| Where | What/When | Comments | Submitted by |
|---|---|---|---|
| **** PLANNED **** | |||
| St Margaret’s, Westminster | 9 September, 1230 – MCALDG date touch attempt (2012 Stedman Caters) | To celebrate Olympic marathon | James White |
| **** ALREADY RUNG **** | |||
| Glasgow | 08 June – Ringing Five Rings Triples as the Torch passes | Tina Stoecklin | |
| Aberdeen | 10 June – Ringing at the Cathedral when the Torch arrives (6.45) | Ruth Ogilvie | |
| Dunblane | 13 June – Ringing as the Torch passes (10.00 – 10.30) | Tina Stoecklin | |
| Knaresborough | 19 June – Ringing for Torch Relay | Matt Curl | |
| Leeds | 25 June – 7.00-7.30, ringing as the Torch leaves Leeds city centre | Both churches | Barrie Dove |
| Cornhill | 26 June – a.m. | Peal of Stedman Cinques for the Olympics. Called by MCA&LDG Master Mike Palmer | Stephen Mitchell |
| Lincoln | 27 June – 5.08pm for 12 minutes as Olympic Torch enters the City | 63 bells in 20 different locations across the city (the first time all the city’s bells have been heard simultaneously) followed by ringing in 12 towers as the Torch passes each | Chris Woodcock |
| Lincoln | 28 June – 7.45am, for Torch departure | Cathedral bells ring as the Torch leaves the West front, followed by ringing at towers on its route out | Chris Woodcock |
| Chesterfield | 29 June – Plain Course of Five Rings Triples | To welcome the Olympic Torch to the Borough of Chesterfield. | Andrew E Hall |
| Thatcham | 11 July, 10.15 quarter peal of Grandsire Triples | ringing when Olympic Torch passes 10.31 | Tony Smith |
| Bletchingley | 19 July, quarter peal starting ~6.30pm | In anticipation of Torch passing the next day | Ed Muller |
| Bletchingley | 20 July, 1.15-1.55 general ringing & 2.15 quarter peal | Before the Torch passes the tower, and afterwards while villagers make their way to Sports Day. Ringers will watch the Torch pass from the top of the tower! | Ed Muller |
| Guildford Cathedral | 20 July, quarter peal | to celebrate the Olympic Torch coming to Guildford | Chris Rogers |
| Kingston upon Thames | 24 July, 08.30 – quarter peal as the Olympic Torch passed by. | Kate Flavell | |
| Richmond | 24 July, – Rang all 8 bells for 30 minutes as the Olympic Torch passed by. | Jackie Harrison | |
| Thurcaston | 25 July, 6.30pm start – Quarter of Cambridge Surprise Major | Peter Hunt | |
| Islington, St Mary | 25 July, 8.20am – rang call changes as the torch went past this morning | Jo Barton | |
| **** FRIDAY 27 JULY **** | ***** 0800 to Noon ***** | ||
| Aberdeen (St Machar) | 27 July, 8.12am – Ringing on all bells | Ruth Ogilvie | |
| Aughton, Lancs | 27 July, 8.12am – Rang Five Rings Doubles | Gold medals were awarded to (from left to right) Jean Massey, Tower Captain Brenda Garrett, Pat Richardson, Judith Bristow, Peter Devine and Betty Underwood. | Betty Underwood |
| Badby | 27 July – 8.12, 3 minutes ringing | Geoff Pullin | |
| Balsham | 27 July, 8.12am – Ringing all six bells | Mike Leeson | |
| Berkhamsted | 27 July, ringing from 8.00 to 8:15am | Helen Ruberry | |
| Bletchingley | 27 July, 8.00 or 8.10am TBD | Ed Muller | |
| Brasted | 27 July, 8.00am, General ringing | Including ringers aged 8 to 88. Followed by breakfast and further ringing at Farnborough | Catherine Lewis |
| Brecon St Mary’s | 27 July, 8.12am – Firing & call changes | Invitation for public to chime afterwards | Paul Johnson |
| Brecon Cathedral | 27 July, 8.12-8.15am – Dean chiming Treble | Paul Johnson | |
| Bridgwater | 27 July, 8.00-8.15am – Call changes | Followed by breakfast | Margaret Lee |
| Burnham | 27 July – performances at 8.12am, 12.00pm & 4.00pm | Open invitation for public to experience ringing of tower and handbells (5 octave set) throughout the day | Cliff Blundell |
| Burton on Trent | 27 July, 8.12am-8.15am – ringing | Julia Elliott | |
| Burwell | 27 July – 8.12am taking part in ‘All the Bells’ | Brenda Wilson | |
| Calne, Wilts | 27 July – 8.12-8.15 chiming, with non-ringers invited to take part under supervision | Andrew Woolley | |
| Carhampton | 27 July – Tower bell ringing from 8.12am | Congregation and villagers invited to ring any kinds of bells, including the handbells, with coffee afterwards | Susan Mew |
| Chalfont St Peter | 27 July – general ringing from 8.12 to 8.15 | Val Robbins | |
