Chester Guild

Sad news that Chester Guild #bellringer Jim Fisher of #HolmesChapel and #Goostrey, formerly of @LeicsCathedral, has died.

We are saddened by the news that Helen Mitchell, one of the #bellringers at #Chester Cathedral, died on Monday 23rd November after an illness. Helen rang 62 peals for the Guild and was a much loved and respected friend.

The Chester Guild AGM is on Saturday 21st October in #Macclesfield celebrating the #centenary of #bellringing at St Michaels. Ringing from 2pm. All the details on the event page. chesterdg.org.uk/events/guild-a…

Congratulations to Mid Branch on winning the Chester Guild 8-bell #bellringing striking competition today at Barthomley. Wirral were in 2nd place, South in 3rd, and East came 4th.

Good Luck to the many performers in tonight's fund-raising concert in #Mottram in #Longdendale. In St. Michael's church tonight at 7pm. All in aid of the fund for urgent #bellringing repairs. All the details: chesterdg.org.uk/events/fund-ra…

Chester Diocesan Guild greatly mourns the death of Her Majesty The Queen. The muffled bells of #Cheshire will proudly toll for the next ten days. The sound of muted #bellringing gently echoing all across towns, villages, county and countryside. God save the King.

The Chester Guild AGM 2022 and Festival of #bellringing will be at Eccleston on Saturday 8th October starting 3pm. chesterdg.org.uk/events/guild-f…

Graham Jenkins, the Chester Guild Master, has published his summer letter and Guild #bellringing update. You can read it here, drive.google.com/file/d/10Z9E9Z…

#Bellringing in #Stockport Sunday 17th July. Want to know more about ringing or want to learn? - come along to our practice 3pm at St Mary's in the marketplace.

The Guild has awarded grants to four #bellringing projects in Cheshire: £1,982 to Cheadle for sound control, £3,552 to Chester Cathedral for a new bell, £7,500 to Mottram-in-Longdendale,£5,600 to Audlem, both for rehanging. Also an initial £250 to the new CCCBR mobile belfry 2.0.

The bellringers of St. Margaret's, Dunham Massey, have arranged for the Lichfield Mobile Belfry to be at John Leigh Park in #Altrincham on Sunday 5th June. Visitors are welcome - go along and find out more about #bellringing - and have a go too!

Ian Taylor’s funeral is at Middlewich on Wednesday 25th May. There will be open ringing at 1145 before a Thanksgiving Service at 1245. #bellringing

Very sad news that Ian Taylor, former #bellringing Tower Captain at Middlewich (Cheshire) for many years and a former Chester Guild Peal Recorder, died yesterday 30th April 2022 in hospital after a long illness.

The Chester Guild AGM, via Zoom, is on Sunday 31st Oct at 2pm – and you must register to attend. All the documents and further information are on the Guild AGM 2021 event page. chesterdg.org.uk/events/guild-a…

The ten bells of St George's #Stockport (29-3-12), rang out again on 14th October for a service to welcome our new Bishop of Stockport, Rt Rev Sam Corley. Sam, himself an accomplished ringer, took part for some #bellringing Grandsire Caters - to the delight of the local band.

Miss Avice Doreen Edwards, a life member of the Guild and well known #bellringing character, died on 29th September 2021. She had celebrated her 99th birthday on September 25th. The funeral is at St Mary’s Church, Sandbach, 11.30am 19th October 2021. chesterdg.org.uk/doreen-edwards/

The new treble bell for #Chester Cathedral @ChesterCath will be dedicated at 10.30am on Sunday 10th Oct. The new bell is tuned to enable a lighter 10-bell set, making #bellringing on 10 bells more accessible for everyone. chesterdg.org.uk/chester-cathed…

The memorial service for Paul Maddock is 2pm on Sunday September 19th at Middlewich.

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