Bristol Rural Branch
Index of popular events
The
events list contains events from over the years and in general is maybe the only
reference to them
So I thought I would bring the popular events together in the form of an index.
It will be added to as time goes on.
If you come back to this page from any other page instead of the events page
scroll down.
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AGM | 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 |
BBQ and Practice | 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2009 2006 2002 2001 2000 1999 |
Carol Services | 2010 2009 2004 2003 2002 2001 |
Combined Meeting with Wotton Branch. | 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 |
Dyrham August Practice | 2019 2018 2017 |
Gloucester Cathedral | 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2007 2006 |
May Day Outings | 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2000 1999 |
Mini Outings | 2023 2022 2021 2016 2014 |
Quiz Nights | 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2007 2006 2002 2001 1997 1995 |
Recruitment 2011 | Open Day June 11th Iron Acton Fete Abson Open Day |
St Georges Day | 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 |
Skittles | 2012 2009 |
Striking Competitions | 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1974 |
Bristol Rural Branch
Events Page
For all
events please check the monthly Newsletter or email for information
There may be photographs associated with these events click on any blue
underlined date
Some of these pages have rather a lot of information and may take a little time to down
load.
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Date | Event | To or Where |
06 May 2024 |
May Day Outing, |
Caerphilly area information Click the date |
16/03/2024 |
Branch Striking Competition St Tewdic Monmouthshire |
Mathern ( to go to the strikingcompetition pages click |
19/08/2023 | Salisbury Plain | Imber |
01/05/2023 | Mayday outing details | Devizes Area organiser Geof Pick Picture sent in by Clare Jefferies Click |
17/04/2023 | Association AGM Rural Branch | Coalpit Heath Information Click |
18/03/2023 | Branch Striking Competition | Clapton in Gordano information Click |
11/02/2023 | Quiz Night Iron Acton | Iron Acton Village Hall 2023 Poster |
2023 | ||
2022 | ||
2021 | ||
24/03/2020 | Striking Competition 2020 | Abbotts Leigh Poster click |
2020 | ||
30/12/2019 | 2020 Quiz Night Poster Click | Iron Acton Pictures when available |
24/08/2019 | Branch Practice and Cream Tea | Dyrham |
22/06/2019 |
Branch Practice and BBQ (N0 pictures at this time) Poster with the June Newsletter 2019 |
Syston for article see July 2019 newsletter
click How much did it cost this year Click |
15/04/2019 | 2019 May Day Outing | Herefordshire Welsh Borders |
09/02/2019 | Quiz Night Click for poster | Iron Acton Village Hall |
2019 | ||
28/12/2018 | Gary's Mince Pie Practice | Frampton |
16th September | Gloucester Cathedral 2018 | Gloucester Cathedral |
18th August | Dyrham August Practice and Cream Tea Poster | Dyrham Pictures Click |
09/06/2018 | Joint Meeting with Wotton Branch Poster | Tytherington and Thornbury |
22/05/2018 | Branch Practice and BBQ Poster Click | Abson and Collins Farm Pictures Click |
08/02/2018 | Branch Striking Competition click for poster | Queen Charlton Bath Branch |
07/08/2018 | May day Outing Monday May 7th | Herefordshire |
2018 | ||
20/05/2017 | Branch Practice and BBQ | Abson? and Collins Farm Abson again details later |
03/03/2017 | May Day Outing Poster avaialbale click date | Swindon Area details see Newsletter |
11/02/2017 | Quiz Night 2017 | Iron Acton |
2017 | ||
10/09/2016 |
Heritage Day at Winterborne Barn and Tower 10/11th September Lichfield mobile ring picture click |
For article see October 2016 Newsletter |
25/06/2016 | Walk and Ring Clevedon | Clevedon Program Click |
