| Established January 17 1881 |
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Diary of Guild Events for 2011 | ||||
| * | Subject to confirmation | AGM | Annual General Meeting | AP | Advanced Practice |
| BP | Branch Practice | EP | Elementary Practice | HY | Half Yearly Meeting |
| QM | Quarterly Meeting | RCP | Ringing Centre Practice | SC | Striking Competition |
| SM | Surprise Major? | SP | Surprise Practice | CM | Committee Meeting |
| NOTE: Guild events are highlighted to differentiate them from Branch events Some dates, times and locations are provisional and therefore you are asked to check back occasionally to see if any changes have been made. |
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| This page was last updated on 3rd Jan 2012. |
JANUARY 2012
| Day | Date | Branch | Event | Location | Time |
| Mon | 2nd | Banbury | New Year | Banbury | 10.30 am - 12 noon |
| Mon | 2nd | ONB | Ringing and Refreshments | Harwell | 10.45 am - 12.30 pm |
| Fri | 6th | Banbury | BP | Tadmarton/Swalcliffe | 7.30 pm |
| Fri | 6th | Newbury | BP | Speen | 7.30 - 9.00pm |
| Thu | 12th | Banbury | Doubles and Minor Practice | Steeple Aston | 7.30 pm |
| Sat | 14th | EBSP | SP | Burnham (8) | 7-9 pm |
| Sat | 14th | Reading | BP | South Stoke | 6-8 pm |
| Thu | 19th | Reading | Advanced Practice | Shiplake | 8-9.30 pm |
| Sat | 21st | Banbury | SP | Banbury | 7.30 pm |
| Sat | 21st | SDB | BP | Wokingham All Saints | 10am - 12pm |
| Thu | 26th | Banbury | Tower Reps Meeting tbc | Bloxham | 7.30 pm |
| Sat | 28th | South Oxon | Branch Practice | Shabbington | 4-5.30 pm |
| Sat | 28th | EBSB | Novices Practice | Chalfont St. Giles (8) | 4-6.30pm |
| Sun | 29th | Reading | Higher Numbers Practice | Reading St Laurence | 1-2.30 pm |
FEBRUARY 2012
| Day | Date | Branch | Event | Location | Time |
| Fri | 3rd | Newbury | BP | Stanford Dingley | 7.30 - 9.00pm |
| Sat | 4th | 8 and 10 Bell Practice | Aston Clinton | 7.30pm - 9.30pm | |
| Sat | 4th | Banbury | Quiz & Social tbc | ||
| Sat | 4th | Education Committee | Training Meeting | Thame | am |
| Tue | 7th | Banbury | BP | Adderbury | 7.30 pm |
| Sat | 11th | North Bucks | Big Ring Pull (awareness & recruitment) | Middleton Hall, Central Milton Keynes | 9.00am - 5.00pm |
| Sat | 11th | EBSB | 10 bell practice | Cookham (10) | 5pm - 6.30pm |
| Sat | 11th | Reading | AGM | Goring | |
| Tue | 14th | ONB | BP | Wantage (8) | 7.30pm - 9pm |
| Thu | 16th | Banbury | SP | Mollington | 7.30 pm |
| Thu | 16th | Reading | Advanced Practice | Shiplake | 8-9.30 pm |
| Sat | 18th | Banbury | Doubles and Minor Practice | Wardington | 10.30 am - 12 noon |
| Sat | 18th | SDB | Ringing + Service + Tea + AGM + BP | Easthampstead | 3pm onwards |
| Sat | 25th-3rd | Guild | Sponsored Ringing Week | ||
| Sat | 25th | South Oxon | AGM | Chalgrove | From 3pm |
| Sun | 26th | Reading | Higher Numbers Practice | Reading St Laurence | 1-2.30 pm |
MARCH 2012
| Day | Date | Branch | Event | Location | Time |
| Fri | 2nd | Newbury | BP | Peasemore | 7.30 - 9.00pm |
