Combined Events Calendar (Grid)

	April 2026
			1	2	3 District Quiz Ockbrook District Quiz Ockbrook 3rd April 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm See more details •	4
5	6	7	8	9 Advanced 12 bell practice at Melbourne Advanced 12 bell practice at Melbourne 9th April 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm 52.82108,-1.42405(Melbourne) Core methods include Cambridge, Stedman, Bristol and Spliced, plus at least one from Phobos, Zanussi, Avon, Orion. Usually a quarter peal is rung from 6.30 to 7.30. Followed by Spirit Vaults (previously the Blue Bell) PH. Contact Christian Peckham via the Melbourne page on the website for more information. See more details •	10	11 PEAK DISTRICT MEETING PEAK DISTRICT MEETING 11th April 2026 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Tideswell See more details •
12 DYR Meeting DYR Meeting 12th April 2026 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Clowne S43 4DP For young ringers (you need to be able to ring rounds unaccompanied - otherwise bring a 'minder' - they just might get a ring too! We also ring more advanced things). Just turn up at a practice or contact dyr@derbyda.org.uk. https://www.derbyda.org.uk/dyr/ See more details •	13	14	15	16 PEAK DISTRICT THEMED PRACTICE PEAK DISTRICT THEMED PRACTICE 16th April 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm tbc See more details •	17 Peak District National Park 75th Anniversary Peak District National Park 75th Anniversary 17th April 2026 @ 9:30 am - 9:00 pm Various towers in the PDNP open for a short period The aim is to ring at least rounds in as many towers in the PDNP as possible for this anniversary. Towers & times tbc See more details •	18 Bell Maintenance Course Bell Maintenance Course 18th April 2026 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm St Michael & All Angel's Church : Hathersage, Church Bank, Hathersage, Hope Valley S32 1AJ, UK Registration from 1:30 (hot drinks provided for those travelling some distance). Please use the course booking form to register a place. Cost £5. See more details •
19	20	21	22	23 Mid Week Ringing Mid Week Ringing 23rd April 2026 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Hathersage (10:00) followed by Hope (11:30) All welcome, so long as you can ring rounds competently. Please bring £1 donation towards each tower's funds. Maybe follow up with a pub lunch? See more details •	24	25 AGM Wingerworth AGM Wingerworth 25th April 2026 @ 3:00 pm - 8:30 pm All Saints' Church, Wingerworth, Longedge Lane Chesterfield S42 6PU, Wingerworth, Chesterfield S42 6PL, UK The Derby Diocesan Association of Church Bell Ringers Annual General Meeting Saturday 25th April 2026 3pm-4pm Ringing at North Wingfield 4pm-5pm Ringing at Wingerworth 5pm Short Service at Wingerworth 5:30pm Tea (Book: email tea@derbyda.org.uk by 21 April) in Wingerworth Church Hall 6:30pm Meeting Wingerworth Church Hall (Meeting papers will be available here) Until 8:30pm Ringing at Wingerworth after the meeting Poster: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10FUqrs_5kWZ5lkSOxQlw5hOHjMaEHalf/view?usp=sharing Agenda: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11beyfQC43GmpYQ4L8gvbulELVBU2k2sf/view?usp=drive_link Minutes of 2025 AGM: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fYv3akIp5973Jo81nxyqnTiD0QVKiVQY/view?usp=drive_link Tower locations & details: https://derbyda.org.uk/towers/list/ More DDA events: https://derbyda.org.uk/calendar/ See more details •
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District Quiz Ockbrook
District Quiz Ockbrook

3rd April 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

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Advanced 12 bell practice at Melbourne
Advanced 12 bell practice at Melbourne

9th April 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
52.82108,-1.42405(Melbourne)

Core methods include Cambridge, Stedman, Bristol and Spliced, plus at least one from Phobos, Zanussi, Avon, Orion. Usually a quarter peal is rung from 6.30 to 7.30.

Followed by Spirit Vaults (previously the Blue Bell) PH.

Contact Christian Peckham via the Melbourne page on the website for more information.

See more details

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PEAK DISTRICT MEETING
PEAK DISTRICT MEETING

11th April 2026 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Tideswell

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DYR Meeting
DYR Meeting

12th April 2026 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Clowne S43 4DP

For young ringers (you need to be able to ring rounds unaccompanied - otherwise bring a 'minder' - they just might get a ring too! We also ring more advanced things). Just turn up at a practice or contact dyr@derbyda.org.uk.

https://www.derbyda.org.uk/dyr/

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PEAK DISTRICT THEMED PRACTICE
PEAK DISTRICT THEMED PRACTICE

16th April 2026 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
tbc

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Peak District National Park 75th Anniversary
Peak District National Park 75th Anniversary

17th April 2026 @ 9:30 am - 9:00 pm
Various towers in the PDNP open for a short period

The aim is to ring at least rounds in as many towers in the PDNP as possible for this anniversary.
Towers & times tbc

See more details

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Bell Maintenance Course
Bell Maintenance Course

18th April 2026 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
St Michael & All Angel's Church : Hathersage, Church Bank, Hathersage, Hope Valley S32 1AJ, UK

Registration from 1:30 (hot drinks provided for those travelling some distance). Please use the course booking form to register a place. Cost £5.

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Mid Week Ringing
Mid Week Ringing

23rd April 2026 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Hathersage (10:00) followed by Hope (11:30)

All welcome, so long as you can ring rounds competently. Please bring £1 donation towards each tower's funds. Maybe follow up with a pub lunch?

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AGM Wingerworth
AGM Wingerworth

25th April 2026 @ 3:00 pm - 8:30 pm
All Saints' Church, Wingerworth, Longedge Lane Chesterfield S42 6PU, Wingerworth, Chesterfield S42 6PL, UK

The Derby Diocesan Association of Church Bell Ringers
Annual General Meeting
Saturday 25th April 2026

3pm-4pm Ringing at North Wingfield
4pm-5pm Ringing at Wingerworth
5pm Short Service at Wingerworth
5:30pm Tea (Book: email tea@derbyda.org.uk by 21 April) in Wingerworth Church Hall
6:30pm Meeting Wingerworth Church Hall (Meeting papers will be available here)
Until 8:30pm Ringing at Wingerworth after the meeting

Poster: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10FUqrs_5kWZ5lkSOxQlw5hOHjMaEHalf/view?usp=sharing
Agenda: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11beyfQC43GmpYQ4L8gvbulELVBU2k2sf/view?usp=drive_link
Minutes of 2025 AGM: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fYv3akIp5973Jo81nxyqnTiD0QVKiVQY/view?usp=drive_link
Tower locations & details: https://derbyda.org.uk/towers/list/
More DDA events: https://derbyda.org.uk/calendar/

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Combined Events Calendar (Grid)

April 2026