Bellringing in the news

2012-02-12T09:20:00.000-08:00

Monmouthshire and Brecon Canals: Bells celebrate anniversary

BBC News
Celebrations have been held to mark the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canals. Enthusiasts recreated the original opening of the waterway in 1812 at Pontymoile Basin with church bells sounding along the route.

2012-02-12T09:17:00.001-08:00

Bells ring out to celebrate Monmouthshire canal's 200 years
South Wales Argus
This initial bell started the ringing of church bells from Pontymoile Basin to Brecon in one direction and from Newport to Cwmcarn in the other. Church bells were also sounded from Hay-on-Wye to Brecon. The celebrations continued at Pontymoile Basin ...
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2012-02-12T09:14:00.000-08:00

Ringers go nuts as squirrel silences the bells
Bedfordshire News
A church bell more than 400 years old and weighing half a ton was silenced . . . by a squirrel. The group of ringers turned up at St Mary the Virgin Church in Goldington Road, Bedford, for their normal Sunday morning service last weekend.
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2012-02-10T08:38:00.001-08:00

Ringing in the changes as church bells chime
This is Somerset
Inside are 10 people laughing and chatting together, this cheerful collection is the Radstock Bell Ringers who are looking for committed new members to join them for regular practices and performances. Sid Johnson, 77, first began ringing bells as a ...
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2012-02-07T07:47:00.003-08:00

Church marks landmark day
This is Staffordshire
BELLS will ring out from a church for three hours today to mark the 60th anniversary of the Queen's accession to the throne. HONOUR: Ray Daw is leading a bell-ringing event in honour of the Queen. Stoke Minster, in Stoke, from 9.30am.
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2012-02-07T07:47:00.001-08:00

Bells ring out in jubilee year
Salisbury Journal
By Jill Harding » BELLS were ringing out across south Wiltshire today to mark the 60th anniversary of the Queen's accession to the throne. Bell ringers at churches across the diocese rang the bells to mark Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee year.
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2012-02-05T04:00:00.001-08:00

Quarter peel celebrates Queen's 60th anniversary in Waldron
Sussex Express
It was exactly 100 years ago in 1912 that the bells were recast at the famous John Warner Bell Foundry in Spitalfields, London. Waldron has had bells in its ...

2012-02-04T10:21:00.001-08:00

Don Fellows
This is Nottingham
Don Fellows, who died aged 81 on January 21 after a long illness, dedicated his time to ringing thebells at the parish church in Edwalton, where he lived, as well as two other Notts churches. Mr Fellows was born in 1930 near Walsall, ...
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2012-02-04T10:19:00.000-08:00

Halstead: Learn the ropes with village bellringers
Harwich and Manningtree Standard
A long-standing bell ringing group is in desperate need of new blood to help secure its future. Bell ringers have been chiming at St Andrew's Church in Earls Colne since the 1700s but the current crop are keen to recruit new members to help preserve ...
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2012-02-03T10:49:00.001-08:00

Tributes paid to one of country's top bell ringers
This is Scunthorpe
Tributes have been paid to one of the country's top bell ringers who has died at the age of 65. Bryan Kitson devoted his life to the St Andrew's Church in Epworth after being appointed the verger while still a 14-year-old student at the former ...
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2012-02-03T10:48:00.001-08:00

Church bells ring the changes after 120 years
expressandstar.com
But following a successful fundraising drive – which has raised around £40000 – restoration work is now under way, and will ultimately lead to the bells ringing out on a regular basis. Preservationists this week removed each bell with care and ...
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2012-02-02T07:27:00.000-08:00

Tower captain to stand down after 16 years
Northampton Chronicle & Echo
BELL-RINGERS at St Andrew's Church in Harlestone have thanked the tower captain, who is to stand down from the post after 16 years. Maureen Basford has taught manybell-ringers, including Helen Donald. Helen said: “We would like to thank Maureen for...
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2012-02-01T05:27:00.001-08:00

