Ringing in 2011 in style
Melton Today
THE bell ringing team at St Mary Magdalene Church in Waltham will be ringing in the new year in style once again. They will start ringing out the old year ...
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John's 70 years as church chorister
Cotswold Journal
He has no plans to retire from either the choir or the bell ringing, which he does most nights a week at various churches around the area. ...
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Bells at cathedral ring out for 2011
Victoria Times Colonist
Ring in the New Year -- literally. The Bell Ringers of Christ Church Cathedral will continue a centuries-old tradition of ringing out the old year, ...
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Ringing in 2011
BCLocalNews
At the stroke of 12, the bells will clearly ring out in celebration. It's a tradition that could one day disappear if bell ringing isn't passed to future ...
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Campaign to repair famous Beccles church bells Norfolk Eastern Daily Press A comapny of bell ringers is appealing for people to help make their Christmas wish come true. To send a link to this page to a friend, simply enter their ... See all stories on this topic »

Ringing in the holidays
BCLocalNews
Bellringer Alan Batten stands next to the massive bells at Christ Church Cathedral. The bells will ring out Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Eve. ...

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Let the bells ring out!
Southern Star Newspaper
By Perry O'Donovan Saturday December 25th, 2010 Bell-ringers Martin Hough and ... Whites of Appleton near Oxford, or the Whitechapel bell foundry people in ...

Keeping the county's church bells in tune (From The Oxford Times)
Bell-hanging involves every aspect of installation except the casting and tuning , or retuning, of the bells themselves, so Brian's present staff of six ...
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Keeping the county's church bells in tune
The Oxford Times
It has a date on it of 1875 and was made by Mears and Stainbank of Whitechapel — the oldest bell foundry in the country,” Brian said. ...

Well, at least I didn't drop a clanger!
Chelmsford Weekly News
By Caroline Tilley » WHEN a letter landed on my desk last month, appealing for volunteers to take upbellringing in Mistley I was intrigued. ...
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Six new bells at Suffolk church for Christmas

BBC
A village in Suffolk has received replacement bells for its church after three originals and three new ones were stolen from a foundry. Bells from St John the Baptist church in Campsea Ashe...

Ringing in the tweens
Durham Herald Sun
Some years, the ringers tour bell towers in other countries, usually including Great Britain, the ancient seat of change ringing. ...

$57000 bells for sale at the UW » U District Daily
By Andrew Doughman
Both sets were also tuned in different places; the Gerberding bells originate from Royal Eisjbouts Bell Foundry in the Netherlands, and the Surplus Store bells are from Whitechapel Bell Foundry in London. “If you listen to the bells, ...
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A very middle class revolt! The flower arrangers and bell ringers fighting ... Daily Mail There is now a 'safeguarding procedure' for everything from 'safe photography' at nativity plays, to 'appropriate touch' for bell ringing, ... See all stories on this topic »

Where young bell ringers go to learn the ropes Washington Post Tessa heaves gamely up and down on the rope as the 627-pound bell, swinging madly through 360 degrees of arc, makes not so much as a ding. During ringing ... See all stories on this topic »

Abergavenny church bells to ring the changes
South Wales Argus
The church's Peter Munday, 62, who has over 50 years of bell ringing experience, assembled a group of ringers from churches in Cardiff, Newport and Usk for ...
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Bell-ringing: Trickier than you might think - This Is Kent
THERE is something quintessentially English about the sound of church bells ringing across a village in the morning. But having to negotiate the...
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Try your hand at bell ringing Weston & Somerset Mercury To send a link to this page to a friend, simply enter their email address below. The message will include the name and email address you gave us when you ... See all stories on this topic »

New bells get a ringing endorsement
Essex Echo
While all this was happening, the new bells were being cast at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, in East London, before the painstaking work of tuning and ...

