Learn the ropes at church bells introductory course this weekendLeighton Buzzard Today

The bellringers of All Saints' Church, Marsworth are offering an outstanding opportunity to learn to ring Church Bells this weekend. The event is designed for ...

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Pictures of stricken woman being rescued from 65ft church tower ...Ely Standard

Rev Simpson said the woman was watching her daughter learning how to ring the bells with one of the churches experienced bell ringers when the incident ...

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Bell ringing demonstrations at city church open daysThe Northern Echo THE bells of a city parish church will be chiming at two special open days next month. Demonstration of bell ringing will be given at St Oswald's Church, Durham, ... See all stories on this topic »

More than 300 churches, sites ringing bells for MLK's 'I Have a ...

WASHINGTON - Church bells were ringing out Wednesday at the National Cathedral and nationwide to ans... - Latest News - Winnipeg Free Press.

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Let Freedom Ring

The 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's "I have a Dream" speech is being marked by bellringing across the USA and the world. Here's a small selection of the many news articles on the topic.

Okla. bell ringing ceremony to recognize speechKSWO OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A bell ringing ceremony is planned at the Oklahoma History Center in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s historic 'I Have a Dream' ... See all stories on this topic »
'From the hilltops of New Hampshire...'Conway Daily Sun The King Center is coordinating bell-ringing events commemorating the anniversary across the nation, and has encouraged organizations and individuals to ... See all stories on this topic »
Baylor's McLane Carillon Participating in Nationwide 'Let Freedom ...Baylor University Bell-ringing event marks 50th anniversary of March on Washington and MLK Jr.'s ... McLane Carillon will participate in a nationwide bell-ringing event called "Let ... See all stories on this topic »
Steamtown joining 'Let Freedom Ring' eventWilkes Barre Times-Leader The bell-ringing event will take place near the site's 1903 Illinois Central #790 ... speech with 'Let Freedom Ring' bell-ringing events and programs that affirm the ... See all stories on this topic »
Ebenezer to hold ceremony to mark 50th anniversary of the March ...Atlanta Journal Constitution Ebenezer Baptist Church and the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site will hold a brief bell ringing ceremony in observance of the 50th anniversary of the ... See all stories on this topic »

Malloy urges bell ringing to mark King's 'Dream' speechMonroe Courier Governor Dannel P. Malloy is asking residents and organizations to ring bells at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28, as part of a nationwide commemoration of the ... See all stories on this topic »
New Hampshire Celebrates 50 Years Of 'I Have A Dream'New Hampshire Public Radio A "Let Freedom Ring" event will be held at 3 pm by the Liberty Bell on the State ... They will show Dr. King's speech and host a bell-ringing with members of the ... See all stories on this topic »
U.Va., other campuses to sound bells marking 50th anniversary of ...Washington Post At U.Va., the Office for Diversity and Equity will host an event prior to the bellringing during which students will read parts of King's speech. At a separate event, ... See all stories on this topic »	Washington Post
Mayor encourages residents to join 'Let Freedom Ring ...Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Tomlinson will join Muscogee County School Superintendent David Lewis at Martin Luther King Elementary School Wednesday at 3 o'clock for a bell-ringing ... See all stories on this topic »
University of Louisville to host event commemorating 50th ...The Republic LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — A bell-ringing ceremony at the University of Louisville is among events being held across the country Wednesday to commemorate the ... See all stories on this topic »

Churches Festival has a ring to it Diocese of Lichfield (press release) 

27 August 2013 For those who have always wanted to have a go at bell ringing, a perfect opportunity is just around the corner. As part of the Festival of ...

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Bell ringers celebrate peal's 100th anniversary in Watton-at-Stone Hertfordshire Mercury 

The eight bell ringers were celebrating exactly 100 years since the same bells were used to complete a Grandsire Triple – a continuously changing set of ...

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Please back our bell tower appeal Worcester News 

Derek Skeys, chairman of the Pirton Church Tower Appeal, said that while the stunning bell tower is thought to date back to the 14th or early 15th century, they ...