Danny Boyle reveals Olympic opening ceremony theme
Event Magazine
A huge bell has been commissioned from the Whitechapel Bell Foundry for the show. Boyle said: "It will be the largest ringing bell in Europe and it will open the ceremony and the Olympic Games. It will welcome the athletes to the city.
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2012-01-28T08:40:00.001-08:00

Jersey campanologists welcome Olympic bell ringing
BBC News
A group of Jersey campanologists believe an idea by artist Martin Creed to have people around the British Isles ring bells on the first day of the Olympics will help them recruit new members. The Central Council of Church Bell Ringers in the UK said ...
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2012-01-28T02:46:00.001-08:00

Nurses, school children and a giant bell to bring fun start to the Games
Evening Standard
A 27-tonne bell - much larger than Big Ben - will be rung at 9pm on July 27, at the start of the ceremony. Now being struck at Whitechapel Foundry, it will be engraved with a line from a speech by Caliban in The Tempest: "Be not afeard, ...
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2012-01-27T07:56:00.001-08:00

London 2012 Olympics: Shakespeare theme to lead 'Isles of Wonder' Olympic ...
Telegraph.co.uk
The London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony will begin with the ringing of the biggestbell in Europe and will feature a tribute to the NHS, with a performance by hundreds of nurses. Off with a bang: when China hosted the Olympics in 2008 the Beijing ...
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2012-01-25T07:19:00.001-08:00

CHIDEOCK: Sounds of bells to return to Chideock
View Online
The residents of Chideock can look forward to the sound of bells ringing across their village once more. The campaign to raise the £70000 needed to repair the bells of St Giles Church has been a resounding success. After a year of intense fundraising, ...
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2012-01-24T02:50:00.001-08:00

Pupil's winning design for repatriation bell
Witney Gazette
She will also get to see it being made at London's White-chapel Bell Foundry, which cast Big Ben. She will be the guest of honour at the unveiling ceremony, ...

Tower Hamlets' city bid gains momentum as Olympic athlete pledges ...
EastLondonLines
The 23 year old 400m specialist, joins the likes of the City of London, Canary Wharf Group, Tower of London and the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, ...

Church fire tale for Wargrave Local History Society members
Wokingham Times
The collection of bells at Wargrave was made by Henry Knight and recast in 1903 by Mears and Stainbank at Whitechapel Bell Foundry.

2012-01-23T08:32:00.001-08:00

Story of chapel's handbells has a nice ring to it
Brantford Expositor
Since we have eight bells, there are, theoretically, 40320 permutations of an eight-bell sequence we could play. This is called an extent and would take only 19 hours to accomplish! I think not. We do look forward though to incorporating change ringing ...
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2012-01-22T08:16:00.001-08:00

Bells ring out for Diamond Jubilee
Bexhill Observer
BELLS will be ringing out over Bexhill's Old Town next month when St Peter's bellringers take part in a countywide celebration to commemorate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, 60 years to the day that HRH commenced her reign. The Eastern Division of the...
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2012-01-21T05:00:00.001-08:00

London 2012: what to do near the main Olympic venues
The Guardian
The Whitechapel Bell Foundry (32-34 Whitechapel Road, E1, 020-7247 2599,whitechapelbellfoundry.co.uk), dating from 1570, is Britain's oldest manufacturing ...

2012-01-20T07:32:00.001-08:00

Langham church bell ringers raise £350
Rutland Times
LANGHAM church bell-ringers ran a table top sale on Saturday to raise much needed funds towards the maintenance of the bells at the Church of St Peter and St Paul. The annual event at the village hall helped the group to raise £350 which included funds ...
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2012-01-16T08:27:00.003-08:00

How bell-ringing became popular
Henley Standard
MEMBERS of Wargrave Local History Society heard a talk this week about the history of church bells. Rob Needham, vice-captain of the Sonning tower, told how bell-ringingbegan in the late 900s and its popularity grew slowly. Bells were used for giving ...
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2012-01-16T08:27:00.001-08:00

Bell ringers mark Scott centenary with peal
Plymouth Herald
The bell ringers from Stoke Damerel Parish Church carried out a celebration peal to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Scott and his team reaching the South Pole. The sound of the bells was heard across the city on Saturday. ...
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2012-01-13T10:25:00.001-08:00

