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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 350 members who ring at more than 70 bell towers throughout Australia and New Zealand.

Non-ringers might like this introduction to bellringing.

Ringers and potential ringers can contact our association's office bearers or local towers and ringers.


Updated: 18 March, 2024

✞ Holy Week Ringing ✞

Many church towers don't practise or ring during Holy Week. Make sure to call ahead if you plan to visit an ANZAB church tower in Holy Week, 25-29 March 2024. Towers which have notified cancellations or variations are listed in the left hand column of this page.

The Macarthur Region Tower Tour - 6 April - an invitation new

Sundial of stones Mount Annan

All ringers are invited to four bell towers and lunch at the Mt Annan Botanic Garden (BYO or cafe on site) on 6 April.

Timetable:

  1. Holy Family Ingleburn 9am - 10 am [Morning tea supplied ,gold coin donation]
  2. OLHC Rosemeadow 11.30 am - 12.30
  3. Lunch Australian Botanic Garden Mt Annan 12.45 - 2 pm [BYO or cafe on site]
  4. St James Menangle 2.15 pm - 3.15 [Afternoon tea supplied , gold coin donation]
  5. St Paul’s Camden 4pm - 5 pm

Please contact me for further information.


18 March 2024

Bellringing health & safety research project

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A reminder of this notice from Scott Pilkington, originally posted in March 2023.

Do you want to contribute to the advancement of bellringing safety? Participate in our research study and share your insights on common injuries and ailments in belltowers. By doing so, you can help us plan and mitigate potential risks, and ensure the sustainability of ringing for years to come. Register now, here.

Our goal is to have health and safety data from each tower across the association to build a picture of the risks involved. This research is being led by Scott Pilkington, Deputy Captain at St Matthew's Society of Bellringers and an Honorary Research Fellow in Museums & Cultural Heritage at University of Auckland.

Scott Pilkington
30 March 2023

2024 Westley Award for Belfry Maintenance and Improvement new

Towers and bells in good condition will make the environment for ringing more pleasant, easier for ringers to develop their skills and, in particular help new recruits.

Are you relatively new to finding your way around bell installations? Perhaps you are gaining experience in what to check upstairs in a tower, what may be unusual and interesting, or in poor condition and likely to cause ringers difficulties while ringing? Hopefully, you are starting to make some improvements and share your experiences with others.

CCCBR Stewardship and Management logo

Westley Group logo

The Stewardship & Management Workgroup of the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers is launching the 2024 award for people who have recently become involved in belfry maintenance and improvement, developing their own skills and helping others to do so. The award will be made at the CCCBR AGM in Exeter in September 2024. The winner will receive £100, kindly donated by Westley Group, and a certificate.

Full details and an application form will be on the CCCBR website here:
https://cccbr.org.uk/about/workgroups/stewardship-and-management/westley-award-2024/

The closing date for applications will be 12 noon on Friday 31st May 2024.

Ernie de Legh-Runciman
Secretary
Central Council of Church Bell Ringers

Register for upcoming ANZAB events

Association of Ringing Teachers

Registration is currently open for:

See the ANZAB Diary for other events and who to contact for further information.

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.

see other performance links on the
Peals & Quarters page

Updated: 18 March 2024

Darling Point. St Mark's
3rd Friday Practice, 15 March, postponed until 22 March.

Geelong. St Paul's
No Service ringing 24 March.

Claremont. Christ Church
No Service ringing 24 March.

Practices have been confirmed as cancelled at the following towers during Holy Week (25-29 March)

Armidale
Burwood
Claremont
Geelong
Manuka
Naremburn
Randwick
Sydney, Christ Church St Laurence

See in brief for other cancellations.

Updated: 18 March, 2024

2024

19 March
WA Branch Surprise Major Practice
St George's Cathedral
Contact:

22-24 March
Hobart. ANZAB 12 Bell Weekend.
Register
Contact:

6 April
The Macarthur Region Tower Tour
Contact:

19-21 April
Sydney. Advanced Ringing Weekend.
Register
Contact:

1-5 May
Wellington. Two Island Cluster
Contact:

4 May
Sydney. ART Module 1
Venue: Christ Church St Laurence
Contact:

11 May
Claremont. WA Branch Practice & AGM
Contact:

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2024

25 April - ANZAC Day

23 June - 100th anniversary of Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix (Goulburn)

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.

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2024

Latest issue:
vol.78, no. 1, Summer 2024

Ringing Towers cover

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Deadline for next issue:
31 March 2024.
Early submissions appreciated,
and essential for longer articles.

New Zealand: DST will cease on 7 April 2023 (UTC +12 hours).

New South Wales, A.C.T., Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia: DST will cease on 7 April 2023 (UTC +10 hours, South Australia UTC +9.5 hours).

Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory: No DST.