Friday 28 August 2015

Pevensey and Pevensey Bay
Bell Ringing:If you have ever fancied a go at Bell ringing there is Dewbys Mini Ring on loan to the Church during the Festival with a small scale set of ...

Malvern Observer (press release) (blog)
Historic bells return to Priory after vital work
Peter Young, head verger at the church, said: “Our bell ringers have missed being able to ring the bells. It will be good to have them back, along with ...

Thursday 27 August 2015


Lynn News
The bells return at historic Lynn church
The ring of eight bells arrived back at the chapel on Wednesday and are expected to take two weeks to install once further work in theringing chamber ...

Wednesday 26 August 2015


Malvern Gazette
Return of bells hits the right notes for Great Malvern Priory
The bells, in addition to two brand new bells, have returned to Great ... into a ten bell tower, which will be used as a bell ringing teaching facility too.

Dorset Echo
Bell ringing workshop
WEST DORSET: Try something new at a bell ringing workshop St Mary's Church in Bridport. People are invited to come along and find out more about ...
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    New Ringing Education Centre now open at St JamesChurch ...

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    People of all ages are now able to improve their bell ringing skills in Stretham. Cambridgeshire's first Ringing Education Centre hasopened at ...

WXXI News
Change Ringing in Rochester
Autumn will bring a new musical experience to Rochester, when a set of ten new bells are hung in the tower of the Church of the Ascension on Lake ...

The Oxford Times
Prayers are answered as £30k is raised to repair church bells
The event was held over one weekend at the end of June and saw villagers gather for bell activities such as ringing hand bells and the featured ...

Thursday 20 August 2015

The church bells of Kilifi that need special training to ring



The Standard Digital News (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)
The church bells of Kilifi that need special training to ring
You would hardly combine the words extensive training with bell ringing, but that is exactly what a church in Kilifi has to do to keep its ancient bells ...

getreading
Tilehurst church to ring bells for Private Albert Steel
The bell-ringers of a church in Tilehurst will be performing a quarter-peal for a former ringer who was killed in the First World War . St Michael's Church ...

Blackpool Gazette
Bells to sound again following £56k revamp
Edwina Gillett, part of the bell restoration team said: “Our historic peal of eight bells were cast by Whitechapel Bell Foundry in 1908 and installed in the ...

Wednesday 19 August 2015


Telegraph.co.uk
Bells at Worcester Cathedral will ring out to mark the Queen becoming the longest-reigning monarch
CHURCHES across Worcestershire are being encouraged to ringtheir bells on Wednesday, September 9, to mark the day when the Queen becomes ...

South Cotswolds Gazette
St Mary's Church in Yate will ring a special peel to mark centenary of Sapper Joseph Warner who ...
The 19-year-old was a bell ringer at St Mary's Church in Yate and was the first of 18 bell ringers from the Wotton-under-Edge branch of the Gloucester ...

Monday 17 August 2015


The Wharf
Olympic bell rung by Sir Bradley Wiggins to return to east London
The Whitechapel Bell Foundry completed the design, profile, lettering and tuning of the bell, which was cast by sub-contractor Royal Eijsbouts in ...

Sunday 16 August 2015


Daventry Express
Bells ring out for a-pealing competition in Daventry
In the evening, the ringers moved on to Willoughby Church where they held a joint practice with the Rugby District ringers. To join the group, visit ...

Wednesday 12 August 2015


Worcester News
Chiming the praises of "outstanding" bell ringers
The bells were then brought back to life by Paul Smith, one of the bell ringers, in 2011 when he, his father and uncle volunteered to undertake more ...

Historian Mike Petty to open Cambridgeshire's first bell ringing education centre at Stretham church
Together with officers from the Ely Diocesan Association of Church Bell Ringers, he will cut a ribbon and declare this hi-tech new learning facility for ...

Tuesday 11 August 2015


Oxford Mail
Church bells will ring out clear thanks to ex-captain's bequest
A SIZEABLE donation left by a former bell ringer has contributed to the “much-needed” renovation of the bells of St Nicholas Church in Marston.

Friday 7 August 2015


Bridlington Today
Farewell, Mr Siddle
Mr Siddle's interest in bell-ringing was rekindled following retirement when he moved to Filey and joined the local bell-ringing group. He also attained ...

Wednesday 5 August 2015


Irish Independent
Wanted: Real life Quasimodo sought forbell-ringing job in Cork City tower
The role requires the bell-ringer to work seven days a week during the peak Open Gallery 2 The role requires the bell-ringer to work seven days a ...

Monday 3 August 2015


Portsmouth News

Lowestoft's [ship] dinger – ring any bells?
The ship's bell is often then donated to a town, church or other organisation that has ... The child's name is then inscribed on the inside of the bell.