The Heart of England Handbell Society

Events & Information

Charity Concert 2024

The Inn Ringers will be staging a charity concert for the Heart of England Handbell Society this year.   
Saturday 9th June 2024

The Inn Ringers Annual Charity Concert
2.30pm
Meir Heath and Rough Close Village Hall
Tickets £6.00 in aid of the charity Headway




Annual Rally

We are pleased to announce that a rally is being organised by The Inn Ringers. It will take place on 
Saturday 19th October
Details will be available soon.

The Heart of England Handbell Society
The society was formed in October 2006 at a rally in Harvington, Worcestershire, by a group of teams from across the central England area. The society is aimed at all teams large or small, in particular those teams who may not get the opportunity to perform if front of an audience on a regular basis.
The society provides opportunities for handbell ringers across the Midlands area to ring together, socialise, support each other, enjoy each others concerts and to attend the events staged by the society.
The main aims of the society are:-
**To promote handbell ringing across the central England area.
**To support handbell teams across the area.
**To stage local rallies with the focus on individual team performance.
**To stage local concerts and to support teams to stage their own concerts.
**To produce two newsletters each year to promote and support the activities of every team in the society.
**To operate a society which reflects the needs of its membership.
For more information on the Heart of England Handbell Society contact:-
Secretary - Paul Mellor: HEBellSociety@aol.com

Heart of England Handbell Society Annual Rallies
2006 - Harvington, Worcestershire - Hosts - St James' Harvington Handbell Ringers
2007 - Stone, Staffordshire - Hosts - The Inn Ringers
2008 - Halesowen - Hosts - 3rd Halesowen Girls Brigade Bellplate Team
2009 - Kingsbury - Hosts - Kingsbury Handbell Ringers
2010 -  Harvington, Worcestershire - Hosts - St James' Harvington Handbell Ringers
2011 - Eccleshall - Hosts - Eccleshall Ladies Handbell Team
2012 - Gnosall - Hosts - Gnosall Handbell Ringers
2013 - Stone - Hosts - The Inn Ringers
2014 -  Harvington, Worcestershire - Hosts - St James' Harvington Handbell Ringers
2015 - Gnosall - Hosts Gnosall Handbell Ringers
2016 - Kingsbury - Hosts - Kingsbury Handbell Ringers
2017 - Hagley - Hosts - Hagley Handbell Ringers
2018 - Stone - Hosts - The Inn Ringers
2019 - Halesowen - Hosts Halesowen Handbell Ringers
2020 - Rally Cancelled
2021 - Rally Cancelled
2022 - Rally Cancelled
2023 - Rally Cancelled (due to bad weather)
2024 - Meir Heath, Stoke-on-Trent - The Inn Ringers


The Heart of England Handbell Society - Annual Spring Concerts:-
2009 - The Inn Ringers & Alton Handbell Ringers - Stone
2010 - The Inn Ringers & Clive Handbell Ringers - Wem Shropshire
2011 - St James' Harvington Handbell Ringers & The Invitation Brass Band - Harvington
2012 - Kingsbury Handbell Ringers - 60th Anniversary Concert - Kingsbury
2013 - The Inn Ringers (Stone) in aid of the Donna Louise Trust
2014 - The Inn Ringers (Stone) in aid of the Alzheimer's Society
2015 - The Inn Ringers (Stone) in aid of the West Midlands Air Ambulance
2016 - The Inn Ringers (Stone) in aid of Help for Heroes
2017 - Alton Handbell Ringers & Cheadle U3A Ukulele Group - Cheadle
2018 - The Inn Ringers (Stone) in aid of the Donna Louise Trust
2019 -  The Inn Ringers (Stone) in aid of the Donna Louise Trust 
2020 - Concert Cancelled
2021 - Concert Cancelled
2022 - The Inn Ringers (Stone) in aid of the Macari Foundation
2023 - The Inn Ringers (Stone) in aid of Headway
2024 - The Inn Ringers (Stone) in aid of 'Dove'