| Sat | 3nd | Chipping Norton | AGM | Shipton-u-Wychwood | 5.00pm, 6.00pm Service, 6.30pm Meeting, ringing after |
| Sat | 10th | Banbury | Annual Dinner | tba | |
| Sat | 10th | Guild | General Committee Meeting | VOWH Branch | 2.30pm onwards |
| Sat | 10th | Reading | BP | Checkendon | 6-8 pm |
| Sat | 10th | EBSB | SP | Beaconsfield (8) | 7-9 pm |
| Wed | 14th | Banbury | BP | Banbury | 7.30 pm |
| Thu | 15th | Reading | Advanced Practice | Shiplake | 8-9.30 pm |
| Sat | 17th | EBSB | Novices Practice | Fulmer (6) | 4pm-6.30pm |
| Sat | 17th | ONB | SC | Sutton Courtenay (6) TBC | 3-4.15pm |
| Sat | 17th | ONB | AGM | Sutton Courtenay (6) TBC | 4.30-8pm |
| Thu | 22nd | Banbury | SP | Somerton | 7.30 pm |
| Sat | 24th | South Oxon | BP | Watlington (8) | 4-5.30 pm |
| Sat | 24th | EBSB | Novices Practice | Shiplake (8) | 4-6.30 pm |
| Sun | 25th | Reading | Higher Numbers Practice | Reading St Laurence | 1-2.30 pm |
| Fri | 30th | EBSB | 10/12 Bell Practice | Amersham (12) | 7.45pm - 9.15pm |
| Sat | 31st | 8 and 10 Bell Practice | Aston Clinton | 7.30pm - 9.30pm | |
| Sat | 31st | Banbury | Doubles and Minor Practice | Hanwell | 11 am - 12.30pm |
APRIL 2012
| Day | Date | Branch | Event | Location | Time |
| Sat | 14th | Banbury | BP | Cropredy | 10.30am - noon |
| Sat | 14th | Reading | BP | Pangbourne tbc | 6-8 pm |
| Sat | 14th | EBSB | Advanced Practice | Stoke Poges (8) | 7-9 pm |
| Tue | 17th | ONB | BP | East Hagbourne (8) | 7.30-9 pm |
| Thu | 19th | Reading | Advanced Practice | Shiplake | 8-9.30 pm |
| Fri | 20th | EBSB | BP | Burnham (8) | 2.30pm-4.30pm |
| Sat | 21st | Guild | Radley Course | Radley | |
| Sat | 21st | Banbury | AGM | Steeple Aston | pm |
| Sat | 23rd | St. George's Day | Suggested 6pm ringing | ||
| Fri | 27th | Banbury | SP | Deddington | 7.30 pm |
| Sat | 28th | (joint with Central Bucks) | 8 and 10 Bell Practice | Aston Clinton | 7.30pm - 9.30pm |
| Sat | 28th | EBSB | AGM + BP | Maidenhead | 5pm |
| Sat | 28th | South Oxon | SC | Chinnor (6) | 7 pm |
| Sun | 29th | Reading | Higher Numbers Practice | Reading St Laurence | 1-2.30 pm |
MAY 2012
| Day | Date | Branch | Event | Location | Time |
| Mon | 7th | Guild | SC | Heats tbc, Final Benson | |
| Mon | 7th | Guild | Annual Ringing Day | South Oxon Branch | |
| Thu | 10th | ONB | BP | Sunningwell (6) | 7.30pm-9pm |
| Mon | 14th | Banbury | BP | Bodicote | 7.30 pm |
| Fri | 18th | Banbury | SP | Steeple Aston | 7.30 pm |
| Sat | 19th | Guild | AGM | Wokingham, St. Paul's | |
| Fri | 25th | EBSB | 10/12 Bell Practice | Amersham (12) | 7.45pm - 9.15pm |
| Sat | 26th | Banbury | Doubles and Minor Practice | Hanwell | 11 am - 12.30 pm |
| Sat | 26th | EBSB | SP | Hughenden (8) | 7pm - 9pm |
| Sat/Sun | 26th/27th | Guild | Diamond Jubilee Ringing |
JUNE 2012
| Day | Date | Branch | Event | Location | Time |
| Tue | 5th | Guild | The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Holiday | ||
| Sat | 9th | EBSB | SC + BP | Penn (6) | 5pm (SC) 7pm (BP) |
| Tue | 12th | ONB | BP | Milton (8) | 7.30pm-9pm |
| Sat | 23rd | South Oxon | BP | Berrick Salome (6) | 7pm |
