Church bells rang out across the country last weekend to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla. One Gloucestershire bell ringer shares her fascinating story of ringing bells for a number of historic royal occasions spanning 70 years.
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Record breaking ringers in Leckhampton
A team of bellringers in Leckhampton have laid claim to what could be a record number of ‘quarter peal’ rings at a single tower, anywhere in the world. On 30Continue reading
Ringing out a warning on the climate emergency
Churches are being encouraged to ring their church bells at 6 pm for half an hour on 30 October, the day before the COP26 conference begins. Churches in Stroud areContinue reading
Three solid hours of bell ringing planned for Ride and Stride
St John the Evangelist, Elkstone is hoping to perform a ‘full peal’ on its newly restored church bells as part of Ride and Stride on 11 September. The bells wereContinue reading
Ringing out hope through the pandemic
Bell ringers in Leckhampton were not going to allow a pandemic to stand in the way of their ringing. The teams at St Peter’s, Leckhampton and The Church in WardenContinue reading
Restored bells allow silent bell ringing practice
After 15 months, a project to restore the bells at St Peter’s Newnham has finally been completed allowing the Sunday service ringing to restart after 25 years. The bells haveContinue reading
Join Ringing out for Peace this Armistice
An appeal has gone out to church bell ringers around Britain to join in a major event later this year to commemorate the centenary of the end of World WarContinue reading
