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Regional Roundup East Anglia How did we ever manage Several teams in the region have without Zoom? I’m sure kept themselves going with that, as the media patter regular online meetings, playing goes, other meeting websites are karaoke bells, learning music available, but that is the only theory, socialising, doing one I’ve used and it does seem quizzes. Since May, though, to be rather ubiquitous. We held some teams have been able to our Regional AGM via Zoom, practise in person — and soon all which was, as usual, very well- restrictions will be lifted, so it’ll attended. The meeting itself was be back to ‘normal’. Though I over very quickly, and as none of wonder what our future the committee positions were Christmases will be like — being contested we didn’t need whether care homes will still to test the medium too heavily. want us, for example. We had a quiz, a bit of group chat in lieu of coffee breaks and Regional Secretaries were also even some massed ringing — I busy over Zoom during June, think we felt quite pleased with being taught by John Willis how ourselves! Committee meetings to use the HRGB database continue on Zoom for now, but I (though of course it was actually think we might meet in person in John who was busy!) Thank you, the autumn… John — they were very helpful and useful sessions. Talking of the autumn, we have a RALLY booked! An actual rally I hope everyone enjoys their in a hall — with tables and bells summer of freedom and that we and PEOPLE! We’re holding a can all be back to regular ringing Preparing for Christmas rally in in September. October, probably concentrating on massed ringing so everyone can do as much ringing as possible. It is postponed from last year and we intend to offer a Zoom link for anyone who may still feel nervous about mixing. Susan Duke Reverberations 19091 Autumn/Winter 2021

East Midlands Looking to the future, as restrictions ease, T he East Midlands Region, we will be able to ring having acquired its own again in person and Zoom account, took the teams are preparing plunge and organised a virtual for these rehearsals again. The rally using this facility. This was committee is well advanced with held on 6th June 2021 and preparations for the East included air ringing, a number of Midlands Back to Ringing Event. video clips, a bell-related quiz A date has not been fixed until and a general knowledge quiz. It we know the road is clear to go was good to have time to chat ahead with this event. with those who attended and the afternoon also included one of We are delighted that we have our members, well known for his two newly formed youth teams jokes, entertaining us with some in the region, both based in of his repertoire. We were schools — The Ashby School delighted to welcome some Handbell Choir, led by Nicola members from other regions, Wright, and the Minster Minis together with some of our based at Southwell Minster international friends. The School, led by Judy Gees. This is feedback we received was very great news for handbell ringing positive with requests for in the East Midlands and another similar event, which we nationally, paving the way for held on the afternoon of 17th our handbell ringers of the July 2021, with a similar future. programme, but also with some active participation from some of I wish you all, on behalf of the our international friends. East Midlands region, happy ringing as the restrictions placed On the subject of Zoom we are, upon us by the pandemic ease. along with other regions, making full use of this facility for some Jane Heald teams to keep in touch and for holding our regular committee meetings, the latter delighting our regional treasurer who no longer has to pay travel expenses for attendance. In fact, this may become the norm for our future meetings. Reverberations 1002 Autumn/Winter 2021

North East resume ringing in some way, but many have not and are waiting We were for the autumn in order to saddened to resume ringing. hear of the death in March of Hazel Bradey, We were delighted to hear that conductor of Ecclesfield Handbell the Kildwick Miniringers have Ringers, Honoured Member of won a National Award and to the North East Region and hear that the Sedgefield Honorary Life Member of HRGB. Handbell Ringers have taken the An obituary appears elsewhere in opportunity to work with a local this magazine, but suffice it to composer during lockdown to say that we are very grateful for produce and record music based everything that Hazel gave to on a poem about a local beauty Handbell Ringing in the North spot. East Region and we will all miss her very much. We are planning several smaller events throughout the region as We held our spring rallies on we return to ringing, including a Zoom on two consecutive days in rally at Ecclesfield as a tribute to late March. We had some Hazel Bradey and an Autumn massed ringing, video footage Ring hosted by the Bingley from past rallies and a quiz. Of Ringers. course, no rally is complete without cake and biscuits, so We have also been ‘picking up Tom Baker provided us with a the threads’ from the postponed cookie recipe so we could bake Sheffield 2020 National Rally and our own handbell cookies. look forward to welcoming ringers to the North East for Our committee meetings have Sheffield 2022. been held on Zoom, something that we intend to continue going Christine Lazenby forward for at least some of the meetings. We had hoped that we might be able to hold our AGM in person in May but it was not to be, so we reverted to Zoom for that too. Our Summer Ring has also been held on Zoom this year. Some teams have been able to Reverberations 1031 Autumn/Winter 2021

