Wednesday 30 October 2013

The bells are back in HenleyStratford Observer
On Wednesday (October 2), three ancient church bells came back to St Nicholas Church in Beaudesert Lane after a spell at a bell foundry in Loughborough.
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Service to celebrate return of church bellsWeston & Somerset Mercury
In January the bells at St Martin's Church, in Church Road, were retuned and Worle bell ringers and church members undertook the painting of the bell frame.
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Sunday 27 October 2013

Fours years on there's a new challenge for Bathurst bell ringersWestern Advocate
LET THE BELLS RING OUT: Captain of the Tower Chris Bacon is looking forward to the fourth anniversary of Bathurst's bell tower at All Saints' Cathedral.
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Friday 25 October 2013

Halesowen bellringers to showcase talents at autumn fairHalesowen News
“We have a thriving bell ringing band but we are always keen for new people to join our group so hopefully interested people to come and see what we are all ...
Alderney Church gets its bells backChannel Television
The original bells at St Anne's Church in Alderney will return, after they were ... A late medieval Sanctus bell has also been donated by St Helen's Church in ...
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Thursday 24 October 2013

Tributes sounded for bell ringerThis Is Wiltshire
There were tributes galore at the King's Arms in All Cannings on Saturday as veteran bellringer Jim Burry celebrated his 90th birthday. Mr Burry and his wife ...
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Tuesday 22 October 2013

Nostalgia: Ringing in the news in 1970Batley News
Margaret Sparling and Kathleen Leach, both 18, took up the unusual hobby and were bell-ringers at Birstall Parish Church. Each Sunday, they climbed into the ...
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Sunday 20 October 2013

Updated clock for Lurgashall churchMidhurst and Petworth Observer
Mr Jones also arranged for three existing bells in the tower to be recast and tuned to ... was some difficultly in fitting a clock of this nature in such a small church.
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Friday 18 October 2013

ASHOVER: Bell-ringing chief Barry Watts back on dutyDerbyshire Times
ASHOVER: Bell-ringing chief Barry Watts back on duty. Published on the 18 October 2013 12:34. Published 18/10/2013 12:34. Print this. Ashover Tower Captain ...
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Thursday 17 October 2013

Old heads face young bucks in charity football matchThe Northern Echo
BELL RINGING: An open day is being staged in the bell chamber of Durham Cathedral. The Durham Cathedral Guild of Bell Ringers will give visitors an outline into the basics of the art and traditions of English Change Ringing, on Saturday October 26, from 1.30 - 4pm. Usual tower charges apply.
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Wednesday 16 October 2013

Quake brings down bell tower on oldest Philippine church 
Death toll in Philippines quake tops 100 Timesonline.com
The tremor collapsed buildings, cracked roads and toppled the bell tower of the church Tuesday morning, causing multiple deaths across the central region and ...
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Philippine quake's heavy damage to historic churches deals big ...Victoria Times Colonist
A 7.2-magnitude earthquake collapsed buildings, cracked roads and toppled the bell tower of the Philippines' oldest church Tuesday morning, killing at least 20 ...
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468-year-old Cebu church loses bell towerTempo
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The bell tower of the country's oldest church collapsed yesterday following a 7.2 magnitude earthquake that rocked Central Visayas.
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Quake brings down bell tower on oldest Philippine church
Appeal launched to bring back church bells to MardenLedbury Reporter
The bells at St Mary's Church have been silent since a 2006 inspection revealed serious problems including a rotting oak beam supporting the cast iron bell ...
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Monday 14 October 2013

The bells are back in HenleyStratford Observer
Buy photos » Bell co-ordinator Graham Hindley and Henley's High Bailiff Fred Dowling admire the bells... THE BELLS will soon be ringing again in Henley.
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Sunday 13 October 2013

Peal removed for repair Halifax Evening Courier
While the bells are away, the HCT also hopes to raise £10,000 for work in the tower itself. On September 25, a team of helpers and bell ringers including Helen ...
Historic bells getting re-pealed Todmorden Today
On September 25, a team of helpers and bell ringers including Helen Rigby, Brian Owen, Colin Noden and Chris Swain, who was there to capture the occasion ...

Thursday 10 October 2013

Funds from charity walk will help repair bell tower at Leaden Roding ...Dunmow Broadcast
bell tower at a historic church in Leaden Roding, home to the oldest church bell in Essex, is moving closer to being repaired thanks to the efforts of a charity ...
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NASHOTAH, WI: Silent Bells Will Finally Ring at historic SeminaryVirtue Online
NASHOTAH, WI: Silent Bells Will Finally Ring at historic Seminary ... change ringing bells cast in 1990 by the famous Whitechapel Bell Foundry in London will be ...
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Wednesday 9 October 2013

Bath church appeal to get silenced bells ringing againThis is Bath
A Bath church is hoping to bring the sound of bells ringing back to the north of the city by launching a £110,000 restoration project. The bell tower at Christ ...

Tuesday 8 October 2013

Socumentaries: On The Pull With Bell Ringing Society Impact Magazine
I didn't know too much about bell ringing in general or Nottingham University's Society of Change Ringers (NUSCR for short) in particular before attending their ...
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Monday 7 October 2013

Bolton Parish Church bells ring to celebrate new Queen's diamond ...The Bolton News
A SERVICE of thanksgiving and dedication of a new peal board was held at Bolton Parish Church. A full three-hour peal of the bells rang out across the town ...
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Friday 4 October 2013

40320 rings to rule them all Waikato Times
In Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers - which is also available as a smart ... Dove's used to list seven church towers with bells in New Zealand but had to ...
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The bells are back in Henley Stratford Observer
On Wednesday (October 2), three ancient church bells came back to St Nicholas Church in Beaudesert Lane after a spell at a bell foundry in Loughborough.
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Thursday 3 October 2013

Dalton church bells could fall silentNW Evening Mail
The campanologists at the Market Place church have 10 bells to ring, but only a team of seven regulars. It is one of only two churches in Cumbria to have that ...

Tuesday 1 October 2013

New push for Cromer church bells appeal Norfolk Eastern Daily Press 
New push for Cromer church bells appeal. Cromer church bellsrestoration. Steeple keeper Dr Maureen Gardiner pictured in the belfry. PHOTO: ANTONY ...
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