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BRW Admin — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:51:13 +0000

New Article: Bellto ring at historicchurchThe Daily TimesWHEELING – A chorus ofchurch bellswill ring in Wheeling at noon Thursday to mark West Virginia’s 150th birthday – at least one of which holds the distinction of also having tolled on June 20, 1863, heralding official news of statehood. Thatbell…

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BRW Admin — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:51:13 +0000

New Article: News2new results forbellringing70 YearsBell RingingService And Still GoingAboutMyArea”In 1943 when the ban for ringing bells was listed after the end of the war four brothers began to learnbellringingat Whittlebury. “In fact after 70 years two of them namely Jim Linnell and Charlie Truman are still regularly ringing to together at…

Letter: As we…

BRW Admin — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:46:13 +0000

New Article: Letter: As we celebrate the Fourth of July, let’s resurrectringingof thebellsDelaware County Daily Times“Let’sringfreedombells!” These are the words of President John F. Kennedy when he proclaimed theringingof thebellsnationwide on Independence Day, July 4, 1963. We are writing to ask your help to get the American people toring bellsagain on…

400-year-old …

BRW Admin — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:46:13 +0000

New Article: 400-year-oldbelltolls again in Petworth after vital repairsThe ArgusThe chimes of a historicchurch bellcan be heard once again following a major fundraising campaign. Thebellat St Peter’sChurchin Woolavington, near Petworth, is almost 400 years old and was in urgent need of repairs. Students from nearby Seaford…

VIDEO: Refurbished…

BRW Admin — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:41:08 +0000

New Article: VIDEO: Refurbishedbellsready to ring out over village againThis is LeicestershireThe work was carried out by John Taylor and CoBell Foundry, of Loughborough. Andrew Mills, works director, said: “Because the frame had corroded,…

Ripon to host…

BRW Admin — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:41:08 +0000

New Article: Ripon to host nationalbellringingcontestRipon TodayRipon bellringer Robert Wood told the Gazette in thebellringingroom of Ripon Cathedral: “The top competition forbellringingin the country is the National 12-bell Striking Contest.” Although Ripon’sbellringingteam will not be competing in the…

Villagers club…

BRW Admin — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:41:08 +0000

New Article: Villagers club together to cast newbellfor Coronation DayMelton TimesA party of 50 people from the village attended the casting of the new bell, at Taylor’sBell Foundryin Loughborough, one of only two such places left in…

Bellringers go on…

BRW Admin — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:41:07 +0000

New Article: Bellringers go on strikeso villagers can get a Sunday lie-in after…Daily Mail-9 hours agoBut this morning the bells will be silent afterbellringersdecided togo on strike– because the vicar asked them to begin pealing too early in the…

Church bells to…

BRW Admin — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 20:36:09 +0000

New Article: Church bellsto ring in the changes in Little BedwynThis Is WiltshireThe sound ofchurch bellswill echo around Little Bedwyn for the last time tomorrow before a restoration process begins. The Little BedwynBellsAppeal has been raising money to restore thebellsfor two years and the fund is now just a few thousand…

Help us keep …

BRW Admin — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 20:36:09 +0000

New Article: Help us keepbells ringingEvesham JournalEVESHAM people have long enjoyed listening to a peal ofbellsand theBellTower is known amongst campanologists as one of the finest and most famous detached towers in the country . Now, as the 16th century tower – which is all that remains of what…