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LATEST NEWS

2025 AGM minutes

Post 27-3-2025

The minutes of the 2025 AGM held at St. John the Baptist, Burford 1st March are published here

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The Claire Tarrant Award

Post 27-3-2025

Laura was unable to attend the recent AGM when the winner of  The Claire Tarrant Award for 2025 was announced. Our Ringing Master, David, took the opportunity to present Laura with the shield at the branch practice held at Spelsbury.

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Memorial Quarter Peal

Post 24-3-2025

On Friday 21st March 2025, at Hook Norton, we rang a Quarter peal of 1280 Cambridge Surprise Major in 46 minutes, the band consisted of six members of the tower and two good friends.

On hearing of the passing of John Beacham, who was ringer from Great Rollright, in our benefice, we dedicated it to his memory.

The band stood Treble – Mick Austin, 2 – Selina Harris, 3 – Sally Austin, 4 – Graham Clifton, 5 – Harry Gibson, 6 – Jonathan Muller, 7 – David Salter and 8 – Dan Austin (Conductor).

This was Selina’s first Surprise Major quarter peal inside and Sally’s 1000th quarter peal.

 

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The Claire Tarrant Award 2025 has been awarded to Laura Cooper
The shield commemorates Claire our Chipping Norton Branch Secretary for a total of thirteen years, also Branch Representative and Deputy Ringing-Master. At the time of her death, she was Branch Ringing-Master.
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Branch Officers

Chairman David Salter chair@chippy.odg.org.uk
Vice Chairman Vacant
Secretary Trevor Withell secretary@chippy.odg.org.uk
Treasurer Geoffrey Stretton treasurer@chippy.odg.org.uk
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Training Officer Please see Ringing Master
Ringing Master David Salter brm@chippy.odg.org.uk
Deputy Ringing Master Daniel Austin dbrm@chippy.odg.org.uk
Branch Representative David Salter brep@chippy.odg.org.uk
Web Master Keith Mitchell webmaster@chippy.odg.org.uk
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