In common with many other organisations, 2020 was a necessarily quiet year for the Education Committee. The course that we had planned for April was cancelled, with the country in lockdown due to coronavirus. By the end of 2020, there had been no opportunities to bring together ringers to run any educational events.
Roger Booth kindly offered to run some Zoom / Ringing Room sessions to provide an on-line experience for ringers missing communal ringing activity. There was a fair amount of interest, and those who attended were pleased with the format and outcome. Thank you very much to Roger for taking the time to arrange these events.
As we move into 2021 in another lockdown, Roger has continued to arrange on-line webinars, with courses in the early part of the year covering listening skills and learning methods. Let’s hope that we can get back into towers this year to put some of the theory into practice. Once it becomes clear how and when ringing can resume, the Education Committee will start to plan events for late 2021 and 2022.
The Education Committee is always looking for additional members, at all levels of ringing ability. A lot of what is needed is input into discussions to help identify training needs, and to consider different ways to satisfy those needs. If you are interested in joining us, please get in touch.
Financially, our 2020 end-of-year figure is very similar to 2019, with the only income being fees paid for the planned course in April, and the refund of those fees after the course had to be cancelled. The Committee remains in a financially stable position.
Andy Ingram
| Income | Expenditure | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| £.p | £.p | ||
| Balance b/f | 667.89 | Hire of Halls | 108.00 |
| Course fees received | 108.00 | Course fees refund | 60.00 |
| Hall Hire refunded | 108.00 | Balance c/f | 715.89 |
| £883.89 | £883.89 | ||
David Mattingley