(Additions in red)
| Jill Barker | St. John, Bournemouth |
| John M Davies | East Meon |
| Geoffrey K Dodd (LM) | Highclere |
| Nicholas Hussey | Overton |
| R Roger Savory (LM) | USA |
| Peter Smith (LM) | Freshwater |
| Renee Sturgess (LM) | Fareham |
| Derek F Yates | New Alresford |
| Derek Ashford | formerly of Ryde |
| Ian Cole | formerly of Chale |
| Mike Collett | formerly of Ryde |
| John Denham | formerly of Twyford |
| Christine Elliot | formerly of Brading |
| Betty Forrester | formerly of Milford-on-Sea |
| John Foot | formerly of East Meon and Catherington |
| Terry Hargreaves | formerly of Curdridge |
| Brian Lovelock | formerly of Hursley |
| Jack Luscombe | formerly of Shanklin |
| Norah Morey | formerly of Chale |
| Heather Pollard | formerly of Bishop’s Waltham |
| Derek Shutler | formerly of All Saints, Alton |
| Matthew C Webb | formerly of St Mary, Portsmouth |
| Myrtle Weir | formerly of Carisbrooke |
Allan Yalden proposes and Mike Winterbourne seconds that the Minutes of the last meeting be accepted.
| Dianne M Hatfield | Titchfield |
| H Lyndon Hatfield | Titchfield |
| Paul Daish-Miller | Chale |
| Catherine Daish-Miller | Niton |
| Helen Piper | Kingsclere |
Proposed by Mike Winterbourne and seconded by Bruce Purvis.
General Treasurer (and accounts)
Allan Yalden proposes and Adrian Nash seconds that the reports be accepted.
Grant Proposals
Notes. In October last year, the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Commission on the relationship of the Channel Islands to the wider Church of England recommended that episcopal oversight of the Islands should be transferred to the Bishop of Salisbury. In February this year the General Synod approved legislation to transfer parishes in the Channel Islands from the diocese of Winchester to the diocese of Salisbury. The legislation, the Channel Islands Measure 2020, was approved by both Houses of Parliament in July and was enacted on the 22nd. Consequently the Guild rules need amending and one of two motions will be put to the meeting depending on whether the towers in the Channel Islands District decide to transfer to the Salisbury Diocesan Guild (motion (A)) or remain part of the Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild (motion (B)). Both motions also clarify the “Guild area” and remove a long-standing dispute over the plural of “diocese”. If the Channel Islands District towers transfer to the Salisbury Diocesan Guild (motion (A)), in accordance with Guild rule 8.d, ringing members of the Channel Islands District may transfer to compounding membership of the Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild without further payment. Should the Channel Islands District need more time to reach a decision, motion (B) will be put to the meeting and a further motion brought to a subsequent AGM if and when the Channel Islands District decide to join the Salisbury Diocesan Guild.
Tony Smith proposes and the Master seconds that the rules be amended to reflect the Channel Islands District’s decision to transfer to the Salisbury Diocesan Guild. Specifically that the following rules be amended by deleting the words struck through and inserting the words underlined. Notwithstanding Guild rule 24 the amendments shall become effective on a date determined by the principal officers after consultation with the Salisbury Diocesan Guild and the Channel Islands District.
1. OBJECT To unite the Church Bell Ringers in the Diocese of Winchester and the Diocese of Portsmouth (hereinafter called ‘the Guild area’) …
2. CONSTITUTION … The Very Rev The Dean of Guernsey, The Very Rev The Dean of Jersey, … The Diocesan areas Guild area shall be divided into Districts …
5. GENERAL MEETING …, District 8 Channel Islands …
6. MEMBERSHIP … the two diocese Guild area … (five occurrences in a, d and e).
7.d ELECTIONS … the two diocese Guild area …
8.d SUBSCRIPTIONS … the two diocese Guild area …
17. CENTRAL FUND Seventy per cent (fifty per cent from the Channel Islands District) of all subscriptions …, except in the case of the Channel Islands District where fifty per cent is retained, …
BRF 3. AIM … within the Diocese of Winchester and the Diocese of Portsmouth …
Tony Smith proposes and the Master seconds that the rules be amended to reflect the Channel Islands District’s decision to remain part of the Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild. Specifically that the following rules be amended by deleting the words struck through and inserting the words underlined.
1. OBJECT To unite the Church Bell Ringers in the Diocese of Winchester and, the Diocese of Portsmouth and the Channel Islands (hereinafter called ‘the Guild area’) …
2. CONSTITUTION … The Diocesan areas Guild area shall be divided into Districts …
6. MEMBERSHIP … the two diocese Guild area … (five occurrences in a, d and e).
7.d ELECTIONS … the two diocese Guild area …
8.d SUBSCRIPTIONS … the two diocese Guild area …
BRF 3. AIM … within the Diocese of Winchester and, the Diocese of Portsmouth and the Channel Islands …
Helen Woolford proposes and the Master seconds that, in view of the Covid-19 pandemic, and notwithstanding Guild rule 8.a, the next subscriptions for those who were members of the Guild in 2020 will fall due on 1st January 2022 (so that subscriptions paid in 2020 also cover 2021) and, notwithstanding Guild rule 20.c, instead of an Annual Report for 2020, a Biennial Report covering 2020 and 2021 shall be published.
| 21st November 2020 | Executive Committee Meeting | |
| 20th March 2021 | Executive Committee Meeting | |
| 15th May 2021 | Inter-Tower 6 & 8-bell striking competitions | |
| 12th June 2021 | Inter-District 8-bell striking competition | |
| 12th June 2021 | AGM | |
| 10th July 2021 | RWNYC |
Simon Poyser proposes and Adrian Nash seconds that this be held on Saturday 12 June 2021 in the Alton and Petersfield District.
Guild committee recruitment
Proposed works in two churches in the A&P District