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The school currently operates with three bands who maintain ringing at a cluster of nine church towers in Alresford and the surrounding area. There are other church towers in the surrounding area with bells. Ringers from these towers, or people wishing to learn to ring, are welcome to join our activities. We also have a special training mini-ring housed in one of our ringers homes The Stoney Hills Ring, which is proving useful in helping people to learn the skills needed to ring larger church bells quickly.
Tichborne is in the same benefice as Cheriton and although there are limited services and no local band we ring the bells there from time to time. New ringers for Ropley and our other towers are currently being taught at Old Alresford and Bishops Sutton. Please contact us for the schedule, which is likely to change as people progress and once the Ropley bells return. We would particularly welcome any experienced ringers who would like to help with the teaching programme. If so, please complete our questionnaire. Joining a local band Each local band maintains its own identity. We are simply a group of tower captains and teachers who work together and help each other recruit and train new ringers. Training a bell-ringer takes many hours of tuition and you are part of a team. On average it will take 2 – 3 years by spending an hour or two each week to progress from scratch to reach Level 5. Some people take longer, and not everyone will reach level 5. However they remain valued members of the team. Therefore we ask that all people taking part in the school join one of the local teams, and commit to supporting its activities. In time we also expect those who reach levels 4 and 5 to help those at the lower levels climb the pyramid. What does it cost? We do not charge for tuition, although donations towards use of the tower hosting each session are welcome. However in return for the tuition we do ask that you join a local team and support it. There are also some longer training courses organised by the Winchester & Portsmouth Guild where a small charge is made. At the end of the year the school will also make a donation to ART. The school is one of around 40 ART teaching hubs across the country. ART’s Expectations for Registration as a Teaching Hub
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