes, 03:15 NOT 3h15m.
Tenor
Provide for peals, and optionally for quarter peals.
For tower bells express tenor weight as cwt-quarters-lbs (e.g. 21-3-07), not 21cwt or 21.8cwt or kilogram equivalent.
For handbells express size in centimetres (e.g. 15 cm).
Details
See the guidance under Methods for the content of this field.
Composer
The name of the composer, and if possible the arranger, should be both entered here, e.g. 'R C Offen (Arr. A J Beer)'. You don’t need to put 'Composed by' in here as this is the default
assumption but you DO need to put 'Arranged by' as this is not assumed.
Don’t put Arranger or Composer names in the Details field please!
Ringers
ANZAB's practice is to use the following name formats for ringers. No stops or commas. Initials separated by spaces. Hyphens are allowed.
Quarter peals
[Preferred First name] [Surname]
Examples:
Tom Perrins
Adam Beer
Enid Roberts
Mike Collinson
Robert Weatherby Jnr
Peals
[Preferred First name, with initials] [Surname]
Examples:
Thomas M Perrins
Adam J Beer
B Enid L Roberts
Michael J A Collinson
Robert T W Weatherby Jnr
Please endeavour to follow ANZAB standard practice, and check with the ringer or search BellBoard if in doubt.
ONLY Ringers' NAMES should be entered into these fields. Any footnote references e.g. 'First Peal' or '(from Perth)', should be entered in the Footnotes field.
Footnotes
Notes of achievement and Dedications should be entered here, in that order.
To help automatically identify new methods when they are rung, please include one of the following phrases EXACTLY in the footnote (although they don’t have to match the case): 'First quarter in the method', 'First peal in the method', 'First quarter in the variation', 'rung for the first time', 'First extent in the method', 'First round block in the method'. Phrases like 'First QP in the method' won't work, so please don't use them. However, if you've rung and named more than one method, 'First quarter in the methods' WILL work, as it contains the phrase 'First quarter in the method'.
Submitting to The Ringing World
This is semi-automatic as part of the BellBoard submission process. Just follow the suggested link after hitting the Submit button.
Linking a performance to a BellBoard Diary Event, or marking it In memoriam
BellBoard offers a facility to link a performance to a BellBoard Diary Event or to mark a performance as rung In memoriam. Events include ringing festivals, tours, excursions, etc. Linking or marking a performance usually occurs when multiple performances are expected to be rung for an Event or In memoriam, and facilitates the later reporting of the performances as a group, or in conjunction with an article or obituary.
Most performances will not be linked to a BellBoard Diary Event, and for isolated performances rung In memoriam the footnote will suffice to ensure that the performance is reported in this category in The Ringing World.
Linking and marking are handled slightly differently by BellBoard:
Events. Once a performance has been submitted, its submitter can link it to an existing BellBoard Diary Event via the Pencil icon at the top of the page for the performance. Usually an Event will have been set up in the BellBoard Diary by the organiser, so finding and linking to it is fairly straightforward.
In memoriam. Once a performance has been submitted, its submitter has the option to mark it as In memoriam via the Pencil icon at the top of the page for the performance. The first submitter to mark a performance as In memoriam for an individual will likely Add an In memoriam entry which others can use - this is done via the Pencil icon .
Regardless of linking or marking, performance footnotes should be supplied as usual
Anyone who is logged in to BellBoard can link a performance to an Event, though only its submitter may mark it as In memoriam.
Recent BellBoard changes
When you start typing in the Place field BellBoard searches a tower database and comes up with suggested Place, Dedication and County. Please use the values provided even though they may not match ANZAB's standards.
Emerging Features of BellBoard are described towards the bottom of the BellBoard home page.
Freqently Asked Questions
click the Answer link to see the answer to each question
Q1. Why report via BellBoard?
A1. Performances reported to BellBoard are exported to ANZAB for reporting in Ringing Towers and analysis by the Peal Secretary.
Some history:
The old ANZAB reporting mechanism relied on the emailing of reports to the ANZAB Peal Secretary and The Ringing World. Although the reports were in a standard format they still required manual processing to be included in the ANZAB database, and a semi-automated process at The Ringing World. BellBoard did not exist at the time.
Also, it was not possible to add reports to Campanophile automatically, which meant that reporters needed to enter the same data there a second time. Given the then popularity of Campanophile as a reporting site this was seen as a frustrating impediment which caused performances not to be reported to ANZAB. From 2 June 2013 ANZAB ringing performances were required to be reported via Campanophile.
In February 2015, given the uncertain future of Campanophile and various and continuing improvements to BellBoard, it was decided to use BellBoard as ANZAB's primary performance reporting mechanism.
Q2. How can donations to The Ringing World be recorded?
A2. This forms part of the BellBoard submission process, but please note the arrangements applying from June 2015 regarding the establishment of an account with BellBoard to facilitate donations to The Ringing World.
Use of BellBoard is free - you don't have to make a donation to The Ringing World to submit a performance to BellBoard (and ANZAB). Only donate if you want the performance printed in hard copy in The Ringing World.