Ringing the change as bells go for repair » South Shropshire Journals
By Cath Waring
Mr Childs said: “The bell hangers will remove a chunk of metal called the crowns, from the bells and they will then be sent to Whitechapel Bell Foundry in London where they will be re-tuned. “The bells will then be returned to Appleton ...
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Little Paxton Has Bell Appeal AboutMyArea 'Little Paxton Has Bell Appeal' aims to get the bells in St James' Churchringing again regularly for the first time in about 100 years. ... See all stories on this topic »

Ring the bells to get your child into school
Independent
He argued that ringing a bell or attending a coffee morning did not prove a person was any more religious. "You might have in a middle-class area a lot of ...
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BBC - In pictures: Loughborough bell foundry back in business
An historic Leicestershire bell foundry, threatened with closure 12 months ago, says business is booming again.
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Four new bells cast for Truro Cathedral
BBC News
Robert Perry, Master of the Cathedral Ringers, observed the casting of the bells at the John Taylor bell foundry in Loughborough, Leicestershire. ...

Loughborough bell foundry back in business
BBC News
This 12 ton bell, cast by the foundry, was shipped to Malta in 1992 and was inaugurated by the Queen to mark the 50th anniversary of the wartime siege of ...

Truro Cathedral to get new bells
Falmouth Penryn Packet
The work was carried out at Taylors Bell Foundry in Loughborough, Leicestershire. A party of more than a dozen people, made up of Diocesan and Truro ...

Taunton bell ringers seek help in saving ancient custom
This Is The Westcountry
Tom Harris, of the Bath & Wells Diocesan Association of Change Ringers, said: “The 400 year old art and skill of church bell ringing is at serious risk of ...
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Bell ringing in Brean
Burnham & Highbridge Weekly News
OPEN bell-ringing practice will take place in St Bridget Church, in Brean, tomorrow (Friday). The event is part of an open tower day for people to 'learn ...
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Bishop of Stafford | Geoff Annas | St Peter's Primary School ...
THE new Bishop of Stafford christened his first visit to the Cheadle deanery bybellringing for the first time in 30 years. ...
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Ringing the changes with new bell at St Albans Abbey Herts Advertiser ... of the fittings and movement made them difficult to ring was started over four decades ago, following a bequest from bell ringer Reginald Ewer. See all stories on this topic »

Bell enthusiasm rings out at St Mary's
Get Bracknell
The Bells Open Day was held at St Mary's Church in Winkfield to give people a taste of tower-bell and hand bell ringing on Saturday, September 25. ...
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Peals in Zeals heard again after 60-year silence
This is Somerset
The bell ringers of St Martin's Church in Zeals who pulled the first peal in 60 ... and then to Nicholsons Bell Foundry to be placed in their new frame for ...

Shotwick bell stolen from church in Cheshire

BBC News

All that remains of the Shotwick Bell is a few fragments that were broken off as the thieves carried it out of St Michael's Church in Wirral between 3 and 7 ...

Historic church bell stolen from village Ellesmere Port Pioneer

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Historic moment marked at St Albans Abbey as new bells are hoisted into the tower
St Albans & Harpenden Review
Deputy ring master Gerald Perry said it was often hard to teach bell ringing with the old 12 as they were not designed to be heard together. ...
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Churches open for bell ringing training
This Is The Westcountry
SEVERAL churches in Bridgwater are opening their doors to anyone interested in learning about bell ringing. The Bath and Wells Association is holding a ...
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Ring the changes
The Star
By Russ Newton So, what's the ap-peal of bellringing? To answer that, you need to give Tickhill man Derek Wagstaff a bell... on his telephone, that is. ...
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Village needs help
Weston & Somerset Mercury
A free pig roast and live music was on offer and children had the chance to dabble with bell ringing. The bells have rung in the village for more than 400 ...
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Cathedral bell tolls for lost species
Ekklesia
David Shreeve, the Church of England's national environment adviser, said: “The UN has invited anyone with a bell to ring it for biodiversity, ...
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Church bells stolen from workshop East Anglian Daily Times As part of the scheme three bells were removed from the church to be restored while another three were cast from scratch by Whitechapel Bell Foundry in ...

