by Tom Nestor | Jan 3, 2018 | Guild News, Chester Branch News
Chester Guild Young Ringers at Chester Cathedral – Sunday 30th January 2005 At the end of 2004, Peter Robson took over as Master of the Chester Diocesan Guild. One of his tasks is to organise Sunday Evensong ringing at Chester Cathedral when there are 5 Sundays in the...
by Tom Nestor | Jan 3, 2018 | Template
Chester’s Society Wedding Saturday 6th of November was a big day for the City of Chester. The Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary hosted the society wedding of the year between Lady Tamara Grovesnor, eldest daughter of Lord Grovesnor, the Duke of...
by Tom Nestor | Jan 2, 2018 | AGM
Chester Diocesan Guild Annual Festival and AGM Saturday 11th September 2004 It was the turn of the Mid Cheshire Branch to host the Guild’s Annual Festival and AGM this year. Following ringing at Hartford, Weaverham and Lymm, ringers from all the Guild’s Branches...
by Tom Nestor | Jan 2, 2018 | Competitions, 8-bell Competition
8 Bell Striking Competition 2004 12 June 2004 – Wistaston Judges for the 2004 Inter-branch 8-Bell Striking Competition were John and Liz Heaton from Derby Cathedral. The test piece was a plain course of Yorkshire Surprise Major. Results were as follows: 1st: Mid...
by Tom Nestor | Jan 2, 2018 | Competitions, 6-bell competition
6 Bell Striking Competition 2004 Poynton, 10th July Results of the 2004 Striking Competition are detailed below. Judges for the evening were Ian and Barbara Bell from Stretford, who gave the following verdict: 1st Norbury (East) 32 faults rang Plain Bob Minor 2nd...
by Tom Nestor | Dec 31, 2017 | Guild News
Guild Young Ringers at Chester Cathedral – 29th February 2004. It was all the idea of one of the Guild’s young ringers, Sally McKechnie, who had invited all Chester Guild ringers under the age of 21 to attend a ringing session at Chester Cathedral today....
by Tom Nestor | Dec 31, 2017 | Guild News
Guild Open Day – 27th December 2003. At the Guild Executive Committeee Meeting held yesterday evening in Stretton, the Master, Nick Thomsom, reported that the Open Day had been very successful with over £1200 being raised for the Guild BRF, not including the...
by Tom Nestor | Dec 31, 2017 | Competitions, 8-bell Competition
8 Bell Striking Competition 2003 14 June 2003 – Bebington The Test piece this year was a plain course of Rutland Surprise Major judged by Ray Daw who placed the bands as follows. 1st: Mid with 22 faults 2nd: East with 29 faults 3rd: Chester with 35 faults 4th:...
by Tom Nestor | Dec 31, 2017 | Competitions, 6-bell competition
6 Bell Striking Competition 2002 At the Guild 6-Bell Striking Competition held at Stretton this evening [13th July 2002], the participating bands, in order of ringing, were: South Cheshire Branch Congleton Wirral Branch Port Sunlight East Cheshire Branch Cheadle...
by Tom Nestor | Dec 31, 2017 | Competitions, 8-bell Competition
8 Bell Striking Competition 2002 8 June 2002 – Mottram Following the success last year of holding the competition on a summer Saturday evening, the format was again adhered to this year, as bands representing four of the Guild’s branches gathered at St...
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