Tina Stoecklin

Tina Stoecklin

President - Central Council of Church Bell Rigers

Tina has been ringing for over thirty years, has run a bellringing after school club and, with her husband Simon Gay, has written two books on handbell ringing. All of that started when she attended a lecture on the mathematics of change ringing at Kalamazoo College From there, she never looked back. She has held several roles and offices including Editor of The Ringing World, Publicity Officer for the North American Guild, Secretary of the Scottish Association, and ringing master for both Glasgow Cathedral and Inveraray bell tower. She was part of the Women in Ringing Working Group which benchmarked the lack of women in leadership roles in ringing and collected stories about the experiences of women ringers. Since then she has promoted the principle of 'say Yes' to new challenges and experiences. In 2023, Tina was elected as President of the Central Council of Church Bellringers, a pretty big example of saying Yes.

This entry was written in February 2024.


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