Public Relations

Terms of Reference

to foster goodwill and mutual understanding between ringers and the general public;
to foster public awareness of ringing;
to establish and maintain goodwill and mutual understanding between the Council and significant non-ringing bodies (including the media, church and government); and
to establish and maintain goodwill and mutual understanding between the Council and ringers at large (as individuals and in ringing societies).

The Committee’s work includes BBC Bells on Sunday liaison, responding to Learn-to-Ring enquiries, distributing publicity leaflets, university liaison, overseas liaison, managing the Council’s Facebook and Twitter presence and maintaining the Things-To-Ring-For lists on the website. Over the years, the Committee has provided advice and assistance in various forms to help ringers who organise public-facing events or run PR campaigns. This has included display boards, posters, videos, presentation material and publicity leaflets. Current aspirations include upgrading the presentation material to be more comprehensive, easier to integrate with local material and easier to download.

Activities

The committee provides a contact point with ringing for Press and public and performs other services including:

media contacts and press releases to promote ringing for special occasions
the provision of promotional and support material for ringers and parishes
sponsorship of the Ringing Roadshow
publication of contact information and schedules for University ringing societies
liaison with the BBC and assistance with the supply of recordings for Bells on Sunday

Other projects are undertaken as appropriate, ranging from the Millennium Project to the promotion of ringing for special occasions.

Reports

Committee membership

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