The Association
We are a group of about 400 bell ringers in North Staffordshire who meet to ring and socialise together.We give support and training throughout the area, promote bell ringing and provide bell ringing advice.
If you would like to find out more, visit a tower or try a sampler session, please email our public relation officer .
Up-coming Events
Tue 17th DecemberTuesday Daytime Band - Darlaston & Wood Green
Sat 4th January
Afternoon Meeting - Tunstall
Tony Whittall
It is with regret that we report the death of Tony Whittall of Eccleshall on Thursday 5th December.
Tony started ringing at Eccleshall in the late 1940's and was instrumental in the project to rehang the old six and augment them to eight. He was tower captain at Eccleshall from the rehang in the 1950's until he gave up ringing due to ill health a few years ago.
The furneral will be at 2pm on Mon 23rd Dec at Stafford Crematorium. This will be followed by a service of rememberance at Holy Trinity, Eccleshall at 3:30pm. There will be ringing before and after the service where all ringers will be welcomed.
Stafford Project
Stafford tower is currently in the middle of a large project to replace their bells with those
from the redundant church of St John's, Hanley and to add two trebles to make a ring of twelve.
As part of their fund raising, the Stafford band are selling Christmas cards. They will be available to purchase at the Association AGM on Sat 7th December. They come in packs of 10 and cost £5 a pack.
Further details and online purchase are available here...
Next Meeting - Sat 4th Jan
Our first event of 2020 is an afternoon meeting on the eight bells at Tunstall on Saturday 4th January.
So if you have recovered from Christmas and New Year, why not come out and join us for a couple of hours? Ringing starts at 1:30pm and someome people are planning to have a pub lunch in Tunstall before the meeting - more details when we have them.
Meeting details...