July Country Meeting, Saturday 11th July 2026
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The July country meeting will be held in Birmingham
As is usual the event will cover three days of peal attempts, a tour preceding the meeting and a meal on the Saturday evening followed by a quizz. Please sign up now for what promises to be a great weekend. Towers will be either walkable or via public transport.
Peals and Event Programme
There are many peal towers available for peals, which are available on Thursday 9 July, Friday 10 July and in the morning of Saturday 11 July.
Thursday and Friday
The suggested Thursday pub is The Woodman, Science Garden, 1 Curzon St, Birmingham B4 7XG. They do nice beer and reasonably price food. On Friday the pub is likely to be the Wellington, 37 Bennett's Hill, Birmingham B2 5SN, upstairs room, where people can bring their own food (there is no food service).
General Ringing
There will be a general ringing on Saturday afternoon before the meeting as follows:
13:45 - 15:15 St Martins in the Bullring As it takes 30-40 minutes by bus to get to Edgbaston, some people will need to leave before the end of the ringing.
15:30 - 16:30 St Bartholemew Edgbaston (which has plenty of free parking). It’s then a 20min walk or 5mins on X21/22/20 to the venue from Edgbaston.
Meeting
The meeting will be held on Saturday 11 July 2026 starting at 5pm (UK time) at the University of Birmingham’s Guild of Student’s Debating Hall, which is on the first floor of the Guild of Students, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT. The meeting will also be held via Zoom. To attend the meeting via Zoom please register by no later than 4:00pm (UK time) on Saturday 11th July 2026. Once you have registered your attendance you will be sent details for joining the meeting.
Below gives an idea of access:
- X21/22/20 buses run outside the venue to and from the city centre (New Street station) every 10 minutes.
- Trains from University station (5min walk from venue) run to New Street station at a similar frequency.
- Edgbaston Park Hotel is the nearest hotel (5min walk) to the venue itself, potentially on the expensive corporate conference end of hotels.
- There will be free on site parking for those with disabled badges.
Post meeting function
Following the meeting in the Debating Hall, dinner will be set up and the bar will be opened! Real ale and other beverages will be in plentiful supply to quench your thirst. Tickets are £38 to cover the evening which will also include a quiz. Watch this space! Any dietary requests please let us know by 4 July.
Sunday Service Ringing
There will be a service ringing on Sunday 12 July as follows:
8.30am at St Philips.
10.00am at St Martins in the Bullring.
Please don't hesitate to sign up now for what will be a really great weekend!
Map
Payment
You can pay Penny Sharpe the Assistant Secretary directly, by cash or cheque (£38.00 per person). Alternatively, you can pay by telephone banking or online banking (also £38.00 per person) or use the PayPal form below (which incurs a small handling fee).
Please notify Penny Sharpe the Assistant Secretary, if you have paid by telephone banking, online banking or paypal.
We hope you can come along and take part in what's typically a fun day out.