Page updated 8/11/2009
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This year is the bicentennial anniversary of the death of William Doubleday Crofts, Master of the Society during the 18th century. A special section has been prepared covering the history of the Society which includes further details of this influential ringer. A one page PDF flyer can be downloaded here for display in your local tower (suggest rt-click and Save Target/Link as)
| Date | Tower | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 28 Feb 2009 | Radcliffe on Trent (8) | Southwell DG | Confirmed |
| Wed 22 Apr 2009 | Attenborough | Southwell DG | Confirmed |
| Sat 30 May 2009 | Lockington (12) | Loughborough
District | Confirmed Special 10/12 Bell practice |
| Sat 25 Jul 2009 | Nottingham St Mary (12) | Southwell DG | Confirmed |
| Sat 5 Sep 2009 | Outing
Sth Leicester area |
Leicester DG |
Confirmed: 2.00-2.45 Aylestone (8) 3.00-3.45 Whetstone (8) 4.00-4.45 Broughton Astley (8) Tea Break 5.30-6.15 Stoney Stanton (8) 6.30-7.30 Sapcote (10) Evening pub meal at Blue Bell,20 Long Street, Stoney Stanton, LE9 6DQ . Book through Secretary. |
| Sat Oct 31 2009 | Ruddington (8) | Southwell DG | Confirmed In lieu of Plumtree as augmentation not completed |
| 1st and 3rd Wed commencing 4th March | Plumtree 7.30-9 (Tollerton during augmentation works) (not advertised) |
Handbell Course | Open to members and non-members Click or Rt-click to download/save details Performances resulting from this course are shown on Campanophile and under Peals->Miscellaneous performances |
| Sun 29th Nov 2009 |
200th Anniversary of William Doubleday Crofts death | (Source: Gravestone) | |
| Sat 5 Dec 2009 | W D Crofts interred at Nottm St Mary on Tue 5th Dec 1809 | (Source: Nottinghamshire Archives) | |
| Sat 5 Dec 2009 | Annual Dinner | Commemorative dinner - Bicential of W D Crofts death | Plough Inn, Normanton-on-Soar Click for Details |
| Tue 29 Dec 2009 | Nottingham St Mary (12) | Southwell DG | Confirmed: End of year meeting |
| Sat 30 Jan 2010 | Nottingham St Peter's (12) | Southwell DG | AGM - Confirmed
Tea 5pm AGM 6pm Ringing 7.30-9.00pm |
Tip: To print out just the calendar, use File->Print and choose 1 page only
Who is it for?
- Anyone who enjoys ringing a variety of methods usually on 8 or more bells
- Anyone who wants to conduct or troubleshoot
- Anyone who aspires to do the above and is at Plain Bob Major standard
A record of methods rung and other activities can be seen here
Peals and Quarter Peals
Since its first peal in 1761 the Society has rung over 240 peals and an exercise of putting them onto a database took place in Spring 2008. The results can be seen here:Details of recent Peals can also be found on www.peals.co.uk, Campanophile, and http://www.pealbase.co.uk
Congratulations to Michael Woolley on becoming the youngest member to ring a peal for the Society at the age of 5040 days on Sat 9th May 2009. More details here:
If you are interested in ringing any peals for the Society please contact the
About
The Sherwood Youths is a non-territorial Society whose aim is to promote Change Ringing (see Society's Rules). Broadly centred around the Nottingham and surrounding areas, regular meetings are held, usually at towers with 8 or more bells. Visitors are welcome. Membership is by nomination and is for life. Click for a brief History, and click for a close up view of the Officers' Official Badges (may be slow to load on dial-up connections).
A list of current and past Officers of the Society is available.
Email Contacts
Some useful bell ringing links
- Central Council: www.cccbr.org.uk
- Southwell and Nottingham Diocesan Guild: http://www.southwelldg.org.uk
- Leicester Diocesan Guild: http://www.leicesterdg.org.uk
- Derby Diocesan Association: http://www.derbyda.org.uk
- Nottingham University Society of Change Ringers: http://www.nuscr.org
- Roger Bailey's Change Ringing on Church Bells: http://www.ringing.info
- The Ringing World: http://www.ringingworld.co.uk
- George Dawson's Website: http://www.georgedawson.homestead.com
- The on-line Dove's Guide has details and map links to all towers
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