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surreybells · 5 years

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Spring Training Day, 9 March 2019

Some comments from students and helpers:

I attended my first training session run by the Surrey Association at Merton St John on Saturday along with two other learners (another was unable to attend). As always, all the helpers were most welcoming, encouraging and helpful in giving constructive feedback. The session was adeptly run by David Whitehead who took us through ringing up and down, call changes (up, down and places), kaleidoscope ringing (including ‘Mexican Wave’, which was lot of fun!), and an introduction into Plain Hunt on 4. It was a very full morning which I found extremely beneficial, as I am sure the other learners did too. Tim’s homemade chocolate brownies kept us going too! Many thanks to all involved for giving up their time to enable us learners to progress.

Wendy Archibald (Barnes)

Merton St John

This was my first time as a helper at an association training day, it was also my first visit to St Marys Barnes. This was an excellent venue for our session with its ground floor ringing chamber and constant supply of tea/coffee. We also had the use of the bells on simulator to enable us to keep any erratic ringing to ourselves.

Paul Flavell, our group leader, divided the students into groups. There were sessions on hand bells and ringing software which enables timing and methods (plain hunt etc) to be practised at home. I was kept busy working with the students to help smooth out their ringing and improve their handling where necessary.

Together with the students I found the whole experience very friendly and worthwhile. Thankyou Paul (and Kate) for running this event so smoothly.

Richard Fitch (Beddington)

Barnes Group learning Abel / Mobel

Beautiful venue (Fulham), excellent leader and 6 wonderful helpers from local bands.

A thoroughly enjoyable morning of learning and ringing with a strong band around all 4 learners, all at different levels of ability. Martin was calm, organised and encouraging and even though we got off to a rocky start at the ringing up, we soon familiarised ourselves with the heavier bells and each of us made good progress.

The one-to-one coaching allowed Martin and Asher to get their message across well by breaking down everything into simplified sections of theory and then supervising us putting it into practice. It also enabled the instructors to gauge our different needs and level of skill thereby tailoring the morning to get the best results.

Although Martin had said at the outset that it was a very common feeling amongst learners to feel a bit despondent at slow progress we all felt positive with the results of today’s training and looked forward to returning to our own towers and continuing to ring.

The 3 hours flew by (for us anyway) and we had some fun with call changes and standing the bell. There was lots of opportunity to ring and handle the ropes today and we really felt that the focus was on us. After the session, we gathered at a local eatery and had the chance to socialise and discover more about the learning opportunities available to us in the ringing community.

At the end of the day the consensus was that the day had gone well with every learner making progress and we all took away something new to help us with our ringing. Thank you so much to Martin, Asher & Kate, Trisha, Paula, Malcolm and Eddie who all gave up their Saturday to support us.

Maggie, Fiona, Claire & Sarah (Epsom Common)

Students and teachers at Fulham

We had three students and six helpers at Beddington, and the students took turns to sit out and learn the theory, then put it into practice with someone standing with them. At the end of the session all three learners managed to complete a plain course together - which was not possible at the start of the morning! Many thanks to all our helpers, and especially Noel, for explaining the method so clearly and using multiple different explanations to help our different brains!

I was delighted to be able to do a touch of Doubles and finish up with a touch of Plain Bob Minor without too many hiccups. It was a really useful session.

Sue Sullivan (Epsom Common)

Beddington

I've always wanted to ring at St Mary's Church Wimbledon having passed it many times over the years, so I was very pleased that this was the location picked for our Foundation Training skills event. Following introductions and a brief summary our ringing experience we covered the basic skills required for good bell control along with advice and encouragement from all the team.

We practised ringing rounds, trying to ring steadily and then moved on to long places. We also had an opportunity to go outside and hear the bells rung by the band so that we could listen to the sound of steady ringing compared to some bells ringing too fast or slow. It was a great listening exercise for the students although perhaps not for the residents of Wimbledon!

We were a mixed group of students with various levels of experience, but all of us were given time and attention to improve an aspect of our ringing. Including trebling to Bastow, ringing the tenor, and an attempt at plain hunt. By the end of the session it was clear that improvements had been made.

Following an early finish, we had time to go over some of the theory of plain hunt and Ian has some great props and techniques to help make the explanation memorable, which included pictures of fish (plaice versus place).🐟! Many thanks to Ian and the rest of the band for their patience, encouragement and advice.

Chris Mahalski (Streatham)

Wimbledon Group

Thank you for arranging the training session at St. Mary Barnes on Saturday. It must be a logistical nightmare! I much enjoyed the morning, both ringing and meeting other ringers.

I found the first session with all beginners on the ropes a bit frustrating as I could not get into any rhythm ringing rounds. However the time on the simulator was very useful and good practice for me.

The final session of ringing rounds and call changes once the bells were unclamped was really great. I feel that that is now the practice that I need.

