Ringing Recovery 2021

Here are all the documents and resources for Ringing Recovery 2021

Ely DA Roadmap to Ringing Recovery - version 5

Roadmap of 4 stages with, for each stage: the proposed date, what changes, action points and where to get advice and support.

Version 5, issued 18/07/2021, is here.

CCCBR Guidance in England from 19 July, summary here.

July 16, 2021

Ringing guidance for England for the period from 19 July onwards has been agreed with the House of Bishops Recovery Group today (16th July) and can be found here. The lifting of any restrictions on how long we ring for and with how many other ringers is welcomed, although we need to be mindful that at a time of greatly increasing infection rates, and big regional variations, many ringers will still be cautious in terms of how much ringing they do. Some towers are actually discussing reducing the amount of ringing they do because of the rise in infection levels, not increasing it.

The Church of England's own guidance has not been published yet, but should be later today. It includes a paragraph referring to the Central Council's guidance.

Although the wearing of facemasks is no longer mandated in places of worship, and will not appear in the Church of England guidance, we have included a number of situations where due to the particular nature of ringing we would expect masks to be worn, including close face to face teaching, and ringing with unvaccinated children. Some clergy may retain a policy of facemasks in their church or cathedral, and if they do then their wishes take precedence.

The Government now wants us to take responsibility for our own actions. If you don't think you should ring for as long as you are allowed to - don't.

If you want to wear a facemask when ringing - wear one. If a member of your band wants you all to wear facemasks to protect them - discuss it as a band and come to an agreement. Bellringing is a group activity and we are responsible for each other not just ourselves. The virus has not gone away by any means - we are learning to live with it.

This seems like an ideal time to thank the rest of the Covid guidance team - Phil Barnes, Mark Regan and David Pouncey - who have helped navigate this difficult process over the last 16 months, and the large number of ringers who have given their quiet support behind the scenes. As a team we would like to thank Mark Betson and Brendan McCarthy, the members of the House of Bishops Recovery Group, who have had an extraordinary burden put on them.

Simon Linford, President CCCBR

CCCBR Guidance for 17th May - 21st June in England

21st April 2021 - Draft guidance is published for the period from 17 May to 21 June to enable ringers in England at least to plan for the next phase of lockdown release. This guidance has been agreed with the House of Bishops Recovery Group, but it remains in draft form until the Government finally confirms that its four tests have been met immediately prior to 17 May. The guidance is a major step change from previous guidance.

CCCBR Guidance from 17th May in England is here

17th June 2021 - Continuation of Step 3 Covid Guidance - England. Following discussion with the House of Bishops Recovery Group, there is not going to be any change to the published guidance for England for the four week extension to Step 3 conditions . More details here.

Informing local residents

A poster to inform local residents that you are restarting regular ringing is available to download here. The poster is supplied as a docx file so you can edit it for specific ringing times.

ART CCCBR Recovery Convention May 8th - 14th

ART and the CCCBR are hosting a series of online presentations focussed on ringing recovery starting on Saturday 8 May. To register for one or more of the online events go to: http://ringingteachers.org/news/articles/book-your-place-recovery-convention.

List of presentations is here.

ART CCCBR Survival and Recovery Newsletter

Issue 5, issued 22nd April 2021, is here.