The Ladies' Guild of Change Ringers

DLS Society Award

Last Updated on Monday, 05 July 2010 08:47 Written by Hilary Aslett Monday, 05 July 2010 08:43

The Dorothy L Sayers Society Young Ringer’s Award 2010 – for a student member of The Ladies’ Guild of Change Ringers.

This year’s award was presented to Felicity Lister – a Daventry ringer. Fliss has received a bursary to attend the Keele Ringing Course at Keele University (July 8 – 10^th) and will be a member of the Stedman group with her husband, Dan.

The award was presented by Dame Norma Major, a member of the Society and a former ringer, at Bluntisham Church, near Huntingdon last Saturday. Unfortunately a celebratory quarter peal attempt, by fellow members The Ladies’ Guild came to grief but this did not dampen the enjoyment of the day. A short ceremony was held in the Church followed by a sumptuous tea in the nearby hall.

17th July Meeting

Written by Rosemary Hemmings Friday, 25 June 2010 20:35

LADIES GUILD NORTHANTS AND DISTRICT

MEETING TO BE HELD 17^TH JULY 2010

            Shotteswell (6) 2.30pm to 3.15pm

Tea at Herb Centre 3.30pm

(names for tea to Secretary by WEDNESDAY 14^th July.

We will also hold a short business meeting.

Hanwell (6) 5.00pm to 6.00pm

(Road up to church narrow and parking at church limited, best to park on main village street)

Rosemary Hemmings, Secretary

Another year goes by....

Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 June 2010 18:52 Written by Sarah Catherall Tuesday, 22 June 2010 18:39

Quick update from the AGM 2010

What a beautiful day we had for a tour of countryside churches!

I didn't make it to all of the churches as I was on steward duty at Rothley with Janet Stevenson, and at Gaddesby with Val Kellitt, but I enjoyed the four I made it to, even if some of the ropes were a little long for those of us 6' and up!  Ashby Folville was a lovely place to end up, nice bells, and such a pretty village.

But anyway, my job here is not to go through the day in detail, but to quickly summarise the comings and goings of the new committee make up, for those of you who either couldn't make it, or didn't write it down and now can't remember!

Guild President Jan Wyatt (elected previous, took office this year)
Guild Secretary Rosemary (Rosie) Mason (newly elected)
Guild Treasurer Carolyn Dawson (newly elected)
Independent Examiner of Accounts Sue Fisher (continued service)
Guild Archivist Mary Matthews (continued service)
Guild Webmaster Sarah Catherall (continued service)
Central Council Representatives Carolyn Dawson and Helen Webb (both newly elected)
Annual Report Compiler Margaret Ingman (continued service)

Contact details for all committee members are available on the National Contacts page.

Next year's meeting is due to take place in the North West district, we have been told it will be near to Kirkby Lonsdale.

See you all again soon I hope!

Sarah Catherall
Webmistress

AGM - Centenary Planning Meeting

Last Updated on Sunday, 23 May 2010 20:42 Written by Sarah Catherall Sunday, 23 May 2010 20:34

If you have any ideas/proposals/comments to make with regard to the centenary meeting, please ensure one of the delegates on the committee is aware of your view/ideas - send in writing please/e-mail , by 9th June 2010 to enable your views to be heard. A separate discussion will take place during the afternoon of this year`s AGM. This is to reduce agenda time at the AGM 2010.

Please send comments in writing either by letter or email to Carolyn Dawson, full contact details can be found here.

Wanted - Volunteers for Central Council Rep positions

Written by Carolyn Dawson Tuesday, 16 March 2010 19:46

Hello Ladies

It's me again!  Just a reminder that, at this year's Ladies Guild AGM, we shall have two vacancies for Central Council representatives for the Ladies Guild.

Will you please ask all your members if anyone is interested in representing the Ladies Guild on the Central Council of Church Bellringers.

This entails attending the Central Council AGM on Spring Bank Holiday Monday each year and producing a short report to be given to our own AGM in June each year.  It is a three-year appointment, at which time the representatives can offer themselves for re-election.

There is the opportunity to offer oneself for election to one of the many committees of the Central Council if there is a committee which is of particular interest.

An expense allowance is made by the Ladies Guild and, although the AGM is only one day, there is a ringing festival leading up to it for the whole weekend with outings; services of praise; a dinner and a celebration of all things ringing. 

If you would like to know more, please contact Jan Wyatt This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it who will this year complete her first three years and is looking forward to another three.

Please let me know if you have anyone who wishes to go forward for this.

Kind regards
Carolyn Dawson
Guild Secretary

Dorothy L Sayers Award 2010

Last Updated on Thursday, 04 March 2010 17:30 Written by Janet Stevenson Thursday, 04 March 2010 17:20

The Dorothy L Sayers Society has made an award again this year for a young member of the Ladies Guild to attend a Ringing Course. We are pleased to give this to Felicity Lister (Fliss) of Northampton District so that she can attend the Keele course in July 2010.

The award will be presented by Norma Major on June 26th at Bluntisham church in Cambridgeshire at 2pm.

It would be good to see as many members of the Ladies Guild as possible there to support Fliss and to ring afterwards.

Janet Stevenson