Jo Teverson (Barnes)

St Mary’s Barnes

We had over 40 applications for student places at Spring Training Day – not quite a record but enough to run eight groups including a special session at Barnes for new learners from 2018, and several groups for elementary change ringing. We could have done with some more helpers as ever, so many thanks to helpers and students who applied to come on the day.

Overall the feedback (above and feedback forms) has been very positive and we have learned a few lessons about organisation of future training days. The long morning only session is a bit more intensive but has generally been well received as people can relax over lunch and get home early. Also people do seem to prefer to travel straight to the towers and go straight home afterwards, although it is a shame that means there is no social gathering at the end of the day.

To make the day really productive, students should try and follow up their courses with more practise at practice nights and local meetings as soon as possible.

Paul Flavell Surrey Training Officer

[email protected]

Carshalton

Colliers Wood

Wandsworth, West Hill

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artistsletterontrumpandjeru-blog · 6 years

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Over one hundred artists write on Trump and Jerusalem

Image: Ahmad Gharabli / AFP The Guardian reports (10th December) President Macron’s comment that recent US moves on the status of Jerusalem are a threat to peace. They are much more than that.

In recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, Donald Trump seeks to achieve through a declaration what Israel has been trying to do for fifty years through force of arms: to erase Palestinians, as a political and cultural presence, from the life of their own city.

The Palestinian people of Jerusalem are already subject to municipal discrimination at every level, and a creeping process of ethnic cleansing. In addition to the continuing policy of house demolitions, in the last fifteen years, at least thirty-five Palestinian public institutions and NGOs in occupied East Jerusalem have been permanently or temporarily closed by the occupying forces. Cultural institutions have been a particular target.

At the same time Israeli authorities and entrepreneurs have spent millions in clearing Palestinian neighbourhoods to create ‘heritage’ projects that promote a myth of mono-ethnic urban identity, said to stretch back 3000 years.

We reject Trump’s collusion with such racist manipulation, and his disregard for international law. We deplore his readiness to crown the Israeli military conquest of East Jerusalem and his indifference to Palestinian rights.

As artists and as citizens, we challenge the ignorance and inhumanity of these policies, and celebrate the resilience of Palestinians living under occupation.

Khalid Abdalla, actor Tunde Adebimpe, musician Peter Ahrends, architect Hanan Al-Shaykh, writer Tayo Aluko, actor, playwright Frankie Armstrong, musician Jonathan Arndell, architect Conrad Atkinson, visual artist Rory Attwell, musician, producer Phyllida Barlow, visual artist Roy Battersby, film director Sarah Beddington, visual artist Yves Berger, painter Nicholas Blincoe, writer Nick Broomfield, film director David Calder, actor Julie Christie, actor Caryl Churchill, playwright Norma Cohen, actor, writer Joseph Coward, writer, singer Molly Crabapple, writer, artist Darren Cullen, artist Michael Cunningham, writer Selma Dabbagh, writer William Dalrymple, writer, historian Michael Darlow, director Angela Davis, writer Dror Dayan, filmmaker April de Angelis, playwright Andy de la Tour, actor Ivor Dembina, comedian Shane Dempsey, theatre director Olof Dreijer, musician Zillah Eisenstein, author Sally El Hosaini, screenwriter, director Brian Eno, musician Eve Ensler, playwright Samir Eskanda, musician Jodie Evans, author, producer Marcia Farquhar, artist Jem Finer, artist Annie Firbank, actor Peter Gabriel, musician Tom Gilroy, actor, director Orlando Gough, composer Stephanos Gouvianakis, DJ Trevor Griffiths, playwright Douglas Hart, musician, director Mona Hatoum, visual artist Rachel Holmes, writer Ian Ilavsky, label co-founder Aki Kaurismaki, film director John Keane, visual artist Peter Kennard, artist AL Kennedy, writer Nancy Kricorian, writer Hari Kunzru, writer Paul Laverty, screenwriter James Lecesne, actor Mike Leigh, writer, director Tom Leonard, poet Les Levidow, violinist Ken Loach, film director Carmen Lobue, actor Liz Lochhead, poet, playwright Billy Lunn, musician Charlotte Marionneau, musician Kika Markham, actor Francesca Martinez, comedian, actor Massive Attack, band Ahmed Masoud, writer, director Hisham Matar, writer Emel Mathlouthi, musician Mark Matousek, writer Julian Maynard Smith, artist, director JD Meatyard, musician Pauline Melville, writer, actor China Miéville, writer Simon Milner, musician Thurston Moore, musician Tom Morello, musician Jenny Morgan, filmmaker Rosalind Nashashibi, artist Harry Newman, actor Christopher Norris, philosopher, writer Andrew O'Hagan, writer Eugene O'Hare, actor Kate Parker, producer Maxine Peake, actor Miranda Pennell, filmmaker Tonya Pinkins, actor Vijay Prashad, writer John Robb, musician, writer Michael Rosen, poet Mark Ruffalo, actor Kareem Samara, musician Lias Saoudi, musician Ian Saville, magician James Schamus, screenwriter, producer, director Nick Seymour, musician Nabil Shaban, actor, writer Khaldoun Shami, filmmaker Yasmin Shariff, architect Farhana Sheikh, writer Sheikh, band Kevin Shields, musician Gillian Slovo, writer John Smith, visual artist Ahdaf Soueif, writer Juliet Stevenson, actor Tilda Swinton, actor Yanis Varoufakis, author Naomi Wallace, playwright Marina Warner, writer Roger Waters, musician Hilary Westlake, theatre director Vivienne Westwood, designer whenyoung, band Don Wilkie, label co-founder Susan Wooldridge, actor, writer Robert Wyatt, musician

