We're thinking of producing a second edition of Change-Ringing on Handbells Volume 1, with some updates. We've already corrected various small errors, just by uploading new versions of the book to Amazon (one of the benefits of publishing with a print-on-demand system). But there are some more significant additions...

We've had a few sessions of practising Remus, making some progress, but yesterday we tried a different approach. It was partly inspired by one of Mary Jones's blogs. What had been happening was that we were ringing in "quarter peal mode" even though we were still at the stage...

We had a session with Jessica and Colin this afternoon. We have previously worked on some exercises leading towards Kent, especially treble bob hunting and Bastow, so today we decided to intensively practise Kent places. This is in preparation for out handbell day on Saturday, when I have scheduled both...

Only partly.    It certainly isn’t the whole story.   I am starting to find it hard to describe what I am doing and now understand why others have said the same.  What I am doing is blending existing knowledge with new knowledge and skills.  The elements I can identify...

I have been experimenting with the idea of superimposing a diagram showing the progress of a pair of bells along their lines, on top of the animation from Handbell Stadium. Here is what I have come up with, showing the tenors for Kent Minor. There is also a commentary on...

A couple of generations ago, nearly every ringer could complete a plain course of Plain Bob Minor in hand - it was a part of learning to ring.  A friend of mine has recounted how she learned in a classroom, with all the ringers holding two bells (not necessarily a...

Most of the methods we ring are symmetrical, and we are used to the fact that each place bell has its reverse - for example, 2nd place bell and 5th place bell in Yorkshire Major - and there is one symmetrical place bell - for example, 3rd place bell in...

Last night our Albany Quadrant band joined the many hundreds of bell ringers who have rung quarter peals to support the campaign 'Strike Back Against Blood Cancer', by ringing a quarter peal of Julie McDonnell Slow Course Minor (named after the originator of the campaign).

The method itself is simple...

There has been some discussion this week on the change-ringers email list about ways of thinking about methods for handbells, and in particular the role of place notation. I have taken this as a prompt to try out some thoughts about how to get started on ringing Surprise Minor, because...