The Association
About Us
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
Sun 23rd MarchYoung Ringers Monthly Gathering
Sat 5th April
Morning walk around Cheadle
Sat 5th April
Afternoon Meeting - Cheadle CofE
Tue 8th April
Tuesday Daytime Band
Tue 8th April
Surprise Major Practice
Sun 27th April
Young Ringers Monthly Gathering
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Young Bellringers - Sun 23rd march
Young Bellringers Monthly Gathering
Welcome bellringers aged under 30. Welcome if you can call spliced, or just about handle a bell, and any standard between.
Come and have fun ringing with young people. You are welcome to bring your non-bellringing friends so we can signpost them to suitable lessons at convenient towers.
Our first meeting is on Sunday 23rd March 2025. Full details here...
Our Next Meeting - Sat 5th April
On the 5th of April we are visiting Cheadle and ringing on the six bells at St Giles CofE.
Ringing starts at 2pm and finishes at 4pm. The bells are are a 13cwt ring of six all cast in the early 1700's by Abraham Rudhall.
All details can be found on our events page.
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.
Ian Friend
We regret to report the death of Ian Friend of Gnosall on Wednesday 26th February 2025.
Ian was the bedrock of ringing at Gnosall since the 1960's and will be greatly missed. He was the tower captain for many years and taught many ringers during that time.
The funeral will be at Stafford Crematorium on Monday 24th March at 1pm and afterwards at the Grosvenor Centre. If you will be attending the Grosvenor Centre, please let Richard Harris know on this
Lucy Smith
We regret to report the death of Lucy Smith of Lichfield Cathedral on Thursday 6th March 2025.
Although not a North Staffs ringer, Lucy and husband Clive had many connections with ringing in this area and was well known to many of our ringers.
We will give details of funeral arrangements when we have them.
Syd Scott
We regret to report the death of Syd Scott of Betley.
The funeral is on Thursday 20th March at Bradwell Crematorium at 12:40pm.
Syd's friends, the Betley Ringers, will ring for him earlier that same morning.
For further details please contact Josie Martin on this .