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/11/artists-attack-trump-over-jerusalem-move

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annefic · 6 years

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A Daily Mail featurette on Tim Laurence’s family, from around the time of the wedding, plus HQ scans of all the photos included. Ebay is good to me sometimes.

#timothy laurence #tim laurence #happyAnneiversary #annetim25

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mustafailhann · 6 years

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Over one hundred artists write on Trump and Jerusalem

The Guardian reports (10th December) President Macron’s comment that recent US moves on the status of Jerusalem are a threat to peace. They are much more than that.

As artists and as citizens, we challenge the ignorance and inhumanity of these policies, and celebrate the resilience of Palestinians living under occupation.

Khalid Abdalla, actor Mustafa İlhan, photographer, journalist Tunde Adebimpe, musician Peter Ahrends, architect Hanan Al-Shaykh, writer Tayo Aluko, actor, playwright Frankie Armstrong, musician Jonathan Arndell, architect Conrad Atkinson, visual artist Phyllida Barlow, visual artist Roy Battersby, film director Sarah Beddington, visual artist Yves Berger, painter Nicholas Blincoe, writer Nick Broomfield, film director David Calder, actor Julie Christie, actor Caryl Churchill, playwright Norma Cohen, actor, writer Joseph Coward, writer, singer Molly Crabapple, writer, artist Darren Cullen, artist Michael Cunningham, writer Selma Dabbagh, writer William Dalrymple, writer, historian Michael Darlow, director Angela Davis, writer Dror Dayan, filmmaker April de Angelis, playwright Andy de la Tour, actor Ivor Dembina, comedian Shane Dempsey, theatre director Olof Dreijer, musician Zillah Eisenstein, author Sally El Hosaini, screenwriter, director Brian Eno, musician Eve Ensler, playwright Samir Eskanda, musician Jodie Evans, author, producer Annie Firbank, actor Peter Gabriel, musician Tom Gilroy, actor, director Orlando Gough, composer Stephanos Gouvianakis, DJ Douglas Hart, musician, director Mona Hatoum, visual artist Rachel Holmes, writer Ian Ilavsky, label co-founder Aki Kaurismaki, film director John Keane, visual artist Peter Kennard, artist AL Kennedy, writer Nancy Kricorian, writer Hari Kunzru, writer Paul Laverty, screenwriter James Lecesne, actor Mike Leigh, writer, director Tom Leonard, poet Les Levidow, violinist Ken Loach, film director Carmen Lobue, actor Liz Lochhead, poet, playwright Billy Lunn, musician Charlotte Marionneau, musician Kika Markham, actor Francesca Martinez, comedian, actor Massive Attack, band Ahmed Masoud, writer, director Hisham Matar, writer Emel Mathlouthi, musician Mark Matousek, writer Julian Maynard Smith, artist, director JD Meatyard, musician Pauline Melville, writer, actor Simon Milner, musician Thurston Moore, musician Tom Morello, musician Jenny Morgan, filmmaker Rosalind Nashashibi, artist Harry Newman, actor Christopher Norris, philosopher, writer Andrew O'Hagan, writer Eugene O'Hare, actor Kate Parker, producer Maxine Peake, actor Miranda Pennell, filmmaker Tonya Pinkins, actor Vijay Prashad, writer John Robb, musician, writer Michael Rosen, poet Mark Ruffalo, actor Kareem Samara, musician Lias Saoudi, musician Ian Saville, magician James Schamus, screenwriter, producer, director Nick Seymour, musician Nabil Shaban, actor, writer Khaldoun Shami, filmmaker Yasmin Shariff, architect Farhana Sheikh, writer Sheikh, band Kevin Shields, musician Gillian Slovo, writer John Smith, visual artist Ahdaf Soueif, writer Juliet Stevenson, actor Tilda Swinton, actor Yanis Varoufakis, author Naomi Wallace, playwright Marina Warner, writer Roger Waters, musician Hilary Westlake, theatre director Vivienne Westwood, designer whenyoung, band Don Wilkie, label co-founder Susan Wooldridge, actor, writer Robert Wyatt, musician

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