North West to remind people that T he Regional Committee has they are welcome to met a couple of times on Zoom now, which has been contact the a learning curve but has also allowed us to catch up with each committee for any other a bit and start to look forwards. We are busy planning help or advice. our autumn mini rallies which will be held around the region. We are really looking forward to We intend that each rally will be seeing people again in some sort attended by a small number of of normal setting! local teams to allow as much reassurance as possible. The Beth McCord format will be the same at each event, with massed ringing Scotland alongside performances from any willing volunteers. They will I t was perhaps not be half day events and hopefully unexpected that Covid-19 hit travel will be kept minimal. the Scottish Region Spring Rally for the second year running We have also held our AGM with but the AGM business was papers sent out electronically. properly conducted via Zoom This has seen Anne Hopley take attended by more than twenty on the role of Treasurer after ringers. Chris Ellison stepped down. We would like to thank Chris for her This was followed by another contribution and we’re pleased opportunity to experience a she has agreed to stay on the range of different activities such committee. Thanks to Anne for as ‘air ringing’, quiz, break-out taking on the job. room chats and virtual massed ringing for which the music Some teams in the North West pieces chosen and arranged by are starting to meet for Malcolm Wilson were Love me rehearsals again, and people Tender, My Love is Like a Red, seem pleased to be able to Red Rose and Plaisir d’Amour. return to ringing. We know that teams may need support in the Many team correspondents coming months as some have replied to an email asking them reduced numbers or are working to provide the committee with on a rota basis and we would like some idea of their team’s activities (if any), when they expected to resume ringing, whether their members would be interested in joining an on-line Autumn Rally, and what help, Reverberations 1024 Autumn/Winter 2021

advice and support in touch with members. As well their team might as ringing related articles we benefit from. have been treated to interesting trivia, humour, a quiz, and even I was very pleased to regular gardening tips! learn that some teams had resumed ringing while a good Helen Secker’s school team have number were meeting on social media. Others were maintaining been meeting and ringing since face-to-face contact while some teams had been unable to return before Easter. They have had to to any activity. rehearse in the context of the The committee has decided to hold the 2021 Autumn Rally restrictions due to the school online on Saturday 9th October from 2.00-4.00pm. ‘bubble’ system in place this I am very pleased that Claire year. They succeeded Griffiths has agreed to continue as our Safeguarding Officer. I nevertheless in learning and am equally pleased that Marge Paterson has agreed to be our recording an arrangement of new magazine distribution manager and that Judith Frye Cader Idris, a Welsh folk song, has joined the committee. for their summer showcase The committee is engaged in early preparations for the 2023 recording. Well done in very UK National Rally due to be held at the Stirling Court Hotel, difficult circumstances! Stirling from 14-16th April 2023. Christmas now seems a long while ago and most of us found it very quiet without the usual busy ringing schedule. We have since found out that Carol Wheeler braved both the weather and Covid-19 restrictions to perform handbell solo outdoors at a local shopping centre in Caversham. She played Carol’s carols on three occasions John Elcock South East Not much ringing has been happening in the region due to covid restrictions; nevertheless the regional newsletter is still being produced and distributed by email to keep Reverberations 1053 Autumn/Winter 2021