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Learn the ropes at Marsworth's weekend bellringing courseHemel Gazette

The bellringers of All Saints' Church, Marsworth, are offering a crash course in campanology, and giving people the chance to learn how to ring churchbells ...

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Learn the ropes at Marsworth's weekend bellringing courseBucks Herald

The bellringers of All Saints' Church, Marsworth, are offering a crash course in campanology, and giving people the chance to learn how to ring church bells ...

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St Odulph's Church, Pillaton, lightning hole repairedBBC News

Blocks of granite weighing up to half a tonne smashed through the church's roof and lodged in thebell tower of the Grade I listed building. Parishioner Tony ...

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Fun and games at Mawgan Fete: PICTURESThis is The West Country

Once again the fete was organised by the churchwardens and bell ringers, who ... The church bells rang out at the start of the event and there were bell ringing ...

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Bells ring out again thanks to fundraisers This is Somerset-9 Aug 2013 A HARD-WORKING team from Wookey have secured the future of a peal of important church bells. The bells at St Matthew's Church, in Wookey ...

Celebrations commemorate Martin Luther King Jr's historic speechMail & Guardian Online

Marches, speeches and global bell-ringing are set to mark the 50th anniversary this month of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech.

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Pealing Bells to Mark 50 Years Since MLK's 'Dream' SpeechCharisma News

The King Center is urging communities around the world to participate in abell-ringing ceremony this month to help commemorate the 50th anniversary of Martin ...

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Gt Doddington church bells to ring out on special datesNorthamptonshire Telegraph

Bell ringers at a village church are making an “ap-peal” for people to get in touch with ... The group is offering to play the bells at St Nicholas Church in Great ...

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Work rings the changes to repair Barrow church's bellsNW Evening Mail

THERE may have been a few extra prayers muttered at St James' Churchyesterday as work began on removing the 130-year-old bells from the tower.

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Barrow Church bells begin journey to restoration NW Evening Mail 

The eight bells, dating from 1877, stopped ringing at St James' Church in 1999. All but the single service bell had to be silenced because of severe deterioration ...

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Church festival has a ring to it Droitwich Advertiser For those who have always wanted to have a go at bell ringing, a perfect opportunity is on offer as part of the Festival of Churches taking place in Worcestershire, ... See all stories on this topic »

Cathedral to host bell ringing open day Ilkeston Today 

On display will be an exhibition of photographs of the bells. Visitors will also get the chance to watch and hear the mechanism that uses levers and hammers to ...

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Worcester Cathedral Library and Archive: Bell foundry and bell ...Deirdre McKeown

Can you imagine churches without their bells? Here at Worcester Cathedral, on the east side of the cloister, are displayed some of the medieval bells of the ...

Worcester Cathedral Library and Archive

[This is a blog rather than a news item but is of significant interest to bellringers]

Honiton bell ringers beat off stiff competition  Midweek Herald

Three of the Honiton ringers, taught by Derek Ballard, are relatively new tobell-ringing and team say it was satisfying reward for all their hard work. Prior to the ...

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Hendersonville's St. James to host bell-tower ringersAsheville Citizen-Times

The public is invited to hear the bell ringing during the meeting, which is best heard from the courtyard and parking lot in front of the church, 766 N. Main St.

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[Yes it's bellringing Jim, but not as we know it]
Audiograph's Sound of the Week: Cable Car Bell Ringing ContestKALW

LEONARD OATS: I'm a three-time bell-ringing champ in San Francisco, on the cable car. Everybody say, “Oh, you play at home, you play at home,” because I ...

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So swell to win with bells Biggleswade Today 

Alice and Clarrie Scott – who are bell ringers at St Andrew's Church in Biggleswade – won first prize with the Bedfordshire team at the Ringing World National ...

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Tushingham Church celebrates 150 yearsChesterChronicle.co.uk

For most of the day, the church bells were rung as the chapel was open for visitors before the church hosted its main celebration a day later. A service was ...

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Pealing bells to mark 50 years since MLK's rousing speechWashington Post

ATLANTA — The King Center is urging communities around the world to participate in a bell-ringing ceremony next month to help commemorate the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech.See all stories on this topic »