Seaford bellringing team perform epic peal
Sussex Express
Ringers were: tower captain Linda Perkins, tower vice captain Sharon Stocker, former tower captain Steve Lucas and steeple keeper Roger Murray, as well as Marisa Hayes, Alan Baldock and David Kirkaldy of the Sussex County Association of Change Ringers ...
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2012-01-11T10:16:00.001-08:00

Bells for the Games have little appeal
The Westmorland Gazette
“We would rather try an alternative plan to ring out along the torch relay route.” Mr Hackney said he hoped to meet South Lakeland District Council to discuss the possibility of a community based project. “We would like to do some bell ringing wherever ...
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2012-01-11T10:15:00.001-08:00

London 2012: Olympic bell ringing 'not practical'
BBC News
Bell ringers in Dorset and Wiltshire have said plans to ring bells ahead of the opening of the 2012 Olympics are "not very practical". Mr Creed hopes the bells will be "rung as quickly and as loudly as possible" and said the project relied on people to ...
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2012-01-11T03:07:00.001-08:00

Long Stratton church bells removed as part of restoration
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
Some others among them date back to 1734, and the artefacts were being transported to Whitechapel Bell Foundry in London for the restoration, ...

2012-01-10T07:00:00.001-08:00

Are you on the ropes?
News Guardian
AN ap-peal is going out for bell-ringers to help kick-start this year's Olympic Games. Plans are being drawn up to have bells ringing across the country to mark the start of the games in London on Friday, July 27, at 8am. However, the timing of the ...
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2012-01-08T09:25:00.001-08:00

40 years on, bell-ringing art still has a peal
The Canberra Times
He has been practising bell ringing across the world for the past 40 years, visiting churches in Britain, North America and several Australian cities. Mr Reid has been ringing at St Paul's Anglican Church in Manuka since the bells were installed in ...
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2012-01-07T09:33:00.001-08:00

Anniversary bells ring out at last
Morpeth Herald
In Morpeth clocktower are Bill Davidson, Jeremy Housden,Barbara Davies, Kevin Maughan, Alan Barber, Karen Dickinson, Julie Bell and Stephen Bell . THE bells wereringing out for an extended Christmas run in Morpeth as a special anniversary tribute was ...
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2012-01-07T09:29:00.001-08:00

Country-wide Bell Ringing Will Mark the 2012 London ... - Treehugger
Orchestrated by artist and musician Martin Creed, the project gets people all over the UK to ring every kind of bell imaginable.
www.treehugger.com/.../country-wide-bell-ringing-2012-lond...

2012-01-07T09:27:00.001-08:00

Turner Prize winner invites Brits to ring in the Olympics
The List
1197: All the bells in a country rung as quickly and as loudly as possible for three minutes. The nationwide bell-ringing will start at 8am on Friday 27 July to mark the launch of the Olympic and Paralympic Games as part of the UK-wide programme of ...
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2012-01-07T05:43:00.001-08:00

Restoration work to start on Long Stratton church bells
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
The long fight to save six historic church bells from a Norfolk church will ... for the first time in 100 years and transported to Whitechapel Bell Foundry, ...

2012-01-05T07:13:00.001-08:00

Let the bells ring out at Anmer ...
Lynn News
Well, I think we felt that they were almost certainly important features of the church; that it would be a significant addition to the sound of the village and village life and, well, we all love to hear the church bells ringing, don't we?”. ...
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2012-01-04T08:08:00.002-08:00

Ding dong merrily on high – a bellringer's experience
Fenland Today
“BELLRINGING has always held a certain fascination for me that I can't explain. I'm not a church-going person but I like the sound of the bells and have always wanted to have a go. So when I heard that Father Paul West was keen to recruit a new ...
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2012-01-04T08:08:00.001-08:00

£30000 needed to fix Cromer church bells - and make them easier to ring
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
For the bells at St Peter and St Paul are among the heaviest around, and thebell-ringing team is - to put it politely - not as robust as some of those from years gone by. Now, £30000 is needed to spruce up the bells, which have not had major ...
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2012-01-04T08:07:00.000-08:00

