Membership

We invite you to become a member of the British Columbia Guild of English Handbell Ringers.

Fill it in and submit it, with your cheque or money order made payable to BCGEHR, to:

BCGEHR
Wendy Ganderton, Treasurer
436 Caribou Street
Penticton, BC V2A 5W6

Individual membership is $30/year; choir membership is $150/year.

NEW members (individual or choir) joining after the first quarter of the year will pay a pro-rated fee. Contact your area director for more details.

BCGEHR members are entitled to:

Receive the Guild newsletter, Quarternotes, published September, December, March & June
Receive an annual membership card and roster
Have one vote at the Annual General Meeting
Make use of the Guild’s music lending library
Receive notice of all Guild events
Pay member rates at all Guild events
Participate in all Handbell Guilds of Canada and International Handbell Symposium events

The British Columbia Guild of English Handbell Ringers began in Abbotsford in 1993. Our Constitution and By-laws were approved at the Annual General Meeting in Vancouver in 1994, and we were incorporated as a non-profit organization under the BC Societies Act on January 18, 1995.

BCGEHR’s objectives are:

To bring together handbell choirs from all parts of British Columbia
To encourage the formation and support of new choirs on an inter-generational basis
To sponsor workshops for ringers and directors
To publish a regular newsletter, Quarternotes
To maintain a music lending library