in freezing conditions and raised orchestra rehearsals like £266 for her charity in memory and concert. The hope of her younger brother, who is that after that, and received wonderful care in the the National Rally in liver transplant unit of King’s Sheffield, we should College Hospital before sadly be back to something dying, aged 57. regular ringing. The Wandle Ringers, in Croydon, Alan Cooper have started team ringing again indoors with social distancing. South West They began to meet in a large hall (often used for rallies) When our Chair, Paul earlier this summer. Each ringer Scoble, sent in his has their own foam and riser and report for the Regional their own copy of the music and Newsletter, he entitled it the only touches their own bells and ‘Nothing to Report’ Report. all doors and windows are open (except fire doors) to ensure That just about sums up the adequate ventilation. They South West ringing activity for greatly enjoyed ringing again as this edition! Of course, there are well as consuming chocolate, always some teams that manage which is a Wandle tradition! They to buck the trend and we’ve had plan to go on ringing in this style reports of teams from South each week with the ringers who Wales and Cornwall to Devon are available. and Dorset who have braved Covid-19 and got back together, A number of SE members have sometimes in relays, sometimes been enjoying attending some of outdoors — but, I’m sure always the national virtual events taking very carefully! And well done to place on Zoom. You can ring them. along either with bells, or any kitchen utensils, and you can The Regional Team, the also enjoy socialising with other Sou’westers, have met several ringers, doing quizzes etc. times on Zoom despite the sudden and serious illness of our The region is provisionally online conductor, Robert Willis planning a few ringing in person (now recovered) and we are events including a local invitation hoping to resume Sou’westers in rally in September and a rally in a more physical sense from spring and SERBO handbell August. The SW Committee has Reverberations 1046 Autumn/Winter 2021

not ventured down wit, the poker, fire-shovel, etc, the path of organising and well-nigh annihilated the online rallies, mainly whole of the ringing party. More because of the particularly the complainant, indifferent quality of Lawrence, in order to save internet connections in the himself, held up one of his bells, region, but do have plans in which was shattered into place for multiple Back to fragments by a well-directed Ringing events in the autumn. blow from the doctor’s poker. The timing of these is difficult; The defendant tried to shift the on the one hand we want to get blame on the ringers, but the things going as soon as possible, damning fact of the shattered but on the other, there is no bell was not in the least point in arranging events if disproved, and the Bench fined ringers don’t feel sufficiently Mr. Gregory £3 which was comfortable to attend. The immediately paid.” committee will try to set dates as and when it seems prudent to do Of course, that happened in so. January 1842 — but as Paul said, there’s nothing else to report! It’s not often that handbell ringing hits the press so this Susan Smart extract from the Cheltenham Journal and Gloucestershire West Midlands Fashionable Weekly Gazette is worthy of note: T he virtual regional AGM and spring rally attracted “Mr. Wm. Gregory, a surgeon, 45 attendees to the event. was summoned to court by The AGM attracted little George Lawrence, one of a party discussion and we were able to of handbell ringers, for a violent spend time playing through assault on him near the Pheasant pieces, being led by Jason inn. The landlord of the Pheasant Walker. Musescore seems to was ill, and Mr. Gregory was at work very well and, if you have the house professionally when handily placed, a couple of bells, the party of ringers struck up the effect is almost as good as opposite the Pheasant. Mr. the real thing! Gregory and others ordered them to desist and, on their The Sunday five-octave failing to do so, he rushed on workshop continued to meet and them with sundry firearms, to again, Musescore proved very useful. However, we took a fresh approach in April and invited Reverberations 1075 Autumn/Winter 2021

Lloyd Larson to join us, via rally takes place on 16th Zoom, for an hour. It was a real October. Such events will be pleasure to be able to hear and very much a ‘return to ringing’ chat with one of the handbell with the emphasis on massed world’s leading arrangers and ringing. A second ‘return to composers. Lloyd gave a few ringing’ event is scheduled for hints about the way he goes Saturday, 27th November, about arranging music, not least, where once again, massed that the lyric line often inspires ringing will be the focus. We the melodic line. know that many teams won’t yet feel comfortable travelling to Groups in the region are such events as teams, so, beginning to meet up for real. massed ringing (and Ursula’s The Sunday five-octave group quizzes) will be the order of the met in June and July; Areley day. Kings is holding a mini-rally in September and the West Richard Hartnell Midland/South West Region joint You Rang, Sir! – Answers 1. Range 11. Rangers 21. (Hermione) 2. Rangoon 12. Orangutan Granger 3. Arranger 13. Sprang 4. Deranged 14. Strangulation 22. Grangemouth 5. (The) 15. Ranger 23. Bushranger 16. Quadrangle 24. Harangue Stranglers 17. Prearranged 25. Orangery 6. Prang 18. Estranged 26. Hydrangea 7. Wrangler 19. Boomerang 27. Franglais 8. Orange 20. Stranglehold 28. Rangy 9. Stranger 29. Midrange 10. Frangipane 30. Arirang Reverberations 1068 Autumn/Winter 2021