The bells of St Mary's Cathedral ring in 2012 in Limerick
Limerick Leader
By Eugene Phelan THE bells of St Mary's Cathedral rang in the New Year in Limerick, despite fears earlier in the year that a shortage of volunteers might end the fine tradition. Some months back the bell ringers of Limerick city's churches appealed for ...
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2012-01-02T08:05:00.001-08:00

Country diary: Cartmel, Cumbria
The Guardian
The bell ringers of Cartmel Priory spiral their way up the 79 bell tower steps before emerging on the church roof to traverse an exposed walkway and tackle the final stairs to the belfry. Six women ringers and one male, the bell captain, comprise the ...
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2012-01-02T08:03:00.001-08:00

2012 in the arts: will it be a cultural triumph or a gloriously British disaster?
The Guardian
It's already been denounced by the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers, who believe that 8am is "not the right time for bell ringing". ...
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2011-12-31T09:01:00.001-08:00

Jane Fogarty and Leslie Taylor preparing for the Christ Church Cathedral ...
Irish Independent
"In the belfry, as we strike midnight we can hear people cheering outside," said ringing master Leslie Taylor. "We don't know how long the bell ringing has been taking place but it has been going on for at least a 100 years," Mr Taylor said. ...
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2011-12-31T08:59:00.003-08:00

After 117 years bell ringers swing into action
Western Advocate
BY JO JOHNSON FOR the first time in more than a century, the bells of All Saints' Cathedral will be rung to herald the New Year. The Society of Bathurst Bell Ringers will ascend the tower tonight to ring the New Year's rounds from 11.50pm. ...
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2011-12-31T08:59:00.001-08:00

Lincoln Cathedral bell Great Tom repaired for new year
BBC News
Cathedral staff were worried the bell would not be ready for New Year's Eve, but a new spring has now been made and fitted by a specialist firm. Bell ringers will be ringing out the old year from 23:00 GMT. The Dean's Verger John Campbell said: "They ...
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2011-12-29T07:04:00.001-08:00

Volunteers help save tradition for whom bell tolls
Irish Independent
However, a shortage of volunteers to ring the bells in churches has been answered by young and old. Earlier this year, the bell ringers of Limerick city's two biggest churches appealed for more people to come forward to help them. ...
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2011-12-29T07:03:00.001-08:00

Chardstock church prepares to ring in the New Year
Chard & Ilminster News
The group has enjoyed increased interest this year, following an exhibition in July, which showed the history of bell ringing in the village. Tower captain Derrick Goff said: “We have had some recruits but not as many as we'd like – so we're looking ...
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2011-12-28T05:04:00.000-08:00

Bell ringers needed for ambitious jubilee celebration
Isle of Wight County Press
One man who has already pledged to take part is Isle of Wight Council chairman Cllr David Williams — also the chairman of the Island's diamond jubilee organising committee — who joined bell ringers at Newport Minster for a practice session. ...
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2011-12-28T04:17:00.000-08:00

Ring of bells to play again in West Tytherley

BBC News

Bells at a Hampshire church will peal for the first time in more than 30 years following their restoration. The bells at St Peter's Church, West Tytherley, include one from 1260, believed to be one of the oldest church bells in the world.

2011-12-27T09:00:00.001-08:00

Bells fall silent in village at New Year
Northampton Chronicle & Echo
PARISHIONERS in Harlestone and surrounding villages are up in arms at the breaking of a bell-ringing tradition. For 12 years St Andrew's Church in Harlestone has hosted an open house event on New Year's Day, when villagers and bell ringers from across ...
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2011-12-25T05:03:00.001-08:00

Prince Charles backs Norfolk church bells appeal
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
There would originally have been three bells in the tower, all from the Norwich foundry.” The two surviving bells are the first and third members of a ring ...

