Friday 29 January 2010

Father and son team ring the bells! » Newport Advertiser
By Alex James
“My father and uncle were bell ringers at the church, so it was passed down to me and I have now passed it onto my son, Richard, who has been ringing for 25 years. “My uncle started in 1904 so we have had the Talbots in charge of the ...
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Monday 18 January 2010

Huddersfield Parish Church ready to celebrate centenary
Huddersfield Examiner
The Parish Church recently carried out extensive repairs and refurbishments to the tower, bell-ringing chamber and clock. But the bells have largely ...
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Sunday 17 January 2010

Bishop to baptise Avebury's new church bells
North Wiltshire and Kennet Gazette & Herald
... bequest from bell ringer Jane Lees, who died six years ago, aged 78. ... five bells was taken down and sent to the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in London, ...

Friday 15 January 2010

Ever fancied yourself as a bell ringer?
Get Bracknell
... John Harrison, on (0118) 978 5520. Alternatively, log on towww.allsaintswokinghambells.org.uk, where you will also find a history of bell ringing.
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The dawn of a new bell epoch
Cambridge News
In April, the bells of the university church were removed from the tower and transported to the Taylors, Eayre and Smith bell foundry in Loughborough. ...

Wednesday 13 January 2010

Taylor seeks to secure centuries-old trade - Basic - Companies ...
Financial Times (you will need to register - free - to see the full article)
As Christmas chimes give way to traditional peels of New Year's day, directors and workers at the world's largest bell foundry can at least celebrate the ...

Tuesday 12 January 2010

It's time for two new chimes at cathedral

Portsmouth News - David Hurley - ‎8 hours ago‎
A cathedral is set to have two new bells installed after the public dug deep to fund the project. For the firsttime, bell ringers at ...

Saturday 9 January 2010

Edington Church is now ringing out with joy
This is Wiltshire.co.uk
Edington Church is the home of the county's first bell ringing centre, which has been sponsored by the Salisbury Diocesan Guild of Ringers. ...
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Monday 4 January 2010

A chance to try out bell ringing
Peterlee Mail
A BELL ringing group that is seeking new members is appealing for people to try out a taster session. Durham and Newcastle Dioceses Association's southern ...
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Saturday 2 January 2010

Snow adds an extra note to 'magic' of Christ Church bells
Irish Times
Then we stop at five to 12,” ringing master Ian Bell said marking his 41st year ofbell-ringing. “At midnight, the heaviest tenor bell rings 12 times and ...
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Taylor aims to keep the bells pealing through difficult times
Financial Times
By Michael Kavanagh As Christmas chimes give way to traditional peals of New Year's day, directors and workers at the world's largest bell foundry can at ...

Friday 1 January 2010

Bellringers a-peel
Lancashire Evening Post
Tower captain Joanne Diamond, of Bamber Bridge who has been ringing for 33 years, said: "We need bell ringers so that traditions like ringing for weddings ...
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