It was the North American Guild AGM and I didn't miss it, I was there
but was busy teaching kids to ring changes on handbells instead of
going to the formal do. (I'm afarid I don't like formal meetings &
often suffer the consequence of 'you could have voted!' ah well.
I did go to the dinner & heard Rick's speech but was not aware of
any plans on display Neither was I aware of the Whitechapel link that
you gave!!! Thanks Richard I really must try to be good Yes
we all had hoped for Washington to be the first 12 in the USA but
...maybe the first 13 or is it to be 14? perhaps after they've solved
the problem of where to park cars they will get back to it.....hope so<br>
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All the best <br>
Eddie<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 27/12/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Richard Offen</b> <<a href="mailto:richard.offen@MApVDQcX6cMyjEo8DHS9HOvzYxEIoeXNEQ6xsF-4U-zoEKPCcbiqcbp_3LPAjZa9Y2oQ7Rfy4dHwxTJVfcaLgw.yahoo.invalidet.au">richard.offen@LxiDSuVdamgUZgk1q4-1KJfRoOLoMpEuDPhXFOetveP1H0F1vXLgJjubzvQdXdqFKMRMrKIMl9K7lo3Gc-225g.yahoo.invalid</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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> I never actually saw any plans that had been drawn up,even though <br>
Richard,<br>
> I am an upright citizen- albeit with a slight stoop and noticeable <br>
limp<br>
> :-) but I was told that they were considering opening up the <br>
radial frame<br>
> to allow for the extra bells. <br>
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You must have missed the 2001 Washington Cathedral Ringers AGM, <br>
because plans were on display at that meeting. But all is not lost <br>
as the drawing can be seen as an introduction to the Whitechapel Bell <br>
Foundry article on radial frames:<br>
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<a href="http://www.whitechapelbellfoundry.co.uk/radial.htm" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.whitechapelbellfoundry.co.uk/radial.htm</a><br>
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One hopes that Rick's dream comes to fruition soon.<br>
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Best wishes,<br>
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Richard<br>
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