2011-12-22T08:53:00.001-08:00

World's oldest bell to sound again
Salisbury Journal
“The community has been united in a desire to be able to ring the oldest bell in the world and for the unique nature of West Tytherley to be recognised.” Villagers have formed a bell ringing group and six adults and one teenager are learning the art ...
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2011-12-22T02:56:00.001-08:00

The Science of Mysteries: For Whom the Bells Toll
Scientific American
There are still 12 bells, cast at the famed Whitechapel bell foundry in 1956, after the church and bell tower were refurbished. ...

2011-12-20T08:05:00.001-08:00

Thatcham bell-ringers join record books
Newbury Weekly News Group
By Tanya Haji, Reporter THE bell-ringers at St Mary's Church, Thatcham have been entered into the record books by ringing a full peal of bells for the 1000th time. The team at the Church Gate church took on the challenge on Friday evening (16) by ...
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2011-12-20T08:04:00.001-08:00

Special honour for bell ringer
Oxford Mail
Mr Hester, who was brought up in the town, started bell ringing after he was confirmed at the church and quickly became “fascinated” by it. He rose to become the church's tower captain and, in the past five decades, has rung in more than 1300 churches ...
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2011-12-16T09:09:00.001-08:00

Festive dong-dong erupts in village after vicar sacks his bell ringers just ...
Daily Mail
By Graham Smith The bell ringers, who have more than 200 years' experience between them, were informed - by letter - that their services are no longer required at St James' Church in the Warwickshire village of Alveston. Rev Canon Richard Williams, ...
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2011-12-16T09:07:00.001-08:00

Thatcham bell ringers ring 1000th peal in St Mary's
BBC News
Bell ringers are to ring out the full peal of bells of a Berkshire church for the 1000th time. The ringers are due to reach the milestone later at St Mary's Church, in Thatcham. St Mary's has 10 bells, ranging in weight from 280lb to 1479lb, ...
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2011-12-16T03:32:00.001-08:00

Silent Christmas fear on bell damage
Lynn News
“The Whitechapel Bell Foundry have been contacted and are making arrangements to visit the church and see if it's possible to remedy the situation. ...

2011-12-15T08:31:00.001-08:00

Technology is ringing changes at churches
Worcester News
LEDBURY is becoming a centre for bell-ringing excellence by training beginners to a high standard without them sounding one actual note – and it's all down to computer technology and human ingenuity. Churches in the local area, including Ledbury and ...
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2011-12-13T06:56:00.001-08:00

Lichfield students learn the art of bell ringing
Lichfield Live
Miss Wooding, the school's Head of RE, who organised the activity said: “ St Chad's is very close to the school and so we were really pleased to be able to work with the bell ringers from the church. “The students have returned to school full of ...
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2011-12-13T06:54:00.001-08:00

It's still ding dong merrily down the years for John, 88
Cambridge News
SECOND HOME: The church in Meldreth where John got the bell-ringing bug. “Two old chaps from Melbourn showed me the ropes,” he says When John Gipson first rang a church bell at the age of 14 he had no idea he would still be sending out peals more than...
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2011-12-13T02:52:00.001-08:00

Still Ringing After All These Years: A Short History of Bells
Radio Times
learns how bells are made at Whitechapel Foundry (the country's oldest manufacturing facility), and explains why Big Ben's bong is flat. God bless BBC4. ...

2011-12-09T07:16:00.001-08:00

Bells Ring Out in Little Paxton
AboutMyArea
The work has been carried out by builders Bakers of Danbury, bell hangers John Taylor of Loughborough and clock restorers Smiths of Derby. A team of ringers has been formed in Little Paxton led by Debbie Ellis and they have been training at ...
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2011-12-08T08:38:00.001-08:00

Come Bell Ringing with Charles Hazlewood

BBC4 9pm on Wednesday 7th December 2011

Charles Hazlewood devises and performs a unique musical experiment using three separate church towers and 30 handbell ringers gathered from across the eastern counties.

