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Stella Bianco

Has anyone tried taking a display along to a local community event for voluntary groups and clubs to find new members?
It's a good way for Parish Councils to attract residents to attend the Annual Parish Meeting, so it's worth suggesting the idea to the Parish Clerk ...

Charles Hobson

Has anyone one written a general guide for recruiting new ringers covering eg the different recruitment "sectors", appropriate communication channels, open day guidelines etc. If not, would it be a good idea to produce something like this that all towers could use?

John de Overa

Some resources:

Individual associations may also have material available, e.g. https://derbyda.org.uk/resources/promoting-ringing/

Peter Sotheran

"Has anyone tried taking a display along to a local community event"

A few years ago, we made up a set of three A2- sized (24" x 18" approx) display boards and arranged for them to be displayed in the 'shop window' of a local buidling society. They were happy to put them on display as it was 'something different' and attracted passers-by to pause and look in the window.

The 'selling points' were a little of the heritage and the fellowship of ringing along with the idea of maintaining a local service - nothing technical at all. I recall we gained 3 or 4 recruits over the weeks, a couple of whom stayed with us.

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