Established January 17th 1881
The Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers
Established January 17th 1881
Welcome to the home page of the Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers (ODG). The ODG is a territorial society representing bell ringers in the English counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, which together comprise the Diocese of Oxford. The ODG has in excess of 2000 members, the highest total of any Society which is affiliated to the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers. The annual subscription rate is currently £5.50 for both resident and non-resident members, due on the 1st January each year.
The Annual Report for 2005 is available from the Report Editor, price £5 including postage. Cheques should be made payable to The Oxford Diocesan Guild. An A5 booklet listing all current tower correspondents and practice nights can be sent free as an email attachment (Word document) from the Report Editor.
Peals rung for the Guild should be sent to the Peal Secretary with the fee. From Jan 1st 2007 this is 40p per ringer.
A CD 'Gazetteer of the Bell Towers in the Oxford Diocese' can be bought from Bobbie May.
News
Exhibition Material:
Arranging an exhibition or open day? There are lots of suitable pictures available to download and print from the Central Council web site. Exhibition stands which are free-standing, triple-fold and comprise six panels 600mm wide by 1 metre high are available for loan from the Guild PRO, Peter Davies (pro@odg.org.uk). They are contained in carrying bags and are easily transported by car.Child Protection Policies
Central Council statement on Child Protection
ODG Child Protection documents - Ringers' Guide - summary (Nov 05), Ringers' Guide - forms (Nov 05)
Also see the Diocesan guidelines which now draw everything together in one volume, and can be found by linking to the Diocesan web-site and searching under Child Protection.
ODG statistics Updated 9 March 2003
The ODG operates two bell funds, the Oxford Diocesan Bell Fund and the Guild Restoration Fund, to help towers in the Diocese with restoration projects.
Download Gift Aid forms for the Oxford Diocesan Bell Fund or the Guild Restoration Fund
Download the ODG leaflet on Recruitment and Retention
The ODG offers advice to churches about the condition of their tower, bells and fittings through the
Towers & Belfries sub-committee.
Guild Library Catalogue (version dated 7th April 2007)
Current ODG officers and their terms of reference.
There are 15 branches in the Guild. Click here for a list of the branches and a map of their locations within the Diocese. Clicking on the branch name will provide more information about the towers in that branch including Ordnance Survey grid references, practice nights and Sunday service ringing times where they are known. Some branches have their own web sites. Links to these are given after the branch name.
There is also a printable map of every tower in the Diocese with 3 or more bells.
There are many more ringing related links on Roger Bailey's Ringing Resources page
You may be interested in articles on bell-ringing at the national and international level. These can be found
at the Ringing World Web site.
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