NAGCR - An important survey

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A remarkable facet of the ringing community is that it has long had a weekly, printed magazine devoted to it. I can think of no other activity with a comparably small community that supports such a thing. And over the decades The Ringing World has undoubtedly played a major role in fashioning ringing into what it is. Unsurprisingly, financing such a thing has always been difficult, and has become many times more so in recent years with the rise of electronic publications, which is affecting all print publications.

To better help them plan for the future The Ringing World has asked folks to complete a survey, which is available on-line, or in a form to be printed and mailed back, if you prefer. They would very much like not just current subscribers but also non-subscribers to complete this survey. I encourage as many North American ringers as possible to complete this survey. Ringing in North America is obviously somewhat different than in the UK, both because of geography and because it is growing significantly here, and it would be useful to help the institutions supporting ringing better understand the needs here as well as in the UK.

Further information can be found on the Ringing World's home page.