UK BRONZE 31 October - 3 November 2012
What is UK Bronze?
This is a high level event, intended for advanced ringers, using staff notation music in a massed ringing setting to ring large sets of bells and chimes, under the direction of Fred Gramann. Rehearsals will run from Wednesday to Saturday followed by a concert on Saturday afternoon that will be open to the public. The schedule is tough.
Location?
The event will be held in the Holiday Inn Hotel in Sutton, Surrey situated in the centre of the town close to all the shops and restaurants. Sutton is between Croydon to the east, Kingston to the west, Wimbledon to the north and the M25 motorway to the south. The British Rail station is a short walk from the hotel and London’s Victoria Station is only 20 minutes on a fast train. Gatwick Airport is within easy reach, and Heathrow is not much further. The hotel has air-conditioned rooms, a health & leisure club with pool, sauna and steam rooms. There are 115 car parking spaces (£3 daily parking fee applicable). We shall be using the Hotel’s conference facilities for rehearsals and the concert.
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15th International Symposium |
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15th International Handbell Symposium 31st July - 4th August 2012
 At the Closing Banquet of the 14th International Handbell Symposium in Osaka, HRGB extended an official invitation to handbell ringers from around the world to attend the 15th International Handbell Symposium in Liverpool in 2012.
The website is now open to visitors at http://www.symposium.hrgb.org.uk. Alongside email, the Symposium website will be HRGB's main way of communicating events and news about the event to the international Handbell Community.
Once registration has closed user logins and passwords will be sent to all delegates inviting them to log in and book accommodation though HRGB's partners and register for workshops they wish to attend.
Throughout the entire process an email address has been created:
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for any queries. A link has also been created on the Symposium Website allowing direct contact with website administrator for technical help.
HRGB-specific information regarding the symposium will be posted in the Symposium Downloads section of the HRGB Website.
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“Whitechapel Handbells” wooden jigsaw puzzle |
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New! “Whitechapel Handbells” wooden jigsaw puzzle
 This is a familiar picture of part of a refurbished competition set now used by the HRGB to introduce new ringers to the art of tune ringing on handbells.
Wentworth puzzles make an excellent gift. They challenge those who enjoy jigsaws that intrigue, frustrate and confuse! There are straight edges inside the puzzle and a set of specially cut “whimsies” (so-called because Victorian puzzle cutters included them ‘on a whim’). This wooden puzzle contains 250 pieces and measures: 250mm x 360mm (10” x 14”).
£25.00 each including postage.
Please visit HRGB Sales www.hrgb.org.uk/shop or email
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2012 National Rally, 30 March - 1 April , York
DEADLINE EXTENDED
IMPORTANT UPDATE - Click Here
A National Rally is hosted by a different region each year. This may be either a one-day or a weekend event, which culminates in a concert by some of the participating teams.
The National Rally for 2012 is being hosted by the North East Region in York on 30 March – 1 April 2012. The event is being held at the York University as on previous occasions but the University has recently undergone major modernisation work in particular the accommodation blocks in the new 'Student Village'.
For further information and online booking form please follow the link www.ne.hrgb.org.uk/yorkinfo.html |
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The Handbell Ringers of Great Britain |
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 Welcome to HRGB
The aim of the Society, which was formed in 1967, is "To advance, provide and encourage for the public benefit the art of handbell tune ringing in all its forms." It is the only national organisation supporting handbell, handchime and Belleplate players. The Society presents to its members a wide range of activities and music designed to show the many aspects of handbell tune ringing.
The Society is organised into 8 regions giving access to a nationwide network of handbell ringers from all walks of life and of varying abilities. Each region holds rallies where teams have the chance to ring individually or to combine to ring the same piece of music in 'massed' ringing. Workshops are also organised in the regions for teams to try out other ringing methods or techniques.
A National Rally is hosted by a different region each year. This may be either a one-day or a weekend event, which culminates in a concert by some of the participating teams.
HRGB is one of six countries to host the International Handbell Symposium which is held every two years giving members the chance to visit Japan, Korea, Australasia, Canada and America to meet and ring with handbell teams from these and other countries. |
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