Letter: Chiming in
Yale Daily News
27): As a former Yale English major and a bell ringer, I'd like to applaud the efforts to introduce change ringing to Yale. I came to Yale in 1982 hoping to ...
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Lack of bell ringers could soon take its toll
Tewkesbury ADMAG
Mrs White added that bellringing is 'uplifting and a uniquely English tradition that should be kept going.' For details of how to get involved contact Mrs ...
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Lack of bell ringers could soon take its toll
Tewkesbury ADMAG
Mrs White added that bellringing is 'uplifting and a uniquely English tradition that should be kept going.' For details of how to get involved contact Mrs ...
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Bridport: Church bells worth £100k stolen from foundry
Bridport News
... £100000 and weighing several tons have been stolen from a Bridport foundry. ...Master bell hanger Andrew Nicholson fears they might never be recovered. ...

Church bells stolen from workshop East Anglian Daily Times As part of the scheme three bells were removed from the church to be restored while another three were cast from scratch by Whitechapel Bell Foundry in ...

Cathedral bells ring for extinct species
Peterborough Today
The cathedral bell tolled 492 times at noon – one toll for each animal and plant species the nation has lost in the last 100 years. ...
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Bells ring out for biodiversity
isleofman.com
"The Church of England and their affiliates are one of the official partners to the IYB and the local bell ringing shows the commitment of members of our ...
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The bell depicts impressions of fossilised plants and animals
BBC News
The New York bell-ringing leads an international call for bells to be chimed across all 193 signatory countries of the CBD, as an act of recognition ...
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The bells of St Hilda's Gazette Live ... the thirst of thousands of newly arrivedfoundryand factory workers. ...The team of bell ringers at St Hilda's were the only team of campanologists in the town in 1936. ...

A nice ring to it

Bedford Minuteman
Probably, on brisk and colorful autumn mornings, the sound of the bell ringing off the hours seems characteristically American. After all, not far from the ...

OK I know this is not a changeringing story, but its key message, bells are important, is one that more news articles should express.

New bells ring out at St Albans Abbey
Herts Advertiser
He said: “Our tenor bell is Alban, who of course must be the greatest – and then the twelve apostles.” He continued: “Ringing a bell to call people to ...
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East Yorkshire ringing out for new bell-ringers
BBC News
Now, a weekend of free bell-ringing lessons are being offered to encourage future ringers to the ancient art form, as part of the Heritage Open Days. ...
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Bell-ringing lessons
Daily Echo
The aim is to build up a team to ring the church bells regularly. Anyone who wants to have a go at bell-ringing is invited to the practice sessions between ...

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Berwick bell ringers ap-peal-ing for new members
Berwick Today
Anyone who would like to join the bellringing team should simply enter the Guildhall by the side door and climb the steps to the bell tower on Thursday ...
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Bellringers on world tour | Northern Rivers Religion | Faith and Churches in ...
Lismore Northern Star
The global bellringing community is a tight-knit group and, according to Mr Butler, about 5600 of the belltowers are in the United Kingdom. ...
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Dignitaries head up the bell tower
Bucks Free Press
We want bell ringing to continue.” The money will help insert a reinforced concrete ring beam on the inside of the tower, a new set of 14 bells to replace ...
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ENGLAND: Church bells to ring out in September for species protection
Episcopal-Life
Bell ringers will be reminded through blogs and Twitter messages to peal their bells between 12 noon and 2 pm on Sept. 22. The initiative is linked to the ...
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Bells ring for last time
Essex Echo
New bells have been cast at the Whitechapel Foundry, in London, with the number seven bell funded by a £25000 grant from the Echo's parent company, Gannett.

Perth Australia Bell Tower _ Jim Rogers World Adventure | Fenton ...
The Fenton Report
Due to be recast leading up to 1988, they were tuned and restored at London's Whitechapel Bell Foundry and donated to the Western Australia. They are rare in that they are one of the few sets of royal bells, and more so since they are ...
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New bells for St Albans Abbey
St Albans & Harpenden Review
Made at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, they have been paid for with a fund started with a bequest from cathedral ringer Reginald Ewer more than 40 years ago, ...

