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Welcome to the website of St Davids Diocesan Guild of Bellringers

Our Diocese encompasses the geographically large county areas of Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion. The Guild and its members work closely with the Diocese, parishes and churches to keep the centuries-old tradition of change ringing alive. 

We give a warm welcome to visiting ringers and Guild members past and present at our monthly practices, Sunday service and evening practice ringing.  New and returning ringers are always very welcome at any of our towers.

The St Davids Guild was formed as the Second World War ended on 29th September 1945. Before then many ringers attended meetings within the Swansea & Brecon Guild or the West Wales Association. With just 9 ringable towers the Guild got off to a flying start with a quarter peal at St David's Cathedral the day after formation and a peal just two months later at Tenby. Even with the remoteness of many towers and with limited transportation in the late 1940's and 1950's the Guild flourished and by 1964 ringable towers had risen to 13.

In 2026, our 80th anniversary, we are delighted to welcome back the bells of St Mary's Pembroke, after a major refurbishment and now augmented to 10 so we now have 25 towers with bells hung for full circle ringing of which just 6 are unringable for various reasons (at the moment).  

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