Chair's Chat April 2022Dear Ringers, It was lovely to see many of you at our Sanderstead Rally and AGM at the end of February – and we certainly made a joyous...
Chair's Chat February 2022Dear Ringers, Happy New Year! I hope, like me, you were able to meet up with family and friends over Christmas. Maybe your team even...
Chair's Chat December 2021Dear Ringers, Thank you to those that have sent in articles for this issue (and photos) - it is lovely to hear that some teams are...
Chair's Chat September 2021Dear Ringers, It’s so good to hear about teams being back ringing again – and our first ‘back to ringing’ regional rally! Thanks to Geoff...
Chair's Chat June/July 2021Dear Ringers, I’ll start with an apology. This should have been the June newsletter, and Valerie sent it to me towards the end of June,...
Chair's Chat - April 2021Dear Ringers, Welcome to spring! I think the weather is having a bit of a joke with us – the minute the rules change, and we can meet up...
Chair's Chat Febrary 2021Dear Ringers, Well, here we are in yet another lockdown! I think this one has been tougher because of the shorter winter days, but at...
Chair's Chat - November 2020Dear Ringers, I hope everyone is coping with our second lockdown – it certainly seems very odd not to have a full diary of concerts and...
Chair's Chat September 2020Dear Ringers, I hope you have been able to get out and about and enjoy (or not!) the warmer weather we have had over the summer. Maybe...
CHAIR’S CHAT JULY 2020Dear Ringers, Looking at the weather we have had over the past couple of weeks, it seems hard to believe we are already in July, but...
Chairman's Chat - May 2020Dear Ringers, As I sit here in my garden writing this, it seems hard to believe that I haven’t been further than the local shops for 2...
Chairman's Chat - April 2019Dear Ringers, As I write this, there are definite signs on spring outside - bulbs flowering, blossom on trees, grass growing (and needing...
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Chairman's Chat January 2019Dear Ringers, Happy New Year! (I hope it's not too late to say that - after all, it is still January, just!) I hope you have managed to...
Chairman's Chat January 2019Dear Ringers, Happy New Year! (I hope it's not too late to say that - after all, it is still January, just!) I hope you have managed to...
Chairman's Chat October 2018Dear Ringers, As I sit down to write this, the sun is shining outside and the bells are ringing inside as around seventy ringers have...
Chairman's Chat October 2018Dear Ringers, As I sit down to write this, the sun is shining outside and the bells are ringing inside as around seventy ringers have...
Chairman's Chat August 2018Dear Ringers, I hope you are all surviving the heat and managing to carry on with all your planned ringing activities! It was lovely to...
Chairman's Chat April 2018Welcome to my first Chairman's Chat! I am delighted to have been elected as Chairman of the South East Region, especially as we have a...
Chairman's Chat March 2018As my three-year term as Chairman nears its end I am proud of what South East Region ringers have achieved. Your ringing and musicianship...