Honorary Life Members Andrew S Hudson ... 1982 Sound in Brass (EA) John H Allen........... 1982 Independent Member (WM) George Francis ....... 1982 Warnham HB Consort Malcolm Wilson....... 1990 Dunblane Cathedral HR (Chisholm) (SE) Roger A Lazenby..... 1992 Treble Eight Ringers (SC) Lysbeth Wilson ....... 2005 Dunblane Cathedral HR (Chisholm) (NE) Michael Wright ....... 2006 Harmony 400 Assn of HR (SC) William Butler......... 2010 Barfield HR (SW) Sandra Winter ........ 2011 Wandle Ringers (SE) John Tipping........... 2012 Rochford HR (SE) Margaret Hartley..... 2013 Independent Member (SE) Jane Willis……………….2013 Tor Bells (EA) John Willis……………...2013 Ockment Valley (SW) Alan Hartley ........... 2014 Independent Member (SW) John Atkinson......... 2017 Beverley Town HR (EA) Simon Rennie ......... 2017 Maghull Parish HR (NE) Don Bedford........... 2018 Bedford Family Ringers (NW) Philip Bedford ......... 2018 Bedford Family Ringers (SW) Keith Rowland ........ 2019 Rowland Ringers Ensemble (SE) (SE) Past HLMs William Hartley 1976 - 1980 (NW) Tom Kingdom 2002 - 2003 (SE) Vaughan Evans 1984 - 2007 (EM) John Partington 1979 - 2018 (NW) John Morgan 1996 - 2010 (WM) Michael Goodman 2002 - 2018 (EA) Wendy Swain 2000 - 2013 (NW) A. Ryan Price 1988 - 2019 (SW) Marianne Wicks 2000 - 2016 (OS) Alan Collings 2019 - 2020 (SE) Jean Sanderson 2000 - 2009 (EA) Hazel Bradey 2017—2021 (NE) Gordon Lane 2001 - 2015 (WM) Reverberations 1097 Autumn/Winter 2021

National Officers TIM WILLETTS CHRISTINE REID Chair Secretary Telephone: 07776 175796 Telephone: 0141 334 4412 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] ANTHONY HAYES DIANE HOLT Treasurer Membership Secretary Telephone: 01509 216441 32 Southway, email: [email protected] Tedburn St Mary, Devon EX20 6RN Telephone: 01647 61058 email: [email protected] William Hartley Memorial Fund Standing Committee Patron Ex Officio ALAN J. HARTLEY Telephone: 01359 244545 National Chair email: [email protected] National Secretary National Treasurer The two Regional Representatives from the applicant's own Region HRGB Online and Social Media Links — Please give us a Follow, Like, Share, Comment and help us to be seen. Website: http://www.hrgb.org.uk/ HRGB Sales: http://www.hrgb.org.uk/shop/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/HRGBNational YouTube: www.youtube.com/HRGBorgUK Twitter: www.twitter.com/HRGBNational Instagram: www.instagram.com/HRGBNat Pinterest: https://pin.it/ow6jecmj7q7vyx Reverberations 10180 Autumn/Winter 2021

Other National Positions Archivist National Rally Liaison Officer POSITION VACANT STEVE WINTER Acting Archivist Telephone: 01992 465826 ALAN HARTLEY email: [email protected] Telephone: 01359 244545 Sales Manager email: [email protected] JOHN WILLIS Data Controller Lyndhurst, Prospect Hill, LAURA BUIST Okehampton, Devon EX20 1JD Telephone: 0141 959 2891 Telephone: 01837 52565 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Editor of Reverberations WebMaster AMANDA JONES ROBERT WILLIS Telephone: 01837 659041 Telephone: 01837 318954 email: email: [email protected] [email protected] or [email protected] Editor of Young Vibrations WebEditor VALERIE BOON JOHN WILLIS Telephone: 01837 52565 Telephone: 01483 874123 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] or [email protected] Company Secretary, Social Media HRGB Promotions ROGER LAZENBY MALCOLM WILSON Telephone: 01132 677711 email: Telephone: 01786 825387 [email protected] email: [email protected] Reverberations 11019 Autumn/Winter 2021