21/05/2016 | BBQ | Syston |
02/05/2016 | May Day Outing | Cotswolds Program Click |
09/04/2016 | Association AGM, Penn and Croome Trophies. | Cheltenham, the Branch Entered both competitions see May 2016 Newsletter Click |
19/03/2016 | Striking Competition pictures | Compton Dando |
28/11/2015 | AGM | Westerleigh |
04/07/2015 | Annual joint event with Wotton Branch more information when received. | Wotton Branch at Cromhall |
27/06/2015 | Walking Tour Branch Practice Program click the date. | Bath see June Newsletter Click published 23rd May |
30/05/2015 | Teach the Teacher Course, train someone to handle a bell in 2 hours! Steve Coleman | Frampton Cotterell 09.45 - 12.15 |
16/06/2015 | Branch Practice and BBQ 15.00 - late | Abson and Collins Farm (No pictures) |
04/05/2015 |
May Day Outing details in April Newsletter
click For the program and Menu for the day click |
South Wales |
23/04/2015 | St Georges Day Local daytime outing. Program Click the date, Lunch Menu at the Globe Frampton Click | Frenchay Iron Acton Frampton Abson Syston |
31/03/2015 | Tower Captain Meeting and updates | St Peter's Frampton Cotterell 19.30 |
21/03/2015 | 2015 Striking Competition | Corston Bath and Wells Association |
14/02/2015 | 2015 Quiz Night | Iron Acton Village Hall pictures |
2015 | ||
28/11/2014 | AGM 2014 | Pucklechurch |
21/09/2014 | Gloucester Cathedral | Gloucester Branch Ringing click date for pictures> |
09/08/2014 | August Mini outing organised by the ringing master | This Outing was cancelled during the day due to lack of support by branch members! |
19/07/2014 | BBQ and Joint practice with Wotton Branch | Winterbourne and medieval Barn Poster |
05/05/2014 | Branch May Day Outing | Wiltshire click date for program and see branch May Newsletter for latest Information |
18/03/2014 | St Georges Day local outing information | web site and April newsletter click for article |
15/03/2014 | Branch Striking Competition | Tortworh 14.00 - 17.00 see April 2014 Newsletter |
15/02/2014 | Tower Captain Meeting click for notes of the meeting | Frampton Cotterell |
08/02/2014 | Branch Quiz Night | Iron Acton Village Hall for poster
click I forgot
to take any pictures, see March Newsletter for article
click published 22nd February |
2014 | ||
23/11/2013 | Branch AGM. All information for the AGM can be found at Click | Filton on the 23rd of November starting at 15.00. |
15/09/13 | Gloucester Cathedral Ringing for info click | Gloucester Cathedral 15/09/2013 for article in the October Newsletter click |
17/08/2013 | Invitation to Bristol Branch Outing | Chew Vally August 17th for information see see poster click Article in the September 2013 Newsletter click |
13/07/2013 | Combined meeting with Wooton Branch | Chipping Sodbury and Harwood Gate Farm Chipping Sodbury Common see
July 2013 Newsletter
click for a couple of pictures Click |
22/06/2013 | Branch Practice and BBQ | Dyrham ringing and Abson BBQ |
01/04/2013 | 2013 May Day Outing poster click the date | Shepton Mallet Area |
23/04/2013 | St Georges Day | |
16/03/2013 | Branch Striking Competition | North Nibley out of branch. |
16/02/2013 | Quiz Night Iron Acton Village Hall click date for poster | For pictures click |
2013 | ||
16/09/2012 | Gloucester Cathedral see September newsletter for details click | Gloucester. Pictures will be available if taken |
16/06/2012 | Branch Practice and BBQ | Syston |
09/06/2012 | Combined practice with Wotton Branch Poster | Frampton Cotterell pictures 2012 click |
14/03/2012 | May Day Outing Poster | Somerset for picturesclick here |
23/04/2012 | St Georges Day ( tower outing) see April Newsletter | See Poster Click Lunch Menu click |
17/03/2012 | Branch Striking Competition see March Newsletter | Cromhall Wotton Branch |
12/01/2012 | Quiz Night 18th February click date for poster | Iron Acton Village Hall click for pictures |
