NORTH WEST HOSTS THE NATIONAL RALLY

The North West Committee has been delighted by the positive feedback it has received following the National Rally at Newton Rigg in early April, which was attended by over 240 ringers.  

 

On Friday evening, an excellent concert by the Northern Bell Orchestra got proceedings off to a good start.  Saturday was a busy day of workshops and masterclasses, and culminated in the Evening Concert.  All the Masterclasses performed, and Beverley Town Handbell Ringers gave a wonderful demonstration of traditional English handbell ringing on their Yorkshire “Long Set” of over 130 bells.  In contrast, Aidan Fozard dazzled us with his solo performance on belleplates.

 

Sunday morning was given over to a full Rally session: the hall filled with the sound of hundreds of bells during the massed ringing pieces, and individual performances by nearly 20 teams.  Awesome!

 

Thanks to everyone who helped in the organisation of the Rally – a true North West team effort!