The North American Guild of Change Ringers

In honor of Hendersonville's Apple Festival, apple orchards and growers, our "spider" is a turned wooden apple, made by Charlie Black, Charleston, SC.
[A spider is the place to store the ropes when not in use; it is pulled up to the ceiling out of reach]. (Photographer: Connie Engle, Hendersonville, NC, Jan 1978)

Quebec City dinner. (Parish Hall at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, May 2009)

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Announcements Aug 9—SAVE THE DATE - The annual Seven Towers Ringing Festival will be held at St. Mark's Cathedral in Shreveport, LA May 3 - 5, 2019, with a ringing course on May 2nd More... Jun 29—AGM and Course 2018. Information and Registration Form available by clicking on AGM event, NAGCR September 2018 calendar, or in the Resources and Links (http://www.nagcr.org/pr.html More... Announcements Archives... Event Reports Orleans Ringing Camp Aug 1–3. Br Matthew Gillis WRS Outing to the Sunderlin Bellfoundry (10/28/17) Ann Martin 2017 Pittsburgh Quarter Peal Shindig Jun 2–4. Don Morrison Tenth Annual Pittsburgh Ringing Course Jul 29–31. Don Morrison Peals for the Deans Apr 16–17. David Wilcox Browse the archives... Highlights from Our Store The New Ringer's Book Harrison and Lewis A spiral bound book written for the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers Education Committee. An excellent resource for both student and teacher with many photos and diagrams. 157 pages Buy books, recordings, apparel, and more...	Find Ringing Near You Your location: Or browse the towers... Calendar of Events September 7–9 Handbell weekend September 26–30 2018 AGM and Course Hendersonville October 6–7 Smith College Bells 50th Anniversary SAVE THE DATE...more to follow. Full Calendar... Resources & Links Getting Started: Change ringing for newcomersUpdate About the GuildNeed Towers/Bands Contact Us Updates: AnnouncementsNeed Event reportsNeed ArticlesNeed Calendar of eventsUnplanned Photo and Video Albums Photo of the Day Peals & Quarters: This month's performance index Last week's full reports SubmitNeed Materials: NAGCR StoreNeed Public RelationsEdit Education Member services: Clapper issuesNeed Member directory Member discussionsNeed Guild DocumentsNeed Upload new contentNeed Update contact information and profileNeed This site: Customize Coming soon: Search the site More links...	Articles American Ringing Tour Video Kemp Brinson The Stedman Spinner Frederick DuPuy Update on Central Council Reform Bruce N Butler Tales from the Bell Chamber Quilla Roth report Plus 2 responses Council Review and Action Group - Thanks Tony for working on this committee and representing North American interests. Bruce N Butler Browse the archives... Performances Aug 12—1272 Norwich Surprise Minor, Washington Aug 12—1344 Plain Bob Major, Toronto Aug 9—1260 Plain Bob Doubles, Kalamazoo Last week's full reports... Performance index for August... The Clapper Summer 2018 Clapper archives... Photo of the Day The whole group. (Photographer: Dianne S P Cermak, Groton) More from the same album... Photo and Video Albums Spring Dinner Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA, Mar 2014 A Thomas Miller AGM 2013 Hendersonville St. James Episcopal Church, Hendersonville, N.C. , Sep 2013 Joy Franklin Sonando Cambios New York, Dec 2009 Nancy Garcia Philadelphia Spring Dinner Philadelphia, Mar 2012 A Thomas Miller New York City Area Meeting New York, Dec 2011 John Danaher Browse albums and see photos... Member Discussions Note that these discussions are only viewable by NAGCR members. Ringing mats Sister Alicia Mitman Plus responses from B Haley Barnett Post-Hurricane news? Joshua R Burson Ballot Results Bruce N Butler Plus responses from Don Morrison NAGCR Ballot Bruce N Butler Plus responses from David Wilcox, Bruce N Butler, Helen D Haller Executive Committee Actions and Nominations Bruce N Butler Browse the archives... Customize This Page You can add, remove, or rearrange the information that you see on this page. Shrink any widget by clicking its icon. Click the icons under Resources & Links to add widgets. Enable Disable moving and hiding widgets. Show the banner Hide the banner at the top of the page. Reset the page layout. Member Directory Search for a member: