[Stretham-rec] Sessions at Stretham Ringing Education Centre

[Catherine Simcock]

What a lovely email Louise, the best I’ve seen yet in this crisis. 

One of my band members suggested having a conference call during the time that we would normally be ringing, to stay in touch. I appreciate that not everyone has internet access but I think it’s possible to dial those people in, even if only a few are brave enough for video conferencing, you can get up to 50 people on some free options. A good excuse to catch up on all that theory we’re always craving. Perhaps an idea for some specific training sessions too. 

What do you all think? Worth a try? 

Catherine


> On 17 Mar 2020, at 19:52, Louise Dobson <louise9595 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi All,
> Most of you will have received emails from your home towers advising that following Government advice on gatherings, practices are suspended until further notice.
> The same applies to the Ringing Education Centre which runs its sessions at Stretham. All REC sessions from today are cancelled.
> This is the sensible thing to do and very sad at the same time. We live in strange and unsettling times. 
> 
> However, prior to sending out this email I was thinking if there was a way we could react pro-actively. It has been heartening to hear of local communities taking on the task of looking after each other.  When I look at the Stretham REC mailing list I can see that we have created a community of bell ringers that goes across home towers and districts. There are ringers from Ely, Cambridge, Huntingdon and Wisbech Districts who put up with my notices every week. I am grateful and it gave me an idea which may not be as bad as my jokes.
> Whether we live on our own or in shared/family households we are effectively going to be more socially isolated than usual. One can feel alone in a family setting or living independently. 
> I am proposing that instead of saying, 'Goodbye, take care, see you when the crisis is over', we use this email to support each other. If you find you have to self isolate, then maybe someone on this list lives nearby and can help. 
> To keep our hands in the ringing arena we could do an 'ask the teacher a question email' about anything concerning ringing. This is your chance to ask about strange bell ringers terminology, 'Who is this Bob?'. If you do not want to ask, send me the question direct and I will find a teacher who can answer it much better than me. 
> Could teachers and other ringers who might have information/diagrams on the theory of ringing or theory exercises take this opportunity to circulate the info. This is not homework, it will not be marked, but it might be of interest.
> Jokes, as ever, as long as appropriate for the audience, will be welcome. They cannot be as bad as mine!
> This would be a weekly email unless someone needs help/has a question.
> If you do not like this idea, let me know and I will not go ahead if more than five people object. Alternatively you can just delete the emails.
> 
> If you would like to try this idea then to mail everyone send an email to:
> stretham-rec at lists.beasts.org
> If you want to contact me direct or would like me to circulate a message for you then please email:
> strethamrec at elyda.org.uk or louise9595 at gmail.com
> 
> Pass these details to anyone you know who might be interested in receiving these emails.
> 
> Let's really stay in touch and keep our happy and mildly eccentric band of people who like to pull long ropes with big bits of metal on the end together.
> Best wishes,
> Louise
> 
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