Hushed church bells affecting wedding bookings
The vicar of a Cambridgeshire church that has had to close its bell tower due to health and safety concerns said she believed ...
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‘Sanctified Sound’: The Return of Bell-Tower Bells Ringing at Eucharistic Consecration
Ringing the handheld Sanctus bells during the consecration and elevation of the Host and chalice at Mass is a familiar sound ...
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Church launches fundraising appeal to restore 17th century bells
The bells have been silent for many years, but will hopefully ring out once more if a fundraising appeal is successful.
Couples ‘put off’ from marrying at church where bells are silent after health and safety fears
Reverend Ruth Clay of St Wendreda’s Church in Cambridgeshire is trying to raise £250,000 for repairs to the 140ft tall spire ...
Steeple keeper hoping to hand over the ropes
After four decades as steeple keeper at Vale Church in Guernsey, 84-year-old John David is handing over the ropes. Mr David ...
Meet the 95-year-old who keeps young with a talent he's had since age of 10
A 95-year-old bell ringer from Taunton has been recognised for his incredible talent and dedication. At the January meeting ...
Will a city's 300-year-old curfew bell ring again?
Old High Church's curfew bell dates back to 1703 when Queen Anne - the last Stuart monarch - was on the British throne. According the Church of Scotland it was originally rung at 17:00 to signal a ...
'There's a life before tinnitus and a life after it'
People lock themselves away' Tinnitus is the name for hearing noises that do not come from an outside source. The sounds can ...