2011-12-08T08:34:00.001-08:00

Bill, 93, shows youngsters how to ring out the changes
Hunts Post
FOUR of Graveley's newest bell-ringing recruits are still in their teens, but they proved to be old hands at producing a good ding-dong. To send a link to this page to a friend, simply enter their email address below. The message will include the name ...
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2011-12-08T07:17:00.000-08:00

English bell ringers visit Church of the Good Shepherd in Augusta
The Augusta Chronicle
Members of the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths ring the bells at The Church of the Good Shepherd in Augusta. They are all change ringers, a term used for a style of English bell ringing that produces no melody, but a series of precise mathematical ...
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2011-12-06T06:56:00.000-08:00

Church bells to ring over neighborhood
The Augusta Chronicle
By Kelly Jasper The bells of Church of the Good Shepherd will ring out over Summerville for hours at a time this week as a group of English bell ringers demonstrate the art of changeringing. Eight people at a time will work to ring the church bells in ...
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2011-12-01T07:03:00.000-08:00

This project should have set alarm bells ringing
Spiked
Nothing reveals this hollowness more than the recent spat between conceptual artist Martin Creed and official Olympic bell-ringers. At issue are plans to herald the Olympic flame on 27 July 2012 with a cacophony of bells rung, it seems, ...
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2011-11-30T07:56:00.001-08:00

True artists should not give the Olympic Games their blessing
The Guardian (blog)
We do not believe ringing for three minutes nor ringing as fast as possible is really suitable for churchbell-ringers." Such a position of refusal vis-à-vis Creed's ill-thought-out project is echoed by art world scepticism regarding the value, ...
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2011-11-30T07:55:00.000-08:00

Fakenham church bells may not ring at Christmas
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
As large dynamic forces and stress are imposed by the heavy clapper when the bells are rung it is feared that the heavy clapper could break free, causing immense danger and risking the lives of bell ringers. The problem was discovered during a recent ...
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2011-11-30T04:55:00.000-08:00

Martin Creed's Wit fails

Rotund World

“All of the bells in a city or town rung as quickly and as loudly as possible for three minutes,” October 20 and 21, 2006, in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico...

[Not news exactly, but it is interesting that this is not an original idea thought up especially for the 2012 Olympics - ed]

2011-11-28T07:27:00.001-08:00

Cornish bell-ringer Viv Williams' 80 years of service
BBC News
Viv Williams, 85, who now lives in Leeds, was presented with a special certificate at a service to rededicate Truro Cathedral's new bells. His bell-ringing highlights include the coronation of King George VI, the Queen's coronation and the Queen ...
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2011-11-26T15:47:00.001-08:00

Bradford Cathedral installs bell simulator to boost ringers
BBC News
A computer-based bell ringing simulator has been installed at Bradford Cathedral to encourage more bell ringers. The cathedral's bells have been ringing out for nearly 170 years. There has been a decline in the number of people volunteering to ring ...
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2011-11-25T08:19:00.000-08:00

For Christchurch Bellringers Sydney Churches Offer a Chance to ...
Over a long weekend, the 12 bellringers from earthquake-devastated Christchurch were able to practice, train and ring the bells at the seven churches, including ...
www.sydneycatholic.org/news/latest.../20111123_212.shtml

2011-11-24T08:02:00.001-08:00

Appeal sounds for bellringers
Yorkshire Post
An open afternoon is being held to encourage new members to join a church's bellringing team. Bellringers are in short supply and All Saints' Church, Hessle is inviting people to come along on Saturday, between 1pm and 4pm. Barry Baxter, who with wife ...
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2011-11-23T03:59:00.001-08:00

CHIDEOCK: Chideock church bells fall silent as overhaul begins
View Online
THE historic bells of Chideock's St Giles Church were waved off by school ... last week before they were taken to Taylor's Bell Foundry in Loughborough. ...

