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Issue 5982 (19/12/2025) contents
Wecome to the 2025 Christmas issue! A triple issue filled with colourful features throughout, including predictions for the year ahead and lots to get you in the festive bellringing mood.
| Title | Author | Page |
|---|---|---|
| On the cover - St Anne’s Limehouse | Ed J Bucknall, artist | 1153 |
| Ringing for public events - 2026 update | John Harrison | 1156 |
| Method of the Month 2026 | Will Bosworth | 1158 |
| Date touches for 2026 | Will Bosworth | 1158 |
| Letters to the Editor | 1159 | |
| The Little Blue Ringing Book | 1159 | |
| Minor Jottings on Christmas carols | Mary Jones | 1160 |
| White Christmas in Québec City | Donna McEwen | 1160 |
| A Sally Tree and a ’grab’ at Bethlehem | Paul Lewis | 1161 |
| Bored at Christmas? Sit yourself down with an old ringing book | Chris Pickford | 1162 |
| Christmas wheel | Tony Crabtree | 1164 |
| A peal for St Nicholas | Nich Wilson | 1165 |
| Christmas Day Peals | Gareth Davies | 1166 |
| Jingle bells, Santa sells | Ryan Battersby | 1167 |
| A Christmas Triptych from St Clement’s | Lynne Hughes | 1168 |
I’d lose to almost anyone in an arm wrestle |
A chat with Ewan Hull | 1170 |
| Last call for the ART Awards | Katie Town | 1171 |
| CCCBR Executive meeting notes | Ernie de Legh-Runciman | 1171 |
| Breathing new life into St Mary’s, Lichfield | Stuart Hutchieson | 1172 |
| Tales from the Red Zone | Simon Gay | 1174 |
| CCCBR Workgroup and Ringing 2030 update | Tina Stoecklin | 1176 |
| New bells for New Norcia | Richard Offen | 1177 |
| Ringing in Perspective | 21 ringing leaders | 1178 |
| 1000 Bell Pub Crawl – 2025 update | Chris Hutchinson | 1188 |
| Discography of bells wins award | 1191 | |
| Magic Blocks | Richard A Smith | 1194 |
| Winchester District Carol Service | Micki Nadal | 1199 |
| ’The tactic ... just not go wrong’ | Henry Pipe | 1200 |
| Peal reports | 1201 | |
| Quarter peal reports | 1207 | |
| The appeal of the bells - an outsider’s view | Heather Sharkey | 1216 |
| Ruth Border’s 90th year | Annie Hall | 1218 |
| South Carolina peal tour | Haley Barnett | 1219 |
| Three tough rings of bells and one that never existed | Geoffrey Davies | 1220 |
| Words of wisdom from student ringers | Birmingham Universities Society | 1222 |
| Hang about, don’t leave! | St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh | 1225 |
| Fight to save the grant (List places of worship) | 1225 | |
| Obituary - Ashley Wilson | Monica Hollows | 1226 |
| Obituary - Donald Niblett | Peter Niblett | 1228 |
| Christmas puzzle page | 1230 | |
| Doubles of the Month - December | 1231 | |
| Thought for the Season - Messengers of peace | Michael Stephens | 1231 |
| Thought for the week - Carol of the bells | Simon White | 1231 |
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