Q3. Please explain the standards for County, Dedication and Ringers.
A3. The standards are all aimed at making matching and analysis much easier. Getting consistency is important and it is hoped that the standards are easy to follow, even if they require a change of practice for some people.
County names, spelt out in full, avoid ambiguity. Although BellBoard suggests putting country names here for non-UK towers, we believe Australian state or territory names and New Zealand provide better information for ANZAB purposes.
Dedications for churches dedicated to saints appear without the possessive form of name. This is common practice in BellBoard and The Ringing World. Cathedrals are treated differently, as per our standard. ANZAB will report full dedications for peals, as is the current convention, and this information will be supplied by the Peal Secretary for reports in Ringing Towers.
BellBoard searches a tower database and comes up with suggested Place, Dedication and County when you start typing in the Place field. You should use the values provided even though they may not match ANZAB's requirements.
Ringers' names. The practice of having different forms of names for quarter peals and peals is common and accepted. The styles adopted in the ANZAB standards follow that convention but codify punctuation and format in order to aid later matching and analysis. Reporters are encouraged to follow the Guidelines for the benefit of their band members.
Q4. What if I make an error or wish to correct a report?
A4. This is a strength of the reporting mechanism. The person who reports a performance to BellBoard can always login and amend the record via the Pencil icon at the top of the page for the performance. The updated record will flow through to ANZAB.
If you are not the reporter of a performance and notice an error, contact the reporter about the possibility of making a change as above. The ANZAB Peal Secretary may, on occasion, suggest a change to the performance report if this improves the consistency of a record. Ultimately, though, responsibility lies with the reporter. Neither the Peal Secretary nor the ANZAB Webmaster can amend BellBoard records.
Q5. Do I have to sign up to BellBoard to report performances to ANZAB?
A5. Yes. We don't think this is too onerous a task or commitment, and BellBoard is a very useful ringing site anyway. Reporting performances in this way greatly assists ANZAB and its members, and performance records submitted to BellBoard can be corrected after the event - a feature which wasn't available on the old ANZAB forms.
Some towers may agree to nominate one person to report the tower's performances via BellBoard rather than individual conductors. Other towers have set up a tower membership of BellBoard which can be shared by frequent performance submitters. Either approach is OK provided it is commonly accepted and understood.
Q6. How do I link a performance to a BellBoard event, or mark it In memoriam?
A6. BellBoard offers a facility to link a performance to a BellBoard Diary Event or to mark a performance as rung In memoriam. Events include ringing festivals, tours, excursions, etc. Linking or marking a performance usually occurs when multiple performances are expected to be rung for an Event or In memoriam, and facilitates the later reporting of the performances as a group, or in conjunction with an article or obituary.
Most performances will not be linked to a BellBoard Diary Event, and for isolated performances rung In memoriam the footnote will suffice to ensure that the performance is reported in this category in The Ringing World.
Linking and marking are handled slightly differently by BellBoard:
Events. Once a performance has been submitted, its submitter can link it to an existing BellBoard Diary Event via the Pencil icon at the top of the page for the performance. Usually an Event will have been set up in the BellBoard Diary by the organiser, so finding and linking to it is fairly straightforward.
In memoriam. Once a performance has been submitted, its submitter has the option to mark it as In memoriam via the Pencil icon at the top of the page for the performance. The first submitter to mark a performance as In memoriam for an individual will likely Add an In memoriam entry which others can use - this is done via the Pencil icon .
Regardless of linking or marking, performance footnotes should be supplied as usual
Anyone who is logged in to BellBoard can link a performance to an Event, though only its submitter may mark it as In memoriam.
Some thoughts on performance-related donations to The Ringing World
There has been a lot of discussion about the move to restrict the publication of performances in the Ringing World to those where a donation has been made. This section is not about the rights and wrongs of the move, but offers some thoughts on how towers and ringers might approach this new paradigm.
Some towers or ringers will want all their reportable performances printed in The Ringing World. In which case they'll set up a BellBoard account and make donations accordingly, though it's worth noting that whoever reports the performance needs to know the tower's or band members' wishes.
Others may wish to confine printed reports to selected performances based on various criteria, for example:
include peals
include performances rung for special occasions (however defined)
include performances of new methods (a requirement for recognition)
exclude performances rung 'regularly' for service, or in a timetabled fashion (weekly, monthly, etc.), or as an alternative to a practice, or just for the heck of it
Printed reporting of the selected performances in The Ringing World will require a BellBoard account and matching donations, though it's worth noting that whoever reports the performance needs to know the tower's or band members' wishes.
Finally, some towers or ringers won't care that their performances are not published in The Ringing World. They can still report the performance to BellBoard (and ANZAB) and choose not to make a donation.
All performances submitted to BellBoard and rung for ANZAB or in ANZAB territory will be reported in Ringing Towers, and included in the Peal Secretary's annual peal and quarter peal analyses, regardless of whether or not a donation has been made for a performance to be published in The Ringing World.
at the top of the page for the performance. Usually an Event will have been set up in the BellBoard Diary by the organiser, so finding and linking to it is fairly straightforward.