2011-11-22T09:12:00.001-08:00

'City of Churches' needs bell ringers
CNNGo.com
There are 43 bells that ring through the “City of Churches.” Problem is, there are only 20 people who ring them. “Every Sunday, we have to do a circuit of all the churches just to get the bells rung,” Matthew Sorrel of Adelaide bell ringers told ABC. ...
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2011-11-19T09:39:00.001-08:00

Ring them bells for Martin Creed
The Guardian
Charlotte Higgins upbraids the Central Council of Bell Ringers (This week's thing of beauty, 16 November) for refusing to participate in Martin Creed's "brilliantly bonkers project", Work No. 1197: All the Bells in a Country Rung as Loudly as Possible ...
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2011-11-19T04:09:00.001-08:00

Tower Hamlets city bid gets Parliamentary boost
The Wharf
Mr Dawber also revealed the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, the oldest in the world, has been commissioned to cast a replica of the Liberty Bell for the United ...

2011-11-18T07:18:00.000-08:00

Church in poisoning drama was prosecuted three years ago
Kent Online
Vicar of St Botolph's the Rev Lawrence Smith said the tower had been sealed off until the faulty boiler was fixed and bell ringing cancelled until further notice. He said: "We're not sure why that happened. I can't thank the paramedics enough, ...
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2011-11-17T07:57:00.001-08:00

Cathedral bells in Liverpool ring to mark anniversary
Click Liverpool
Published Thu 17 Nov 2011 12:16, Last updated: 2011-11-17 The bells of Liverpool Cathedral are to ring for over four hours to make the 60th anniversary of their opening.Bell ringers will attempt a full peal which is to start between 9:30am and 10am on ...
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2011-11-16T07:09:00.001-08:00

This week's arts diary
The Guardian (blog)
We think 8am is not the right time for ringing in very many towers … We do not believe ringing for three minutes nor ringing as fast as possible is really suitable for church bell ringers." Hard to imagine a more joyless response to a brilliantly ...
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2011-11-16T05:47:00.000-08:00

Made in Britain: The future of manufacturing
Channel 4 News
The Whitechapel Bell Foundry has been in business since 1538. They made the bells for Westminster Abbey and Big Ben. And they still have a full order book. ...

(See 5:05 into the video)

2011-11-15T06:54:00.001-08:00

Retuned bells ring out in city
Oxford Mail
The bells were restored after their musical quality was criticised, compared to other church bells in the city. Tower captain John Pusey, 71, who lives in South Oxford, started bellringing aged 14 and has been part of the team at St Giles since 1976. ...
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2011-11-14T07:04:00.001-08:00

Christchurch Cathedral bell ringers find new home to practice art
3News NZ
The Australian and New Zealand Association of Bellringers used to ring the Cathedralbells together every week. Now, some nine months on, the team of 12 have been to Sydney to ring bells for the first time since the quake. This is a big moment for the ...
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2011-11-13T08:26:00.000-08:00

Mitt Romney Vows to Gut Arts Funding, Church Group Opposes Martin Creed's ...
ARTINFO
Rather than creating an enchanted atmosphere, as Creed had hoped, the sound of all available bells ringing as quickly as possible for three minutes “made people get a bit stressed,” according to the CEO of the production company in charge of the ...

2011-11-13T08:23:00.000-08:00

Why Martin's Olympic idea has plenty of appeal
Belfast Telegraph
But the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers have put the dampener on the idea, which they say is out of kilter with their 'views and practises' and lacks 'knowledge of ringing'. More proof that if you give a group a title and a whiff of authority, ...
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2011-11-11T23:56:00.001-08:00

City clock tower opens to public
BBC News
The tower, which sits above the entrance to the town hall, has several bell-ringing and mechanical rooms and is home to the eight tonne hour-striking bell, Great Abel. Mr Amesbury said that it was not just the sights inside that were worth seeing. ...
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2011-11-11T00:04:00.001-08:00

2012 has no pull for bell-ringers
BBC News
The UK's bell-ringing body has pulled its support for a work by Turner Prize-winning artist Martin Creed that forms part of London 2012 celebrations. The Central Council of Church Bell Ringers says plans to ring bells ahead of the Games' opening are ...
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2011-11-08T09:07:00.001-08:00

Bell-ringing campaign to launch UK 2012 Olympic arts extravaganza
Bells will ring out across Britain on the morning of July 27 to mark the opening of the 2012 Olympic Games in London, part of a 12-week programme of c...
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2011-11-07T07:20:00.001-08:00

