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A recent survey asked for all the qualities people expect from their Tower Captain and fed them into a computer. The results show that the perfect Tower Captain:
§ Is 28 years old, tall, slim, athletic, always willing to catch hold for the less popular touches, can sort out ‘fire-ups’ in a trice, condemns poor striking and sloppy handling but NEVER upsets anyone.
§ Works tirelessly to recruit and train ringers, maintains the bells, can splice ropes effortlessly, drives a 7-seater to be able to give lifts to most of the band to meetings and always donates his wedding fee to the bell fund.
§ Is a person of limitless patience, gentleness, kindness and tact but is also a strong, vigorous and decisive leader who is never drawn into belfry squabbles.
§ Has a natural rapport with the teenage members of the band, but is always very patient with the ‘mature’ learners.
§ Spends much of the week organising extra ringing and quarter peals, chasing absent members and organising social events but is always available when any of the band phone or visit.
§ Is a competent but modest ringer, well known nationally but who always has time for the local association, who inspires and enthuses the rest of the band, a capable administrator, fund-raising genius and a d-i-y expert.
DOES YOUR TOWER CAPTAIN MEASURE UP?
If not, simply send this article to six other bands who are tired of their tower captain too. Then bundle up your tower captain and send him to the tower at the top of the list. In one week you will receive 1653 Tower Captains in return and at least one of these should be perfect!
Have faith in this article.
One Tower broke the chain and got their old captain back in less than 3 weeks!
