AGM - Sat 7th December

Our AGM this year takes place at Tunstall with evening ringing at Wolstanton.

We will have vacancies for a Ringing master, Bell Advisor and central Council reps. If you are interested in any of these roles, please contact the secretary on this .

There is plenty of parking at Tunstall and the church hall next door is the venue for the tea and meeting. So why not make a note of the date and come along.

Take a look here for the full details...

Activity Groups

Several groups are active in the North Staffs area providing a variety of ringing opportunities.

Organised by group leaders, some are mainly social while others concentrate on a particular aspect of ringing.

Details of these groups and when they meet can be found on our Activity Groups page.

(Hard hats are not normally required!)

BRF - Raising funds while you shop

The BRF has been registered on Easyfundraising and this provides an easy way to raise extra funds for our Bell Restoration Fund.

If you shop at any of the 4000+ retailers available via the Easyfundraising website, the BRF gets cashback. And it doesn't add anything to the cost of your shopping, but just gives a bit of extra income to the BRF.

Retailers include well known brands like M&S, John Lewis, Argos, Dunelm, Currys and many many more.

You can shop either via the Easyfundraising website or by downloading their App from Google Play or the Apple App Store.

If you have any questions please email our Treasurer, Liz Fitzgibbon.

Ringing 2030

For many years the average age of ringers has been increasing and we are now at the point where ringing could die out as these older ringers retire from bands.

To address this the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers (CCCBR) has launched an inititive to recruit more ringers under the age of 40.

See the CCCBR website to read more.

Gay's Stays

Phil Gay has supplied ash stays for many years, with profits going to the Keele belfry funds. Phil can provide a wide range of sizes to suit most bells.

If you need a stay or want a couple for standby, please contact Phil on or by email ( ).

Clapper Refurbishment

Over the last few years a number of towers have had clappers repaired, re-bushed, etc. at the Baldwins Gate workshop of H E Butters and Co.

This workshop has now closed, but Graham Barnes who worked there now works at Huntaway Engineering Ltd, and he will be able to continue with clapper work.

For further information phone Rob Siddall at Huntaway Engineering on .