Past Events
This page lists past events since 2006 that involve AUSCR (UWASCR).
AUSCR Christmas Tour 2011
This weekend saw the traditional gathering of university students (and friends), past and present, for the Christmas Outing and Dinner. Current Master of the Bell Ringing Society, Cathy Ockwell had been hard at work beforehand, arranging church towers in Montgomeryshire and of course the venue for our Dinner, The Richmond Hotel. The weekend began on Friday night with a festive drink or two.
Despite the bleak temperature on Saturday morning, we headed out to our first parish church in Berriew (St Beuno), where we were pleasantly surprised to be fortified in numbers, by 6 other ringers. The 8 light bells were enjoyable and a variety of methods were rung, from Called Changes to Plain Bob Major. After a hearty lunch at “The Lion” we travelled onto our second tower, in the village of Llandinam.
The current church (St Llonio) is on the site of a Celtic monastery and houses a real mixture of bells, the treble (highest pitch) being the 4th heaviest and the 5th dating from c1440! After ringing a selection of doubles and minor methods, including the seasonal St Nicholas Doubles, we made our way to our last tower in Llanidloes.
St Idloes (as with the previous tower) has been augmented by adding lighter bells to a previous set, in this case making the two lightest bells a little tricky to ring. The ground floor ring of 8 bells required some effort, but a touch of Grandsire triples was achieved, amongst some Plain Hunt and Called Changes. The day concluded, following a quick change, with our Christmas feast and party games at The Richmond Hotel.
No bell ringing weekend would be complete without service ringing, in this case at the tower in Llanbadarn (St Padarn) where several of the gathered learnt to ring. Here we concluded our weekend following some well-struck ringing on all 10 bells.
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UWASCR Christmas Tour 2009
2009's Christmas Tour took us east along the A44 towards the border. We rang at four towers (Kington, Old Radnor, New Radnor, Llanfihangel Rhydithon) before heading back towards the coast for dinner at the Orangery.
Kington
Old Radnor
New Radnor
Llanfihangel Rhydithon
UWASCR Summer Tour 2009
Sue organised this year's summer tour in the Staffordshire area between 25-28 June. We rang at 15 towers and scored two quarter peals on our travels! The tour also featured the engagement of our President and First Lady, Idris T. Dragon and Cader y Ddraig. A video of the happy moment appears below!
Click here for the tour sheet.
Click here to see Adam's photos of the tour.
Idris Pops The Question
UWASCR Beach BBQ and Bonfire 2009
Click here to see Adam's photos from the evening.
SJ brought along some toy handbells while ours are away getting some much-needed TLC, so we tried our hand at some Plain Hunt on 7, with Adam on 1-2, SJ on 3, Sue on 4, Bob on 5, Vic on 6 and Rebecca putting her tenor-ringing skills to good use on 7-8!
Handbells on Aberystwyth Beach. from A S V on Vimeo.
Christmas Handbells
"I'll name that tune in..." from A S V on Vimeo.
UWASCR Trip to Pumlumon and Beach BBQ 2008
After ringing for the morning service on Sunday 1st June and breakfasting at 'Spoons, we headed up Pumlumon to work up an appetite and then enjoyed an evening beach bonfire and BBQ back in Aberystwyth.
Click here for photos from the day [UPDATE LINK]
UWASCR Summer Tour 2007
Essex
27 June - 1 July 2006
Eleanor arranged this year's excellent summer tour, which included visits to 15 towers (and many pubs!) over four days. We were based in the village of Tolleshunt Major. Johanna's photos of the tour are available here. Adam's piccies are here.
St David's Guild Striking Competition 2007
This year's competition took place in Laugharne. After some operational difficulties, three Llanbadarn ringers joined forces with three ringers from elsewhere in the St David's Guild and their band came 1st!
St David's Guild Striking Competition 2007
Doncaster and North Nottinghamshire. 30 June - 4 July 2006
Welsh Colleges Summer Tour 2006
This year's Welsh Colleges Society Summer Tour takes place between 26th July and 30th July in the Vale of Evesham.
St David's Guild Striking Competition 2006
This took place on 13th May 2006 at Cardigan. Llanbadarn entered a band, and came a very close and commendable 2nd.