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Floods of fun at Piddington

Posted on May 4, 2012 by admin

On Wed 2nd May a number of the branch drove through the floods (!) to join the local Piddington band for the branch practice. All in all 12 ringers (from 6 branch towers!) rang the 5 very loud bells concentrating on … Continue reading →

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St George’s Day challenge

Posted on April 23, 2012 by admin

As today is St George’s Day, I thought it would be fun to see if there is a method called St George’s, and to see how hard it would be to ring. There is one!! St George Bob Minor doesn’t … Continue reading →

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What a lovely April Day

Posted on April 18, 2012 by admin

Last night there was a special practice at Islip with the nominated methods being April Day Doubles (a Doubles variation – Plain Bob Doubles with a Grandsire Single as a Bob), and Plain Bob Triples. 10 ringers and a new … Continue reading →

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2012 Outing Report

Posted on April 9, 2012 by admin

Bicester Branch outing. 2012 Our car outing to the Northamptonshire area started out colder than previous days. We were happy to be joined early on by a ringer from a neighbouring branch to ours, but during the first tower (Wappenham) … Continue reading →

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2012 Outing Photos

Posted on April 3, 2012 by admin

Below is a gallery of the photos taken during the outing on 31 March 2012. Attendance was low, but we all had a good ring. A full report will be provided shortly.

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Minutes of 2012 AGM

Posted on April 3, 2012 by admin

The minutes of the AGM held on 25 Feb 2012 in Bicester are now available. AGM Minutes 25 Feb 2012.

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Not so special Kent practice

Posted on March 21, 2012 by admin

Monday 19th March was the special practice at Bicester. We had 7 ringers (the Bicester band + regular visitor) which left us unable to attempt Grandsire Triples. We started with some Treble dodging practice for the Treble ringer to get … Continue reading →

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Great turnout at Ludgershall

Posted on March 2, 2012 by admin

On Friday 2nd March 12 ringers (2 Bicester, 1 Stratton Audley, 2 Launton, 1 Islip, 1 Guild Steward and 5 from Ludgershall) turned up for the Branch Practice at Ludgershall – almost as many as the turnout of the AGM! What … Continue reading →

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AGM 2012 at Bicester

Posted on February 26, 2012 by admin

On Saturday 25th Feb Bicester hosted the branch AGM. This was sadly only attended by 13 members – not sure if this is a record low or not! This either means everyone is happy how the branch is being run, … Continue reading →