Late Starters group: contact Raymond Kefford (01484 648717). It is essential you contact Raymond if you are interested in coming especially re lunch arrangements; helpers and students welcome.

• 10am Keighley
• 12.30 lunch White Lion, Kildwick (no website at present: postcode: BD20 9BH; tel: 01535 632265)
• 2pm Kildwick
• 4pm finish

3rd Sat: Branch monthly meeting: Bradford Cathedral 3-4.30pm (run by Alan Trebble).
Cathedral website: http://www.bradfordcathedral.co.uk/

Ringing in this session will not just be on 12. Opportunity will be provided for on 8 and 10 bells. All abilities will be provided for so please do not be anxious about ringing at Bradford. Come along, enjoy, and we will look after you. "Theory Corner" will be available at the beginning of the session to those that wish.

Please note: it may be helpful to arrive punctually as the cathedral will not be open to the public during the day. Access for ringers will be via the west door (there may be a bell push if the door is locked). Parking may not be easy but may available on road on Stott Hill.

3rd Mon: Marsden 10-bell practice:

Update 15 Jan 2009: "We currently have 8 people for Monday night which will probably give us a Surprise Major band and possibly a quarter peal. If anyone who has not been in touch can attend we will be pleased to see you, but please let me know you are coming so that we don't start for a quarter and leave you locked outside!"

Update 19 Jan 2009: regretably cancelled due to adverse weather conditions.

• 10am-11.45 Ringing at Oxenhope
• 11.45 Lunch at Oxenhope: bring a packed lunch (tea &orange juice provided or bring your own drinks; there will also be some soup provided at lunch time)
• 1-3pm ringing Keighley
• Return to Oxenhope for collection at 4pm

• 2-4pm afternoon training session
• 4.30-6.30 Lindley: 4.30pm Tea & (approx 5.30) AGM (in the church)
• 7-8.30 evening training session

Parking at Lindley is on-street. Please do not park in the NHS parking area next to the church.

3rd Sat: Branch Striking Competition: Addingham Start 4pm with Branch Social: BBQ & Beer tent. Entries by Weds 6 May. For further info see:

• More information: competition
• Leaflet: Word (39kb); PDF (126kb)

3rd Sat: Branch Quarterly Business meeting:

• 3-4pm Slaidburn ringing
• then Long Preston: 4.30-5 ringing; 5pm tea & 5.45 meeting. The tea's in Long Preston Village Hall, which is on the Back Green, behind the Rohan shop. There's enough parking around that Green, but essentially none at the church itself. Names for tea to Gail Cater
  
• 6.30-8 ringing Gargrave (confirmed)

• 3rd Sat: Branch Event:afternoon walk, followed by evening ringing at Saltaire (6) 4.00-6.00.
• Also, the Late Starters will be holding an event starting at Idle (11.30am) and finishing by joining the branch ringing at Saltaire.

3rd Sat: Branch monthly meeting: a day out in the Lune Valley (just beyond the north-west boundary of our branch).

• 10.00-11.00 Hornby (8)
• 11.15-12.15 Melling (6)
• pub or picnic lunch
• 2.00-3.00 Kirkby Lonsdale (6)
• 3.15-4.15 Whittington (6)
• 4.30-5.30 Barbon (6)
• 6.00-7.00 Burton in Lonsdale (6)

Map with directions at googlemaps (courtesy of Dove Online):
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2nd Sat: (usually 3rd): Branch Quarterly Business meeting at Liversedge:

• 10.30-11.30 Dewsbury (8) (tbc)
• 12.00-1.00 Mirfield (10)
• lunch and meeting at Liversedge Church Hall, followed by:
• ringing at Liversedge (8) 3.00-4.00
  

Gen meeting (3rd Sat): (Western Branch); Location of towers via googlemaps

• ringing in towers during the day: Sowerby (10am-11am), Todmorden, St Mary (11am-12noon), Walsden (1-2pm), Heptonstall (2-3.30pm)
• Association striking competition final at Oxenhope (pm)
• 3.30-4.40 ringing, 4.30 service, 5pm tea, 5.45pm meeting, at Mytholmroyd
• evening ringing (7.15pm-8.45pm) at Halifax, St Johns

NB: Association striking competition final timings are still to be finalised, but expected to be:

• Refreshments from 11.30; Draw at 12; Ringing 12-3

2nd (usually 3rd Sat: brought forward to avoid Snowdon dinner) Sat: Branch monthly meeting;

• 11.00-12.30 Saddleworth (8)
• pub lunch
• 2.30-4.00 Marsden (10)
• 4.30-5.30 Meltham (6)

3rd Sat: Branch Business meeting & Xmas Social: Christmas meeting and social.

• 2.00-3.30 Drighlington (8)
• 4.00-5.00 Carol Service at Tong, followed by brief business meeting, mince pies and mulled wine etc.