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About the St Martin's Guild

Find out more about ringing and the St Martin's Guild. With a focus on excellence and creativity, the Guild is a friendly and inclusive organisation.

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Brumdingers

An opportunity for children to learn to ring, for young people to ring together whilst having fun at the same time!

Newsletter Archive

Newsletter Archive

The Guild's quarterly newsletter is circulated free to all members. Full of interesting articles from across the Guild, find the latest issues here.

Latest Guild news

  • Guild Newsletter #45: Apr-Jun 2023
  • Guild Newsletter #44: Jan-Mar 2023
  • HJ Dinner 2023
  • Guild Newsletter #43: Oct-Dec 2022
  • Funeral arrangements – Keith and Olive Haslam
  • Changes to the Guild Standing Committee – Jan 2023
  • Muriel Higgs
  • William Mills

RSS Recent Guild peals

  • 5090 Cambridge Surprise Major
    Rung on Monday, 11 September 2023 at Birmingham (Cathedral Church of St Philip (Ringing Room)), West Midlands.
  • 5088 Bristol Surprise Major
    Rung on Sunday, 10 September 2023 at Brewood (St Mary and St Chad), Staffordshire.
  • 5760 Spliced Surprise Minor (41m)
    Rung on Wednesday, 6 September 2023 at Edgbaston (St Bartholomew), West Midlands.
  • 5040 London No. 3 Surprise Royal
    Rung on Monday, 28 August 2023 at Northfield (St Laurence), West Midlands.
  • 5040 Surprise Minor (7m)
    Rung on Saturday, 26 August 2023 at Moseley (St Anne), West Midlands.
  • 5001 Stedman Cinques
    Rung on Monday, 21 August 2023 at Birmingham (Cathedral Church of St Philip), West Midlands.

RSS Recent Guild quarter peals

  • 1250 Spliced Surprise Major (4m)
    Rung on Sunday, 17 September 2023 at Moseley (St Mary), West Midlands.
  • 1288 Stedman Cinques
    Rung on Saturday, 9 September 2023 at Birmingham (Cathedral Church of St Philip), West Midlands.
  • 1320 Norwich Surprise Minor
    Rung on Monday, 14 August 2023 at Moseley (St Anne), West Midlands.
  • 1250 Cambridge Surprise Major
    Rung on Friday, 4 August 2023 at Allesley (All Saints), West Midlands.
  • 1251 Stedman Cinques
    Rung on Tuesday, 18 July 2023 at Birmingham (St Martin), West Midlands.
  • 1250 Cambridge Surprise Major
    Rung on Saturday, 1 July 2023 at Harborne (St Peter), West Midlands.

RSS Association of Ringing Teachers (ART) news

  • A new ART Teaching Hub at St Clement's, Cambridge
  • ART welcomes new Teaching Hub at Barnes
  • The ART Management team welcomes Arthur Reeves
  • Ring for the King thanks
  • Joining the ART 50/50 Club
  • ART announces the appointment of new Chair
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