Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers
The Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers is a society representing the rings and Bell-ringers of the Diocese of Oxford who practice the art of change ringing. They cover the counties of Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshi e and was established on 17 January 1881 at Reading.
Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers logo
The Guild is split into 15 branches;
- Banbury Branch
- Bicester Branch
- Central Bucks Branch, covering Aylesbury and Winslow area
- Chiltern Branch, covering Wendover area
- Chipping Norton Branch
- East Berks and South Bucks Branch, covering the High Wycombe, Amersham and Windsor area
- Newbury Branch
- North Bucks Branch, covering Buckingham, Milton Keynes, Olney and Bletchley area
- Old North Berks Branch, covering Abingdon, Wallingford and Appleton area
- Oxford City Branch[1]
- Reading Branch
- Sonning Deanery Branch, covering Sonning and Wokingham area
- South Oxon Branch, covering Dorchester on Thames and Thame area
- Vale of the White Horse Branch, in the Shrivenham and Faringdon area
- Witney and Woodstock Branch
Affiliation
The Guild is affiliated to the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers (CCCBR), a global organisation representing all those who practice Change ringing, and currently sends five representatives to be part of the Council.[2]
External links
References
- "ODG Oxford City Branch of Church Bell Ringers ยท Home Page". Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Members and Affiliated Societies". CCCBR. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
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