| Sat | 23rd | EBSP | Novices Practice | Denham (8) | 4pm-6.30pm |
| Fri | 29th | EBSP | BP | Marlow (8) | 2.30pm-4.30pm |
| Sat | 30th | 8 and 10 Bell Practice | Aston Clinton | 7.30pm - 9.30pm |
JULY 2012
| Day | Date | Branch | Event | Location | Time |
| Mon-Wed | 9th-11th | Guild | Olympic Torch Relay Ringing | TBA | |
| Sat | 14th | EBSB | SP | Hambleden (8) | 7pm-9pm |
| Fri | 27th | Guild | Olympic Opening ceremony ringing | ||
| Sat | 28th | South Oxon | BP | Brightwell Baldwin (6) | 7-8.30pm |
| Sat | 28th | EBSB | SC (Novices) | Chalfont St. Peter (6) | 5pm-7pm |
AUGUST 2012
| Day | Date | Branch | Event | Location | Time |
| Sat | 4th | 8 and 10 Bell Practice | Aston Clinton | 7.30pm - 9.30pm | |
| Wed | 8th | ONB | BP | Childrey (8) | 7.30pm-9pm |
| Sat | 11th | EBSB | 10 Bell Practice | Cookham (10) | 5pm-6.30pm |
| Sat | 17th | EBSB | BP | Stoke Poges (8) | 2.30pm-4.30pm |
| Sat | 25th | EBSB | Novices Practice | Clewer (6) | 4pm-6.30pm |
SEPTEMBER 2012
| Day | Date | Branch | Event | Location | Time |
| Sat | 8th | EBSB | SP | Chalfont St. Giles (8) | 7pm-9pm |
| Tue | 11th | ONB | BP | Abingdon, St. Nicolas (6) | 7.30pm-9pm |
| Sat | 22nd | EBSB | Out of Branch Practice | TBA | |
| Sat | 22nd | South Oxon | BP | TBA (10) | 7-8.30pm |
| Fri | 28th | EBSB | 10/12 Bell Practice | Amersham (12) | 7.45pm - 9.15pm |
| Sat | 29nd | Guild | Michaelmas Training Day | TBA | |
| Sat | 29th | 8 and 10 Bell Practice | Aston Clinton | 7.30pm - 9.30pm |
OCTOBER 2012
| Day | Date | Branch | Event | Location | Time |
| Sat | 6th | Guild | SC (Six Bell) | Banbury Branch | |
| Fri | 12th | ONB | BP | Letcome Regis (6) | 7.30pm-9pm |
| Sat | 13th | Guild | Steeple Aston Course | ||
| Sat | 13th | South Oxon | Mini Outing | ||
| Sat | 13th | EBSB | SC + BP | Lane End (6) | SC 5pm BP 7pm |
| Sat | 13th | Chipping Norton | Autumn Meeting | Enstone | 5.45pm, 6.30pm Meeting, ringing after |
| Sat | 27th | South Oxon | Autumn Meeting | Benson (8) | 4-5.30pm |
| Sat | 27th | EBSB | Novices Practice | Langley (8) | 4pm-6.30pm |
NOVEMBER 2012
| Day | Date | Branch | Event | Location | Time |
| Fri | 2nd | EBSB | BP | Hughenden (8) | 2.30pm-4.30pm |
| Sat | 3rd | 8 and 10 Bell Practice | Aston Clinton | 7.30pm - 9.30pm | |
| Sat | 10th | EBSB | SP | Beaconsfield (8) | 7pm-9pm |
| Tue | 13th | ONB | BP | Cholsey (8) | 8.0pm-9.30pm |
| Sat | 24th | Guild | SC (Ten Bell) | Central Bucks Branch | |
| Sat | 24th | Guild | SC (Ten Bell) | Central Bucks Branch | |
| Sat | 24th | Guild | Autumn General Committee Meeting | Central Bucks Branch | |
| Sat | 24th | EBSB | Novices Practice | Fulmer (6) | 4pm-6.30pm |
DECEMBER 2012
| Day | Date | Branch | Event | Location | Time |
| Sat | 1st | Guild | 10 Bell Training Day | Aston Clinton | TBC |
| Sat | 1st | EBSB | 10 Bell Practice | Cookham (10) | 5pm-6.30pm |
| Sat | 8th | South Oxon | BP | Ewelme (6) | 4-5.30pm |
| Sat | 8th | EBSB | BP + Social | TBA | TBA |
| Thu | 13th | ONB | BP | Wallingford (10) | 8.0pm -9.30pm |
| Tue | 27th | EBSB | Outing | TBA | TBA |