The Suffolk Guild of Ringers for the Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich
Learning to Ring
© Stephen Pettman
Welcome to the Suffolk Guild of Ringers website.
We hope you will find something useful on our website whether you are interested in learning to ring, have just started to learn or are already a member with years of ringing experience. There’s also a section all about what goes on behind the scenes to keep the Guild running!
Our four districts run a monthly programme of events aimed at all levels of ability, details of which can be found on What’s On, and we always welcome visitors whether you are on a business trip or on holiday in our beautiful county!.
The Guild was established in 1923 following the formation of the new Diocese of St. Edmundsbury and Ipswich in 1914 and currently has nearly 780 members from over 250 towers including the UK’s heaviest ring of five at East Bergholt and the oldest complete ring of 8 at Horham.
If you would like to know more about the Suffolk Guild or bell ringing in general, please do not hesitate to contact one of the officers.
What's On
in the next four months
For full details please see What's On
June
Thursday 6th
Ringing out for Peace.
Saturday 8th
The Ridgman Trophy.St Andrew's, Biggleswade
NE District Outing.
NW District Practice.St Mary the Virgin, Lakenheath (6)
Saturday 15th
National 12-bell Striking Contest final.Chilcompton
Sunday 16th
RSPCA founded.
Friday 21st
Suffolk Day.
Saturday 22nd
SW District Striking Competition.Higham
Sunday 23rd
Guild Management Committee.Stowupland Church Hall
July
Friday 5th - Sunday 14th July
NE District Quarter Peal Challenge.
Saturday 6th
NW District Outing.Central Cambridge
Ringing World National Youth Contest.London
Saturday 13th
SE District Ringing Outing.North-East Essex
Open Day in South Essex.
Friday 26th
Surprise Major Practice.Helmingham
August
Saturday 3rd
SE District Ringing.Wickham Market (6).
Open Tower Day.St Edmund's, Southwold
Saturday 10th
NE District Ringing Meeting.
September
Friday 6th - Sunday 15th September
Heritage Open Days.
Saturday 7th
SE District QP Ringing.Shotley Peninsula
Saturday 14th
NE District Mini-ring Practice.Halesworth church
NW District Practice.St Andrew, Wickham Skeith (6)
Friday 27th
Surprise Major Practice.Framlingham
Saturday 28th
NW District Open Day.