District Initiative To Help Towers to Get New Members into Ringing

Over the last six or so months the District  Committee has identified that there is a need to go and find fresh blood for the longer term future of bell ringing in the district.
After discussion in committee and at the district ADM with members of the district, a seminar on Recruitment & Retention is being organised on 7th March 2009 9.30am till 1.30 pm

The Idea is a practical session to teach existing ringers to be able to teach new recruits run by Mike Winterbourne. Some people who have never rung have agreed to be guinea pigs on the day.
Plus there will be sessions describing some initiatives that have worked well at particular towers in the past few years, plus a general open discussion on all avenues that can usefully be tried out. to find and hold onto new ringers.

Individual towers will then need to look at what they think is the best course of action for them. The District Committee will then follow on, to see what success there has been and if there is anything that can be provided to individual towers to make things work for that tower. It may be that helpers for beginners will be appropriate or some other resource that the district can provide.

Is someone going from your Tower? All are wellcome. Just let the District Secretary know for numbers.
The District Committee is trying to get at least one person from each tower to this event.
So far just over  half  the Towers in the district are sending someone....so it will be a good event.