tips

100 Amazing Tips for Bell Ringers on How to Use Social Media
August 10, 2023x
12
00:50:2234.63 MB

100 Amazing Tips for Bell Ringers on How to Use Social Media

Terrified of Twitter, hesitant about hashtags, tentative about TikTok? This practical podcast sees host Cathy Booth take a closer look at social media and how ringers can make the most of it, whether it’s to recruit new ringers, keep the neighbours engaged or impress other towers with what you’re up to. And ...

From Virtual to Tower: Wensleydale Ringers' Ringing Room Success
July 13, 2023x
11
00:30:2020.87 MB

From Virtual to Tower: Wensleydale Ringers' Ringing Room Success

What, if anything, is worth keeping from the COVID lockdown period? Well definitely the Wensleydale Clusters online ringing course! Host Cathy Booth hears from ART award winners David Scrutton and Jonathan Couchman, who tell the story behind their successful recruitment scheme, now in its third year. In just five hours ...

Connecting with Your Bell: How to Unlock Your Ringing Potential
May 11, 2023x
9
00:29:5220.56 MB

Connecting with Your Bell: How to Unlock Your Ringing Potential

Struggling to strike in the right place? Anxious about unpredictable sallies? Getting no satisfaction from your ringing? You’ve come to the right podcast! Ace ringing teachers, Ruth Suggett, Judith Frye and Greg Russell, talk host Cathy Booth through the most common bell handling problems and, more importantly, how ...

Navigating the News: Taking Bell Ringing to a Wider Audience
April 13, 2023x
7
00:36:4025.24 MB

Navigating the News: Taking Bell Ringing to a Wider Audience

This episode is jam packed with practical tips as host Cathy Booth, with the help of three engaging guests, explores how to get positive bell ringing stories into the media. First off, ringers Matthew Butler and Kate Flavell talk Cathy through their experiences of making the news - either after being contacted by local ra...

From Beginner to Bell Ringer: Some Useful Tips
April 06, 2023x
6
00:09:546.83 MB

From Beginner to Bell Ringer: Some Useful Tips

Ever wondered what it’s like to learn how to ring church bells? Podcast host Cathy Booth catches up with both learners in Winchester and teachers at the Association of Ringing Teacher’s conference to find out. It’s clear that all the beginner ringers love the challenge of learning, especially enjoying th...

Ringing in the Ears: Navigating Sound in the Bell Tower
February 09, 2023x
5
00:41:4028.68 MB

Ringing in the Ears: Navigating Sound in the Bell Tower

Are your bells too loud, or too quiet? Could some simple tips help your hard-of-hearing ringers to cope better in the tower? This podcast sees host Cathy Booth and guests explore the fascinating world of sound. First, Alison and Chris share their experiences of ringing whilst using hearing aids, and come up with some terr...

10 ways to use a simulator
July 08, 2021x
10
00:37:3125.82 MB

10 ways to use a simulator

You may not have given ringing simulators a second thought before, but this episode will definitely get you scrambling up your belfry, with some sensors in hand. Steve Farmer, tells host Cathy Booth the fascinating story of Simbell. Wanting an easy way to get get extra rope time without annoying the church neighbours wi...

Recording your bells
May 16, 2019x
15
00:34:1323.55 MB

Recording your bells

The first Fun with Bells Podcast Season ends with a generous double helping as show host Cathy Booth interviews young ringer Charlie Linford and audio engineer David Richards. Interview with the young Charlie Linford about the Brumdingers The Brumdingers Charlie (11) explains to Cathy that bell...