Thursday 2 June 2011


Bellringers barricaded over noise

BBC News - ‎3 minutes ago‎
A group of touring bellringers were locked in a North Yorkshire church tower by an irate villager who took offence to their noise. The team had travelled from Oxfordshire to play the bells at Saint John the Evangelist Church in Sharrow on Sunday when ...

Bell-ringers trapped in village ding-dong

Telegraph.co.uk - Nigel Bunyan - ‎10 hours ago‎
An irate pensioner who imprisoned a group of bellringers in a 150ft high belfry may find himself the subject of an injunction if the residents of a picturesque village manage to identify him. By Nigel Bunyan The mysterious `Mr Crotchety` is thought to ...

Angry senior citizen locks bell ringers in British church tower

Herald Sun - ‎16 hours ago‎
An embarrased Yorkshire church has apologised after the bell ringers were locked in the tower and police said they are investigating. Picture: AP Source: AP A GROUP of professional bell ringers was locked up in a British church tower by a fed up senior ...

Bell ringers locked in belfry by angry pensioner

Mirror.co.uk - Paul Byrne - ‎16 hours ago‎
SIX bell ringers were stunned when an elderly man stormed into the church, gave them an ear-bashing then locked them inside. He ranted about the din before wedging the belfry door shut. ...

Ding dong row as southern bellringers are trapped

The Guardian - ‎Jun 1, 2011‎
Yorkshire apologises for furious villager apparently driven mad by bells. And by far the most expensive house in Bishop Auckland could be yours Nice but noisy. A big church bell. Photograph: Robert Szwedowski/Rex Features Oh dear what can the matter be ...

Pensioner barricades bell-ringers in Yorkshire church tower over village noise...

Daily Mail - ‎Jun 1, 2011‎
By Daily Mail Reporter A livid pensioner confronted a group of six professional bell-ringers before locking them in a church tower after the noise took its toll. The unknown elderly man swore at the group having climbed the narrow staircase to the ...

Bellringers locked in church tower by annoyed pensioner

Metro - ‎2 hours ago‎
The bells really did take their toll on a man searching for some peace and quiet after he locked a group of ringers in a church tower. The unknown man confronted the group of six while they practised a three-hour peal at St John the Evangelist church ...

Angry Elderly Man Locks Noisy Christian Musicians in Church Tower

Christian Post - Daniel Blake, Christian Post - ‎3 hours ago‎
A group of professional church bell-ringers have been threatened and then locked in a church tower May 28, 2011 by…an angry pensioner! The group of six bell-ringers had traveled all the way from south to ...

Bell-ringers barricaded by irate pensioner

Ripon Today - ‎4 hours ago‎
A TEAM of bell-ringers found themselves barricaded inside a church tower after an irate pensioner took the law into his own hands in a protest over noise. The unidentified man, thought to be in his 70s or 80s, struck as the campanologists were ...

Woman tells of belfry rescue

The Northern Echo - Andy Walker - ‎8 hours ago‎
A WOMAN has told how she rushed to the aid of a group of bellringers after they were locked in a churchtower by an irate pensioner. Sandra Price released the six-strong group, aged between 45 and 65, after they were imprisoned in the ...

BELLRINGERS LOCKED IN CHURCH IN A DING-DONG OVER THE NOISE

Express.co.uk - Paul Jeeves - ‎16 hours ago‎
THE sound of church bells ringing out on a Sunday evening was hardly music to the ears of one furious villager. Driven mad by the noise, the angry pensioner stormed into the church and climbed up to the belfry, swearing at the team of ...

Angry villager locks bellringers in church

ChristianToday - ‎Jun 1, 2011‎
An elderly man fed up with the sound of church bells took drastic action on Sunday when he locked a team of bellringers inside the church where they were practising. The unidentified man climbed the steps to the belfry of Saint John the Evangelist, ...

Fed-up villager locks bell ringers in Sharow church tower

The Press, York - Richard Catton - ‎Jun 1, 2011‎
A TEAM of bell ringers found themselves locked in a North Yorkshire church tower by a pensioner, after he seemingly took offence to the sound of their ringing. The man, believed to be in his 70s or 80s, climbed the narrow staircase ...

Bellringers locked in belfry over noise row

Darlington and Stockton Times - ‎Jun 1, 2011‎
A TEAM of bellringers were locked in a church tower by an unknown pensioner after he seemingly took offence at the noise. The man, believed to be in his 70s or 80s, climbed the narrow staircase to the belfry of Saint John the Evangelist Church, ...

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