Guy Vandendriessche Oyez ! Oyez ! Oyez ! Aandacht ! Aandacht ! Boeren, Burgers en Buitenlui !...Ja, zo begint een Engelse 'town crier', een Vlaamse 'belleman' of een Nederlandse 'stadsomroeper' zijn betoog. U krijgt hier een overzicht van de herkomst van deze beroepsactiviteit, met een blik in het verleden en hoe het op de dag van vandaag nog steeds, zij het nu eerder als hobby of toeristische attractie, in ere wordt gehouden.
Hier kunnen jullie dan ook mijn reilen en zeilen als de Izegemse stadsomroeper volgen, vanaf het begin (met de opening van de Izegemse Centrale Doortocht in 2004)tot op heden. De nieuwste berichten staan telkens bovenaan.
Lees er alles over op dit blog. WELKOM ! En vooral : Zegt het voort ! Zegt het voort !
06-08-2010
Fairford Town Crier Competition : Saturday 7th August 2010
Fairford Town Crier Competition Saturday 7th August 2010
10.45am Parade: from Community Centre to Market Place
11.00am First Cry: about CrierÂ’s hometown
12.30pm Irish Dancing Display
12.45pm Lunch
1.45pm Second Cry: The Cotswold Lion and itÂ’s connection with Fairford Church
3.15pm Children Competition
3.45pm Competition Results
4.15pm Presentation of Prizes
5.30pm Town Criers leave
Come along to witness a colourful, vibrant event
Let your children exercise their lungs in the Children's Competiton
TOWN CRIER COMPETITIONS
Town Crier competitions are held in various towns throughout the year. The aim of the competitions is for Town Criers to visit other towns and be ambassadors for their own towns
The first cry is always a ‘Home Town Cry’, which gives Criers the opportunity to tell the audience about all the good things of their home town and why they should visit.
The second Cry today is about a local subject—the Cotswold Lion sheep and its connection with St Mary’s Church. It is up to each Crier to research and prepare the Cry.
The Cries are judged on two disciplines: Diction and Inflection: The cry must be clear, crisp and understandable. It should be free from slurred words and excessive voice affectations. There should be a natural rise and fall in the inflection to emphasise the important points. Well placed pauses or breaths help the flow of the cry and thus clarify its meaning. Sustained Volume & Clarity: The Crier should maintain the same tempo and speed for the duration of the cry. Consistency of volume must be maintained throughout the cry, except where fluctuations have been purposely used for the emphasis or style.
There is also a Best Dressed competition , which is separated into: - Best Dressed Crier, - Best Dressed Couple, - Best Dressed Escort.
Sponsor: Mr Ernest Hairdressers, Fairford Therapy Centre
John Sweetman: Crier of Truro, Grampound, Creed & Kenwyn
Sponsors: 7a & ‘Motormouth’
Raymond Bruce Trigger: Crier of Yeovil
Sponsor: Coln House School
Jean Wells: Crier of Blandford Forum
Sponsor: 4 Business Services Ltd and Fairford Opticians
Mark Wylie: Crier of Calne
Sponsor: Keith Co-op Manager
Judges
Bill Malin—President of the Ancient and Honourable Guild of Town Criers Lt Col Price—RAF Fairford Cllr Joe Cusack—Fairford Town Mayor Rev Brian Atkinson—St Mary’s Church Muriel Goddard—Swindon Speakers Club Vanessa Lawrence—Town Clerk Freda Lang—Former Town Mayor
Runners
Fairford Brownies & Fairford Scouts
Helpers
Steve Evans, Alison Hobson, Pat Jones, Cath Hogarth, Vanessa Lawrence, Penny Ibbotson, Cllr S Boulton, Cllr S Jones and of course Cllr M Jones.
Irish Dancers
The Irish Dancers are from the Farrell School of Irish Dancing, which is a local group based at Fairford Town Football Club, Cinder Lane, Fairford.
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Oh yea, we'll keep tradition alive
THERE was plenty to shout about at the Fairford Town Crier Competition.
More than 20 colourfully dressed heralds flocked to the event from across the country for the national contest.
Donning traditional garb with distinctive tricorn hats, robes, breeches and black boots, entrants cut a dash as they marched through the town, swinging hand bells as they went.
Dozens of people lined the streets to witness the spectacle and to listen to the cries.
Organiser Maurice Jones, who has been Fairford's town crier for the past 35 years, said: "It was a very good day. This was the first time we've held the event in 10 years so it was quite special.
"Lots of people came along to have a look and the standard of town crying was exceptional. The judges said it was too close to call. We had a drop of rain but it didn't affect people's spirits."
Entrants had two attempts to impress a panel of judges, who were looking for high-quality diction, clarity of speech, volume and inflection.
In their first lung-bursting effort they were asked to cry about their hometown, starting in the traditional way with "Oyez, oyez, oyez" and ending with the words "God save the Queen".
Then, in round two, their subject was the Cotswold Lion – more commonly known as the sheep – and its importance to the region's wool manufacturing trade.
Ken Brightwell, Cheltenham's town crier since 1991, said: "It was a fantastic occasion.
"There was a lively atmosphere and the outfits looked great. No two were the same."
Entrants took part in a parade through the town's Market Place and gathered in between bouts to have a roast beef lunch.
An Irish band was on hand to provide musical entertainment and there was a chance for youngsters to exercise their vocal chords in the Young Town Crier contest.
Prizes were given to the best vocalist and best-dressed town crier, although none of Gloucestershire's entrants stepped on to the rostrum this time.
Ken added: "It was just great to play a part. It's about keeping alive a tradition which has been going for centuries.
"Before newspapers there were town criers. And although it's quite a rare art nowadays, it's wonderful to see them still in action."
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Over mijzelf
Ik ben Guy , en gebruik soms ook wel de schuilnaam 'De belleman'.
Ik ben een man en woon in Izegem (België) en mijn beroep is Officiële Stadsomroeper van Izegem en museummedewerker.
Ik ben geboren op 04/06/1955 en ben nu dus 70 jaar jong.
Mijn hobby's zijn: Europese Snorrenclub Antwerpen.