Regional Officers National Safeguarding Officer: North East Chair: TIM WILLETTS Chair: JOHN ATKINSON email: [email protected] tel: 01482 862551 email: East Anglia [email protected] Chair: LINDA McCORD Secretary: CHRISTINE LAZENBY tel: 0113 267 7711 tel: 01603 880508 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Treasurer: ANDREW FORD Secretary: SUSAN DUKE tel: 01482 867120 tel: 01621 851623 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Newsletter Editor: ANDREW FORD — Treasurer: KEITH MEADER See above tel: 01603 873385 Sales: CLAIRE FORD — See above email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Newsletter Editor: JACKIE DOWNS Youth Rep: JANE LYNCH tel: 01992 584761 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Regional Safeguarding Officer: Sales: JACKIE BLAND RACHEL SCHOON tel: 01234 307160 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Youth Rep: LINDA McCORD — See above North West Regional Safeguarding Officer: Chair: LINDA PARKINGTON JACKIE BLAND email: [email protected] tel: 0161 797 6325 email: [email protected] East Midlands Secretary: IRENE MERSON Chair: MICHAEL JOHNSON tel: 01663 308621 email: [email protected] tel: 01933 460647 Treasurer: ANNE HOPLEY email: [email protected] tel: 0161 258 6404 Secretary: JANE HEALD email: [email protected] tel: 01400 272445 Newsletter Editor: DAVID KERRY email: [email protected] tel: 01697 478431 Treasurer: MARIE ALLEN email: [email protected] tel: 01933 353915 Sales: MARGARET HUBBARD tel: 0151 526 4932 Newsletter Editor: BRIAN BUTTERY email: [email protected] tel: 07714 704702 Youth Rep: VACANT email:[email protected] Regional Safeguarding Officer: LINDA PARKINGTON Regional Safeguarding Officer: email:[email protected] JUDY GEES email: [email protected] Reverberations 1102 Autumn/Winter 2021

Scotland South West Chair: JOHN ELCOCK Chair: PAUL SCOBLE tel: 01875 853558 tel: 01208 76108 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Secretary: JOYCE BEATTIE Secretary: SUSAN SMART tel: 01382 458627 tel: 07970 619124 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Treasurer: LAURA BUIST Treasurer: JANE WILLIS tel: 0141 959 2891 tel: 01837 52565 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Newsletter Editor: KATRINA GORDON Newsletter Editor: JOHN WILLIS tel: 01847 893517 tel: 01837 52565 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Regional Safeguarding Officer: Youth Rep: AMANDA JONES CLAIRE GRIFFITHS tel: 01837 318954 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Regional Safeguarding Officer: South East DIANE HOLT Chair: HELEN SECKER email: [email protected] tel: 07737 978806 West Midlands email: [email protected] Chair: RICHARD HARTNELL Vice-Chair: ALAN COOPER tel:07498 514141 tel: 0121 526 4140 email: email: [email protected] [email protected] Secretary and Sales: ROWENA SHIPLEY Secretary: SANDRA WINTER tel: 01564 205066 tel: 020 8657 1344 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Treasurer: DAVID HAMPSON Treasurer: JOHN BOON tel: 01827 872939 tel: 01483 874123 email: email: [email protected] Newsletter Editor: VALERIE BOON — Newsletter Editor: RICHARD HARTNELL — See above See above Sales: HELEN SECKER — See above Youth Rep: VALERIE BOON — See above Regional Safeguarding Officer: Regional Safeguarding Officer: RICHARD HARTNELL HELEN SECKER email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Reverberations 1131 Autumn/Winter 2021

NEC Regional Reps East Anglia North West KEITH MEADER BETH McCORD tel: 01603 873385 tel: 01925 271152 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] LINDA McCORD MARGARET HUBBARD tel: 01603 880508 tel: 0151 526 4932 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] East Midlands MICHAEL JOHNSON South East GAY COOPER tel: 01933 460647 email: [email protected] tel: 07964 615428 JUDY GEES email: tel: 07969 768001 [email protected] email: [email protected] ALAN COOPER tel: 07498 514141 North East email: JOHN ATKINSON [email protected] tel: 01482 862551 South West email: AMANDA JONES [email protected] CHRISTINE LAZENBY tel: 01837 318954 tel: 0113 2677711 email: [email protected] email: DIANE HOLT [email protected] tel: 01647 61058 email: [email protected] Scotland LAURA BUIST West Midlands CORRIE PAXTON tel: 0141 959 2891 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] JOHN ELCOCK tel: 01875 853558 email: [email protected] Reverberations 1124 Autumn/Winter 2021

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