Diamond Jubilee: The River Pageant Line-Up
Huffington Post UK
The pageant's lead vessel is a floating belfry with a new set of eight church bells cast at the WhitechapelBell foundry especially for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations. The bells are named after senior members of the Royal Family - Elizabeth, Philip, ...
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Flotilla fit for a queen
New York Post
The great floating procession will be headed by a 12-ton floating bell tower, ringing in the Jubilee with eight vast bells, followed by 265 man-powered vessels. Then will come the queen herself, on the Spirit of Chartwell, a sightseeing vessel ...
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Royal photographer Bernard Parkin to ring in the Jubilee
This is Gloucestershire
"I certainly didn't think I'd be ringing again 60 years later." Recalling the coronation, he said: "It was very exciting to have a new young Queen. "It was still austerity measures and rationing, but we were swept up in celebrations. "The bells weren't ...
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Diamond Jubilee pageant - Sunday on the Thames Radio Times With its bells ringing, the belfry barge will lead the Jubilee pageant downriver towards Tower Bridge, with churches along the seven-mile route reciprocating with peels of approval. As the vessel moves off she'll be followed by more than 250 rowing ... See all stories on this topic »

History repeating itself for Whitehaven bellringer News & Star By Margaret Crosby History will repeat itself for Jack McTear when the bells ring out for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Veteran bellringer Jack McTear will help ring a special quarter peal at St James Church, Whitehaven on Sunday, nearly 60 years after ... See all stories on this topic »

Challenge facing Jubilee bell ringers on 'bumpy Thames'
ITV News
A barge which carries eight church bells will lead the Queen's Jubilee flotilla up the Thames. Dickon Love, Captain of the Diamond Jubilee bell ringers said: "We have to worry about the momentum of the boat to the bells. When we ring bells we have to ...
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Cullompton bells ring out for Jubilee
This is The West Country
The London Surprise Royal piece took 10 bell ringers three hours and 17 minutes to complete on Saturday (May 26) at St Andrew's Church. It was organised to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the diamond wedding anniversary of Cyril and Marion ...
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