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Ancient Society of
College Youths
Established in 1637, the Society is the
premier change ringing society in the City of London, with a national and international
membership that promotes excellence in ringing around the world.
Master 2008-09:
Peter Valuks |
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NEW MEMBERS |
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DAVID ROBERTS, Darlington
SIMON ROBERTS, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
ELIZABETH EVANS, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
PHILIP WILD, Gedling |
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IN MEMORIAM |
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PHILIP DUNDERDALE, Derby
DAVID COLLIS, Lincoln |
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NEWS |
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THE 2nd
LONGEST PEAL YET RUNG |
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On 6th/7th June,
the ASCY handbell band which achieved the longest ever peal
attempted to break their own record. While the band
decided to stop short of their target length, they still managed
to ring 36,630 changes of Treble Dodging in 88 methods in over
21 hours. For this they should be congratulated on
achieving the 2nd ever longest peal. Details can be seen
here. |
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THE
2009 INFORMAL DINNER |
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The Informal Dinner took place on
8th May. Pictures of this very successful and
enjoyable evening may be found
here. |
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A PEAL
WEEKEND IN SOMERSET |
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The Master arranged a peal
weekend in his old happy hunting ground of Somerset over the
weekend of 24-26th April. Some pictures of the weekend
appear here. |
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THE
SECRETARY'S UPDATE, JAN 2009 |
The Secretary has produced an
update on the life and times of the ASCY covering the latter
half of 2009, which may be read
here.
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A NEW
MEMBER IN AUSTRALIA |
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The Junior Steward, Philip
Goodyer, presents Thomas Perrins, aged 16, with his ASCY
membership certificate in Adelaide on Monday 29th December 2008.
Watched by Fred Smeaton, aged 99, (right) the senior known
member of the Ancient Society of College Youths and (left) John
Loveless (Master SRCY) and Peter Harrison (Senior Steward SRCY).
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ST MAGNUS PROJECT |
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PICTURES OF THE WORK |
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The ASCY is
supporting the appeal to restore a new ring of bells to St Magnus the
Martyr, London Bridge. See the appeal website for more details and how you can help..
The bells were consecrated on 3rd March by the Bishop
of London, in the presence of the Lord Mayor and are now ringing
on Sundays. They are available for visiting ringers and
quarter peals, but no peals until after they have been dedicated
in the Autumn. The first ASCY practice will be held there in
June. A gallery of the work may be seen
here. |
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FORTHCOMING EVENTS |
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COUNTRY
MEETING
11th July |
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The 2009 Country Meeting will be held in EDINBURGH.
Details may be found
here, so do put Saturday 11th July
2009 into your diaries! |
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ASCY
CHALLENGE in Birmingham
15th August |
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An event along
similar lines to the successful 'Master's Challenge' held in
Bristol in 2006, will be held in Birmingham. Stef Warboys
has kindly agreed to co-ordinate this event.The idea of the
Challenge is for Members to have a fun day out and take part in
a series of slightly "off beat" ringing activities in a sociable
and mildly (but definitely not aggressively) competitive
environment. The challenges will comprise the following:
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12 bell (at St
Philip's Cathedral) - a free touch on 12, judged on a
combination of complexity and artistic impression;
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10 bell (at St
Paul's) - a standard Royal method, with all 10 bells drawn out
of a hat in the belfry;
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8 bell (at St
Chad's) - a course of an unseen Surprise Major method, to be
learnt and rung within a specified time limit; and
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6 bell (at the
Bull Ring) - a touch of Minor, rung simultaneously on bells 4 to
9 and 11 to 16 (so that the second six "echoes" the first).
There will be 4
teams taking part, divided according to the first letter of
Members' surnames as follows:
A to D - led by the Senior Steward (Martin Cansdale)
E to K - led by the Junior Steward (Phil Goodyer)
L to R - led by the Secretary (John Hughes-D'Aeth)
S to Z - led by the Master (Peter Valuks).
Each team leader will be contacting his "pool" over the next few
days. However, our aim is to involve as many Members as
possible, so please feel free to get in touch with your own team
leader if you would like to take part. Contact details are
here. With up to 42 ropes
available in each team, we are unlikely to be over-subscribed. |
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PEAL
WEEKEND
19-20th September |
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Put the date in
your diary now and see if you can organise or join in with a
Society Peal over this weekend. Peals will be taking place
right across the country, and organisers and ringers are wanted!
More details soon. |
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TOUR TO
SOUTH AFRICA
20th Sept - 5th Oct |
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Unfortunately, owing to the
present economic situation, amongst other reasons, there are not
enough people to make a trip viable this year, but there is
sufficient interest to mean that a tour will be organised in a
future year when times are a little less bleak. |
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372nd
ANNIVERSARY DINNER
7th November |
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The Anniversary Dinner will be
held on 7th November. More details to follow. |
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FRIENDS OF THE BELL FUND |
At its meeting
on 9th January 2008, the Society agreed to set up a Friends of the
Bell Fund scheme. Members will be invited to donate a minimum of
£40 per annum to the Society’s Bell Fund, which gives grants to
support the bell installations at churches where the Society has
a major interest, primarily those in and around the City of
London where the Society practises.
The Bell Fund has taken responsibility for all routine
non-faculty maintenance at St Giles, Cripplegate and St
Michael’s Cornhill. It has also committed £30,000 for the
forthcoming restoration at St Magnus, London Bridge.
Full details of the scheme are given in the next Society
Newsletter but, in the meantime, if any Member wishes to
contribute they are requested to contact the Treasurer, Phil
Rogers (193 Lennard Rd, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 1QN). |
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GIFT AID |
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Steepleage are asked to complete a one-off Gift Aid form. Once completed it will no-longer
be necessary to fill out a form on every occasion Gift Aid is given to the Society BRF.
The form and notes for its completion may be downloaded here. Forms must be signed and mailed
(not faxed) to the Treasurer. |
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ST KATHARINE CREE |
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The Society is
supporting the restoration of the bells at St Katharine Cree in
the City of London. See the
appeal
website for more details.
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