Christ Church Cathedral bellringers head to Sydney
Voxy
"The idea of the Sydney trip was for us to be able to ring together again and to catch up on some much-needed training," he says. "Like any sport or pastime, bellringing requires regular practice to ensure good 'striking' (regular and even sound ...
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2011-11-07T07:19:00.001-08:00

Town ready for role in Olympic launch celebration
NW Evening Mail
Thousands of bells will be rung for three minutes at 8am on July 27, next year – the first day of Olympic Games. Turner Prize winning artist and musician Martin Creed will lead the bell-ringing. The nation is invited to ring thousands of bells at the ...
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2011-11-06T10:10:00.000-08:00

Martin Creed to Use Every Bell in England to Ring in London 2012 Olympics
Huffington Post (blog)
The London Olympics has also launched All the Bells, a Web site that is probably the first ever social network meant only for bell-ringers. Professional bell-ringers can sign up to help out in a bell tower, while amateurs can sign up to join ringing ...
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2011-11-05T10:39:00.001-07:00

Ding dong over Olympics festival bellringing

http://www.heraldscotland.com/mobile/news/home-news/ding-dong-over-olympics-festival-bellringing-1.1133240
Herald Scotland
Plans to mark the opening to the London Olympic Games with a national ringing of bells has run in to opposition … from the nation's bell-ringers. Scottish artist Martin Creed, winner of the Turner Prize in 2001 for his famous 'The lights going on and ...
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2011-11-04T10:02:00.001-07:00

London 2012 arts line-up unveiled
BBC News
A mass bell-ringing will be held to mark the launch of the Olympics as part of the London 2012 Festival, a UK-wide programme of cultural events. Masterminded by artist Martin Creed, the three-minute nationwide bell-ringing will start at 0800 on 27 July ...

2011-11-04T08:09:00.001-07:00

Exclusive: Church bell-ringers reject Olympic ap-peal
I have been informed that the Central Council of Church-Bell Ringers have told the organisers of the 2012 Olympics that they cannot participate in the national ring-in on the first morning of the Games. Here's their website and, below, their ...
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2011-11-04T08:07:00.001-07:00

Ring out the bells for 2012 Cultural Olympiad
Telegraph.co.uk
Turner Prize winner Martin Creed masterminds mass bell ringing event for 27 July 2012 to mark London's Olympic Games. Juliette Gruss from the Land of Giants project celebrates the launch of the Festival in Northern Ireland with a nod to Martin Creed's ...
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2011-10-31T12:19:00.000-07:00

Christchurch to deconsecrate quake-damaged cathedral
The Guardian

The future of Christchurch's most famous landmark hangs in the balance following an announcement that the city's 19th-century cathedral will be deconsecrated and partially demolished.

2011-10-31T08:44:00.001-07:00

Fund launched in memory of Norfolk bell-ringer
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
By ADAM GRETTON Sunday, October 30, 2011 A memorial fund has this evening been launched in a bid to create a lasting reminder to a Norfolk bell-ringingambassador, who died two years ago. To send a link to this page to a friend, simply enter their ...
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2011-10-30T11:11:00.001-07:00

Bell-ringing record at Blackburn cathedral
This Is Lancashire
Campanologists who came up with 10000 permutations of St Mary's 10 bells on Saturday.Bell-ringers travelled from across the UK and abroad to attempt the unique feat, under the watchful gaze of no less than three umpires. ...
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2011-10-29T08:50:00.001-07:00

Bell ringing world record attempt at Blackburn Cathedral
Lancashire Telegraph
A WORLD record attempt is taking place this morning by bell ringers at Blackburn Cathedral. The team aims to set a ringing record with a peal of 10000 'changes', lasting up to six and a half hours. Most full peals involve 5000 'changes' or numerical ...
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2011-10-27T07:59:00.001-07:00

Return of church bells finally rings true
Worcester Standard
Church vicar Reverend Stuart said the bells, which have not been heard in St John's for four years, could be ringing again within two weeks time. "There's almost a sense of disbelief if I'm honest," said Rev Stuart. "It feels like it has been so long ...
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