2012 | ||
18/09/2011 | Gloucester Cathedral Ringing | Gloucester |
16/07/2011 | August Branch Practice and picnic | Bathwick St Mary and Sydney Gardens Bath |
16/07/2011 | Open Day | Abson tower for recruitment |
25/06/2011 | Iron Acton Fete | Iron Acton Old Rectory |
12/11/2011 |
Branch Recruitment open day. The poster boards displayed in various libraries can be seen by clicking here. Iron Acton Stand 25th June Click |
Frampton Cotterell see July 2011newsletter for article |
19/05/2011 | Combined practice Poster | with Wotton Branch June 4th pictures |
30/04/2011 | Train the Trainers Course | Frampton Cotterell |
29/04/2011 | I rang for the Royal Wedding Certificates to print and complete | |
14/05/2011 | Branch Practice and BBQ click date for poster and info | Abson and Collins Farm |
02/05/2011 | May Day Outing | Chippenham Area |
12/02/2011 | Quiz Night (Quiz Masters Filton) | Westerleigh Village Hall |
19/03/2011 | Branch Striking Competition | Abbotts Leigh |
2011 | ||
04/12/2010 | Branch Practice and Carol Service report in January newsletters | Warmley |
27/11/2010 | Branch AGM (No pictures) click the date to see the minutes | Thornbury |
21/08/2010 | Visit to the Wills tower and combined branch practice with Bristol Branch | Bristol and the Wills tower Park Street |
23/04/2010 | St Georges Day Ringing 2010 in Rural Branch | See Poster |
19/03/2010 | May Day 3rd May 2010 program | Tetbury Cirencester Cricklade Area |
20/03/2010 | Striking Competition | Wickwar 14.00 - 17.00 see pictures |
19/02/2010 | BAC 100 years Young | Filton Quarter peal |
13/02/2010 | Quiz Night (Quiz Night Poster) | Syston Church Hall 19.00 - 22.30 |
2010 | ||
14/12/2009 | Carol Service 2009 | Winterbourne and the hand bell ringers |
30/11/2009 | AGM at Bitton on the 28/11/2009 | Bitton Pictures click the date |
20/09/2009 | Rural Branch ringing | Gloucester Cathedral |
19/09/2009 | Training course Norwich Cambridge etc | Frampton Cotterell |
13/05/2009 | Listening and Striking | Wapley Saturday June 13th get the form click the date |
16/05/2009 | Branch Practice and BBQ (click date for poster) | Abson and Collins Farm |
25/04/2009 | Association AGM | Coalpit Heath pictures click the date |
25/04/2009 | Penn Trophy Picture of the rural branch team | Warmley |
04/05/2009 | Branch May Day Outing for program click date | Cheltenham Area article and picture in the June Newsletter |
03/04/2009 |
Alveston pictures updated with the removal of a bell from St Helen's Rudgeway/ Alveston |
See Alveston photo page click the date. |
15/03/2009 | Branch Striking Competition | Kelston Bath and Wells |
07/03/2009 | Branch Skittles | Rose and Crown Frampton Cotterell |
2009 | ||
21/11/2008 |
Presentation to Paul Grainger Allen at the November AGM at Mangotsfield. |
Article in December 2008 newsletter |
02/11/2008 | Abson treble rededicated click the date for pictures | Article in December 2008 Newsletter |
21/09/2008 | Rural Branch at Gloucester Cathedral 2008 | Article in the October 2008 Newsletter and picture |
06/08/2008 | Casting Abson's new treble videos and pictures | Whitechapel |
05/05/2008 | Mayday outing pictures | The A38 North of Gloucester |
07/4/2008 | Branch Practice and BBQ Poster. | Frenchay May 17th |
12/04/2008 | Sponsored cycle ride by Westerleigh ringers and friends in aid of the Abson treble appeal. Click the date for the poster and form for the sponsor 'form' | Forest of Dean |
17/03/2008 | Mayday outing information 3rd April by car , click the date for information | The A38 north of Gloucester |
17/03/2008 | Young Peoples Training day to see info click date | To be arranged |
15th March 2008 | Branch Striking Competition. | Marshfield |
2008 |
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Service Ringing Gloucester Cathedral 2007 | Gloucester | |
