On Sat 24th Oct students and helpers from across the Guild headed for Steeple Aston and ringing or teaching one of 5 methods.<\/p>\n
The students were given a briefing before heading out to towers. I was there as a helper on the Grandsire Triples course so I headed for Steeple Aston Church. After sorting out lunch menu choices we rang a variation on plain hunt on 7 (Grandsire start though) and then progressed to plain courses of Grandsire Triples.
\nLunch was at the Red Lion in Steeple Aston and was a chance for learners to get to know their helpers and vice versa.<\/p>\n
Next we headed for Islip where Teresa was cajoled into ringing with us as an extra helper. We mainly rang plain courses but a few bobs and singles were introduced to some of the learners. We also had some dodging practice to help get the Grandsire dodges right.<\/p>\n
Finally we headed for Kirtlington which were heavier and which posed a bit of a problem for one learner but they do sound lovely. More plain courses and then\u00a0 all students got to try out bobs and singles – an\u00a0 introduction for three and perfecting for two.<\/p>\n
From my perspective as a helper I found it was a good day with progress made by our students which is always good to see. I also got to ring touches of Grandsire Triples which I’m sad to say is all too rare in the Bicester branch but a good refresher for me.<\/p>\n
One branch member was on the Grandsire Doubles course so hoping to hear of lots of progress made and a step forward for future branch practices.<\/p>\n
Anthony Cole<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
On Sat 24th Oct students and helpers from across the Guild headed for Steeple Aston and ringing or teaching one of 5 methods. The students were given a briefing before heading out to towers. I was there as a helper on the Grandsire Triples course so I headed for Steeple Aston Church. After sorting out … <\/p>\n