Bellringing Books
by
Steve Coleman
These four beautifully bound and printed, hardback books each contain 430 pages
of advice, information and help, all written in Steve's easy-to-read, enjoyable
and exceptionally clear style.
The Bellringer's Early Companion
The Bellringer's Bedside Companion
The Method Ringer's Companion
The Bob Caller's Companion
See below for more details of what's in each book.
Prices
£14.95 each. (Post free, UK & Surface Mail)
To save time in delivering the book, please phone or email your order and then send your cheque to Sue Coleman, 46 Byfords Road, Huntley, Glos. GL19 3EL.
But, if you prefer, you can just fill in an order form.
If you don't have a cheque book, please phone to discuss alternative payment methods.
Our telephone number is 01452 831197 and our email. is here
Discounts (any combination of books): 10% 3 books or more, 20% 5 books or more.
Order Form to print off and send or just phone us on 01452 831197.
Airmail: Please phone or email for the latest prices but since February 2010 the cost is an extra £8.20 for each book. Sorry this is so much but this is the extra it costs us to send each book. There's no extra to pay for surface mail.
What Others Have Said
"At last a writer who knows how I feel and who really cares."
"When I mess something up I go back home and read the chapter and know that Steve understands. It's like listening to a friend"
"If only I'd had this books 20 years ago."
"Everything is explained so clearly ... I've recommended it to the whole band."
"Absolutley fascinating. A whole world of information that no-one ever told me about before."
"For my money it's the best ringing book ever written."
"The extraordinary thing is that it's not just helpful, it's fun. My wife and I keep reading bits out to each other."
" ... so well written and so funny. My children keep asking what I'm laughing about."
The Bellringer's
Early Companion
This 440 page book is the early ringer's easy-to-read
and thoroughly entertaining guide to everything
a ringer needs to know.
Packed with clear and simple explanations, learning tips,
ringing hints, and fascinating historical background.
Covers
| * Handling Help |
* Plain Hunt |
* Ringing Up |
| * Leading |
* Ringing Down |
* Difficult Bells |
| * Trebling |
* Tenor Behind |
* Listening & Striking |
| * Ringing Knots |
* A Trip Upstairs |
* The Very Beginning |
| * Ropes & Splicing |
* Feeling Low |
* Belfry Maintenance |
| * Weddings & Funerals |
* Being a New Band |
* Giving a Talk |
| * Method Dancing |
* and much else besides |
|
The Bellringer's
Bedside Companion
Contains 52 chapters of advice, information and help all written in
Steve's easy-to-read, enjoyable and exceptionally clear style.
Outstandingly informative and thoroughly entertaining as well.
Packed with clear and simple explanations, learning tips,
ringing hints, and fascinating historical background.
Covers
| * Ropesight |
* Method Learning |
* Up & Down in Peal |
| * Ringing Safety |
* Call Changes |
* Leading Up & Down |
| * Ringing Teas |
* Ringing half-muffled |
* Ringing Etiquette |
| * Slipping Wheel |
* Ringing Panic |
* Tower Captaincy |
| * Firing |
* Arranging Outings |
* Ringing Left-handed |
| * Standing behind |
* and much else besides |
|
The
Method Ringer's
Companion
Also beautifully bound and printed, this 440 page hardback book
contains 47 chapters of advice, information and help. It is the ordinary
ringer's guide of how to ring all the widely rung methods on all numbers
from bob doubles upwards.
Covers
| * Plain Bob |
* Grandsire |
* Stedman |
| * The Other Doubles |
* The Plain Minor |
* Doubles Variations |
| * Kent and Oxford |
* The Classic Triples |
* The Basic Major |
| * Surprise Minor |
* Surprise Major |
* Listening |
| * Striking |
* Method Naming |
* The Fun Methods |
| * On the Wild Side |
* and much else besides |
|
The Bob Caller's
Companion
This 440 page hardback book contains 44 chapters of advice
information and help, all written in Steve's easy-to-read, enjoyable and
exceptionally clear style. It is the ordinary ringer's guide of how to call
plain courses and touches in all the widely rung methods
from bob doubles upwards.
Covers
| * The Basic Basics |
* Calling a Plain Course |
* Helping the Band |
| * Bob Doubles |
* Grandsire Doubles |
* Writing Touches Down |
| * Bob Minor |
* On a Sunday |
* Calling a Quarter Peal |
| * The Other Doubles |
* Stedman and Kent |
* The Other Minor |
| * Bob Triples & Major |
* Other Triples & Major |
* On Ten and Twelve |
| * Surprise |
* Putting Right |
* Composing |
| * Calling half-muffled |
* and much else besides |
|
Link to Pam Copson website - the site of the "One-per-Learner Book", etc
Link to Roger Bailey's Ringing Resources website
Link to G&B - The Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association of Church Bell Ringers website
Link to Whites - The Whites of Appleton website who rehung our bells at Littledean.
Link to Whitechapel - The Whitechapel Bell Foundry website where Littledean's two new trebles were cast and the original six were retuned.
This page last amended 21 June 2010