2007 Striking Competition | Warmley | |
2007 |
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Rural Branch at Gloucester Cathedral | Gloucester Cathedral | |
9th September |
Training Day |
Abson 09.30 - 12.00 for info contact Chris Greef See bottom of the branch program for number |
Branch Practice and BBQ | Abson and Collins Farm | |
Branch Mayday Outing 2006 | Frome Area | |
Monday 1st May Tower List | See List Click date (emailed to tower contacts and all branch email participants. | |
Branch Training Day | Frenchay | |
11th February | Branch Striking Competition | Wapley |
Kent Treble Bob training |
Olveston and Almondsbury |
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2006 |
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10th July |
Commemorate the end of WW2 |
From Central Council sent to email
contacts. http://www.cccbr.org.uk/prc/poster100705.pdf |
Rural Branch Open day |
20 Towers in the branch open Dyrham to Bitton | |
14th May | Half Yearly Meeting and BBQ see June 2005 newsletter | Olveston and Felicity and Graham Hemmet's |
May Day Outing | Worcestershire Pictures to follow | |
12th February | Branch Striking Competition | Bitton |
22nd January | Branch Dinner |
Ramada Grange Hotel Winterbourne |
2005 | - | - |
11th December |
Branch Carol Service Thornbury |
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27th November |
AGM Coalpit Heath |
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15th May 2004 | Half Yearly Meeting and BBQ click date left and then the Newsletter to the right of HYM |
Tytherington see June Newsletter for all the details |
3rd May 2004 | May Day Outing by car Click date
for pictures, click May Day above for article in the June Newsletter and then picture to right of name. |
Sidmouth Area ( link to details) |
2004 | ||
Branch AGM |
Westerleigh |
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28th June 2003 | Striking Competition | Alveston |
May 24th 2003 | Half Yearly Meeting and BBQ | Abson |
May 5th 2003 | Mayday outing | Vale of Pewsey |
January 25th 2003 | BranchDinner | Thornbury Golf Club |
2003 | ||
December 14 2002 | Branch Carol Service | Mangotsfield |
June 22nd | Striking Competition | Syston |
May 25th | Half Yearly Meeting BBQ pictures | Iron Acton at Brian Angells |
May 6th | Mayday Outing 2002 | Herefordshire |
13/04/02 | Pictures of the G & B AGM at Bristol Cathedral School | |
April 6th 2002 | Quiz Night 2002 | Assembly Rooms Downend |
May 12th | Branch Training Day | Abson Stedman |
January 26th | Annual Dinner 2002 | Kendleshire Golf Club |
2002 | ||
June 22nd 2001 | Striking Competition | Abson |
May 26th | Half Yearly Meeting and BBQ Tytherington 26/05/01 | Iron Acton |
May 12th | Training Afternoon | Abson |
April 7th 2001 | Branch Quiz Night | Downend |
January 28th 2001 | Branch Annual Dinner Thornbury | Page created 6th May 2001 |
December 9th | Carol Service | Winterbourne |
November 11th | AGM | Pucklechurch |
2001 | ||
November 11th | AGM Pucklechurch | |
July - August 2000 | Junior/Teenager training morning and activities every Wednesday throughout the school holidays | Provisional program circulated by Hilda Messenger to towers |
June 10th 2000 | Branch Striking Competition | Frampton Cotterell |
May 1st 2000 | Branch Mayday Outing | Avon Valley Wiltshire by coach |
March 12th 2000 | G & B Training Day | Cirencester |
January 22nd 2000 | Annual Dinner Tracy Park | Photopage |
Jan 1st 2000 | Millennium Ringing | All ringable branch towers |
2000 | ||
Dec 12th 1999 | Stedman Training Day | Olveston |
To make things | easier I have reversed this table most | recent event on top |
May 3rd 1999 | Branch Mayday Outing | North Cotswolds by Coach |
May 8th 1999 | Half Yearly Meeting and BBQ at Alveston | |
June 12th 1999 | Branch Six Bell
Striking Competition and Picnic |
Dyrham |