The Library moved to Winchester Cathedral in September, with the help of a small band of Winchester and Christchurch ringers, and Hugh Routh of Steep who provided the expertise needed to care for the memorial bookcase in dismantling and re-installing it. The Library is now settled in the ringing chamber, available for readers and borrowers when the tower is open for ringing, and by appointment at other times. If I am not present, Gail Cater and Graham Grant have agreed to provide access to the books. A new system is in place for loans; the standard loan period is eight weeks, with a liberal renewal policy for serious studies and special problems. The Cathedral Office at No 1 The Close can accept returned items marked for my attention during normal office hours or through the letter box, but no messages, please, other than written ones.
I have made a start on assessing and cataloguing the bulky collection of archival material. Thank you to the members who have sent me 1999 and earlier material. Please continue to do so. Service sheets, press cuttings of events not covered in The Ringing World, group photos with names etc are welcome; all with dates if possible. That part of the collection of archive material held at the Hampshire Record Office has the reference 20M94DI and is available for study. Catalogues of the HRO archive and of the book collection are on the W&P website at www.marchwood.demon.co.uk/library/libindex.html and /hroindex.html
| Income | Expenditure | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| £.p | £.p | ||
| Balance b/f* | 49.65 | Books | 27.45 |
| Interest | 0.16 | Gift to helper (move of library) | 15.00 |
| Balance c/f | 7.36 | ||
| £49.81 | £49.81 | ||
The Central fund paid a further £63 for book repair and the purchase of a bound copy of 1998’s Ringing World.
Jack Walters
*There is a (favourable) difference of £10 between this figure and the balance carried forward in the 1998 accounts. For a full explanation, contact the Librarian or the Hon General Treasurer.