Central African Provincial Guild of Bellringers and associated societies

This page combines information from several sources and also indicates how the society has evolved over time.

Society Name	Descriptions	From (year)	To (year)
Mashonaland Diocesan Guild of Bellringers	The founding master was H. Peter Raynor. The Guild became known subsequently as the Central African Guild of Bellringers (when the bells were installed at Kwekwe; the Rhodesian Guild of Bellringers when the nation changed its name and the Zimbabwe Guild of Bellringers when the national name changed again. [Research by John Harrison.]	1960	1964
Central African Provincial Guild of Bellringers	The Mashonaland Diocesan Guild changed its name to the Central African Provincial Guild when the bells were installed at Kwekwe. [Research by John Harrison.]	1965	1965
Rhodesian Guild of Bellringers	The Central African Provincial Guild changed its name to the Rhodesian Guild. Later renamed the Zimbabwe Guild [Research by John Harrison.]	1966	1979
Zimbabwe Guild	The Rhodesian Guild of Bellringers changed its name when the nation changed its name. [Research by John Harrison.] founded 1980 Formerly: Mashonaland Diocesan Guild of Bellringers (1960-1965) Central African Provincial Guild (1965-1966) Rhodesian Guild (1966-1980) [Research and observations associated with the Council Library Badge Collection by Chris Ridley.]	1980