Saturday 31 May 2008

Bell ringers strike it lucky
Bedford Today - UK
Church bell ringing is not often thought of as a competitive sport but striking contests are actually common. Typically, teams will ring a five-minute test ...
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Thursday 15 May 2008

Bellringer hurt after he drops a clanger

Metro - London,UK
... called firefighters and paramedics arrived but their efforts to help him were hampered by a narrow staircase leading up to the bellringing chamber. ...
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Tangled bellringer hurts shoulder
BBC News - UK
"You have to be vigilant when bellringing because accidents can happen." Firefighters and paramedics were called

Saturday 10 May 2008

Church bells music to village ears
Shropshire Star - Telford,England,UK
... made the restoration of the bells a possibility and the project was set up in 2006 by a group of villagers who were keen on learning bell ringing. ...
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Ringing in a new Aussie record
Courier - Ballarat,Victoria,Australia
Residents can enter the Town Hall this weekend to see the bellringing via television screens in the Trench Room. No comments yet. ...
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Tuesday 6 May 2008

Lynn: Bells of St Margaret's ringing again
Lynn News - King's Lynn,UK
The bells had been out of action for around eight months because the bell frame appeared to be moving inappropriately after the ring was re-hung last year. ...
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Pulling out all the stops in ringing competition
Northampton Chronicle & Echo - Northampton,England,UK
Teams of bell ringers pulled together to take part in a competition at All Saints Church in Braunston. Groups of six ringers from throughout the ...
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Long service to Conservation Trust
Salisbury Journal - Salisbury,England,UK
"It all started in 1979, when a bell-ringing friend of mine was working with the trust and said there was a job going," he said. ...
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