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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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, ... See all stories on this topic »

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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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. ...

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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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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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... See all stories on this topic »