Church bells ring to highlight toll of biodiversity
ChristianToday
IYB in the UK is encouraging bell ringing by faith groups, schools and organisations from 12-2pm. The UN declared 2010 as IYB in recognition of the fact ...
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Now I'll hear the bells ring out in my son's memory
Worcester News
Jonathan was so enthusiastic about bellringing and encouraging more ringers. “This teaching centre is just so enthusiastic so there couldn't be a more ...
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Bellringer Martin Harbord has died
Midhurst and Petworth Today
By David Jones He was a popular person among the bell ringing community in both East Meon and West Meon, where he rang the church bells regularly. ...
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Odd Jobs: Trinity Church's Bell Ringers
Wall Street Journal (blog)
“[Bell-ringing] is obviously quite rare in America relative to England,” said Jenny Mackley, 28, who moved from London eight months ago. ...
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Coulsdon bell ringer Don Little hangs up his ropes after 51 years
Croydon Advertiser
Former purchasing manager Mr Little, started bell ringing aged 25, after being asked by the former priest of the church. He added: "There are stages to ...
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CREDITON COUNTRY COURIER TODAY | NEWS | Bellringers 'World Cup' in ...
CREDITON Parish Church will host the national final of the premier “method” bellringing competition in the country on Saturday, June 26.
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Whalley couple to celebrate a bell-ting 40 years
The Bolton News
Ian Smith, who rings at Blackburn Cathedral and is a member of East LancashireBell-Ringing Association, heard about the 40th wedding anniversary and ...
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Layer-de-la-Haye church bells are ringing out again
Daily Gazette
... but then the bell tower itself is far from a relic of history. Mr Piper said: “We have got a band of ringers now ringing nearly every week, ...
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Boughrood church DIY wedding bells fix

BBC News

A couple who found the "perfect" Welsh church in which to marry have made sure they will hear wedding bells there - by overhauling the belfry themselves.

Church fund launched to save 'falling' bell tower
This is Local London
“We have some of the best bell-ringers in the country and it is one of only a handful of churches in the country to have 12 ringing bells, but we've been ...
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Bells chime in unison Londonderry Today ... with the first time ever joint bell-ringing in London and Londonderry. ... The Cathedral bells were, of course, cast in the Whitechapel Foundry and were ...

400 year old church bells removed from Campsea Ashe

BBC

For the first time in 400 years, the bells from St John's church in Campsea Ashe have seen the Suffolk sunshine. Three of the four taken down from the tower are being restored and will eventually hang alongside three new bells which have recently been cast.

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Works of art complete, church will say 'amen'
Barnstable Patriot
The set of 10 change-ringing bells for the Bell Tower were cast at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in London and shipped to the Cape. The foundry, which has ...

The bell never tolls for Whitechapel Foundry Times Online ... with no documents pre-dating 1837 — and now the Whitechapel Bell Foundry can add the great recession of 2009 to the list of challenges it has overcome. ...

New bells for St Mary's (From Echo) Now the business of casting the new bells has finally begun, at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, in London's East End. The Gannett money is being use to pay for the recasting of bell number seven. The ten new bells will enable bellringers ... Echo | News - http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/

New bells for St Mary's Essex Echo St Mary's Church has a long history of bellringing, but after wear and tear on the existing bells left them sounding a little past their best, ... See all stories on this topic

Veterans to be honored Saturday at bell tower site Sussex Sun The bells were cast at Whitechapel Foundry in London, England, renowned for casting many famous bells, including the Liberty Bell. ...

New ring o' bells for historic church in city Worcester News It will establish the city of Worcester in the forefront of bellringing and ensure the survival of this great English tradition of the 21st century. ... See all stories on this topic

St Albans bellringers launch a peal for charity Advertiser 24 The bell-ringing group, which has been meeting for decades, rang a quarter peal for Haiti, which involved making over 1000 changes - or sounding each bell ... See all stories on this topic

Bell ringing - Rachael learns the ropes
The Star
I'm here with the Ranmoor Ringers at Ranmoor Church, for a quick lesson in bell ringin There are dozens of 'strokes' in bell-ringing, with names such as the ...
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Budock bell ringers receive long service awards
Falmouth Penryn Packet
... at a meeting of bell ringers from throughout the Western District of Cornwall at their Spring Festival at Tuckingmill on Saturday April 19. Ringing was ...
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Bell-ringing fans head for Norfolk churches - Norfolk News - EDP24 Bell-ringing fanatics from across the nation are preparing for a frenzied bank holiday dash to “grab” as many of Norfolk's historic church towers as ... www.edp24.co.uk/content/edp24/.../story.aspx?...