Added 7 August 2024
West Cork Ringing Festival – January 2025 – Early notice.
Check this link for early details for the WCRF next January.
It is with deep sadness that we pass on the message that our beloved Roy Huber has died. He was a lovely gentleman with a great sense of humour and was always very welcoming in our bell ringing tower in Taney. Details of his funeral are at https://rip.ie/death-notice/roy-huber-dublin-dundrum-563529
Association Cups Valuation – reminder
- All Association Cups are to be valued and inspected for repairs on Saturday 24th August 2024 and Saturday 7th September 2024.
- To help with this process all Eastern and Southern District towers currently holding Association or District Cups are requested to bring these cups to the Galbraith Cup (hosted by Christ Church Taney) on Saturday 24th August.
- All Association and District Cups in the Northern District be brought to the District Practice in Holywood on Saturday 7th September 2024.
A service of Re-dedication
- is to be held in St Mary’s Doneraile on Sunday 15th September at which the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, the Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton, will bless and re-dedicate our newly restored and rehung peal of six bells. All ringers are very welcome to attend this service, and there will be ringing opportunities on both Saturday and Sunday for all levels of expertise – we want to make it a weekend of celebration.
Anyone who would like to take part in a quarter-peal to mark this occasion should contact Julia, lysaghtjulia@gmail.com
District Practices and Events August 2024
- Eastern District – Saturday 10th August 2024 – St Audeon’s, Dublin – 14.00 – 16.00
- Eastern District – Saturday 24th August 2024 – Galbraith Cup – Christ Church Taney
Please note change of venue for Northern District Practice, Saturday 7th September 2024. This Practice will now take place in SS Philip and James, Holywood – 14.00 – 17.00 hrs and not Enniskillen as originally planned.
An interesting article on another ringing page:-
This month – Ropes and ropes maintenance on the CCCBR, Belfry Upkeep page – https://belfryupkeep.cccbr.org.uk/docs/120-ropes/