#doveguide

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A #bellringing rite of passage - my first ‘Dove’s guide for church bell ringers’ (the 11th edition has just published; for those not in the know, it’s the book which lists churches, rings of bells and practice nights all over the world, with @ordnancesurvey grid references!) My tutor has handed down her way of marking up the towers she has rung at so I’m doing the same (underlining the church) but I’ve added a date and a tick for good measure. I’ve only been ringing for a year so only have 15 churches to mark off. My tutor has over 3000 and it takes her a fortnight of two hours daily to complete (mine took 20 minutes!) I also keep a book where I list my ‘notable’ rings and practices, and all my bell ringing visits (it’s a @robryantown @robryanstudio’s notebook with bells on the #endpapers 🔔) There’s an app which is convenient for being on the move but there’s nothing like a book to flick through and dip into 📚 #bellnerd #bellgeek #ringing #bells #churches #booksarenotdead #publishing #doveguide #doveguideforchurchbellringers (I’m also writing out #plainhunt so that I can learn the theory first #homework #practicemakesperfect) (at Surbiton - Greater London) https://www.instagram.com/p/BujuAo1HdKH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=kw7g48gar72f