| Cheddington | 27 July, 8.12-8.15am – Chiming | Bells out of action but chiming frame reconnected | Richard Booth |
| Chesterton | 27 July – ringing the bells down from 8.12 – 8.15 | Barbara Le Gallez | |
| Belper | 27 July, chiming for All the Bells = Congregation and friends invited to join in. | Hand bells will also be available. | Gill Hughes |
| Dunblane | 27 July, 8.12am – Bells chimed with Ellacombe apparatus | Ruth Ogilvie | |
| Dunkeld | 27 July, 8.12am – Bells chimed with Ellacombe apparatus | Ruth Ogilvie | |
| Easton-in-Gordano | 27 July 08.12am – A touch of Grandsire Doubles | Richard Humphries | |
| Ecclesfield | 27 July – Ringing for ‘All the Bells’ | Phil Hirst | |
| Enfield | 27 July, – 8.12 – ringing for a few minutes | John Allan | |
| Essendon | 27 July, 8.00-8.15am – ringing | Paula Marshall | |
| East Leake | 27 July, 8.00-8.15am – ringing | John Cooper | |
| Faringdon | 27 July – 8am Rounds & firing | Jon Chamberlain | |
| Fladbury | 27 July – 8.12 bells ringing, 16th C Sanctus bell chimed, church’s handbells rung, villagers invited to bring own bells to ring in the churchyard | Followed by breakfast: Coffee and Croissants, Tea and Toast and Bucks Fizz | Pearl Gibson |
| Fulham | 27 July, 8.12am – 10 bells pulled off to 10 mins ringing for “All the Bells” | Eddie Hartley | |
| Fulham | 27 July, 10.20am – Approx 30 mins General ringing as Olympic Torch flotilla sailed past the church on way downstream to Tower Bridge. | Eddie Hartley | |
| Glasgow | 27 July, 8.12am – Ringing on all bells | Ruth Ogilvie | |
| Goldsborough | 27 July (morning), bells open for members of public to chime | Derrick McRobert | |
| Henham | 27 July, 8.12-8.15am – Villagers invited to come and chime | Ground floor ring. Bacon rolls and coffee after the ringing | Liz Griffith-Jones |
| Higham Ferrers | 27 July, Ringing for ‘the three specified minutes (and a little more besides!)’ | Bob Dennis | |
| Highworth | 27 July, 8.12-8.15 am – 815am rounds and call changes | Helen Weaver | |
| Hurstpierpoint | 27 July 8.12 a.m. Ringing for “All the Bells” | Local primary school children currently being taught to handle a bell ready to ring in Rounds specially for the Olympics. | John Norris |
| Inverness | 27 July, 8.12am – Bells chimed with Ellacombe apparatus (TBC) | Ruth Ogilvie | |
| Isleham, Cambridgeshire | 27 July – At least 3 minutes’ ringing from 8.12am for the ‘All the Bells’ project | We plan to start at the precise time, but then continue for 20 or 30 minutes. We will probably ring call changes to include as wide a range of abilities as possible; beginners welcome. | Ruth Ogden |
| Islington, S James Prebend St | 27 July, 8.12am – Ringing | Hopefully accompanied by local residents & cycling commuters clanging and banging things outside on the green. | Jo Barton |
| Knaresborough | 27 July – Inviting non-ringers to chime for ‘All the Bells’ | Organising an associated training evening, and hoping to spark interest in proper ringing | Matt Curl |
| Knaresborough | 27 July (morning), bells open for members of public to chime | Derrick McRobert | |
| Landbeach | 27 July – Chiming from 8:12 – 8:15 am , and Villagers invited to chime between 3 & 4pm | Aim to get people thinking: “BELLS ARE FUN AND I WANT TO JOIN IN” | Barbara Le Gallez |
| Leckhampton | 27 July – 8.12-8.15am ringing | Stuart Tomlinson | |
| Little Eversden | 27 July, 08.12-08.15am – Chiming | Less certain plans to ring handbells at the same time | Clive Dalton |
| Little Paxton | 27 July – Ringing from 8.00 – 8.30am | New band ringing bells that were silent for 90 years | Debbie Ellis |
| Margaret Street (All Saints) | 27 July, 8.12-8.15am – Ringing the two bells | Fr. John Pritchard | |
| Marsworth | 27 July, General Ringing approx 8.10-8.20am & quarter peal starting 7.30pm | Probably Winchendon Place Doubles | Richard Booth |
| Melbourne, Australia (St James Catholic Church) | 27 July, 5.12pm (local time) for 3 minutes | We think the idea of having bells rung for such an occasion is a splendid one, and are looking forward to ringing our bells for you | Pat Cole |
| Melbourne, (the original one, in Derbyshire) | 27 July, 8.12 rounds on 10 for 3 minutes | Peter Trotman | |
| Milverton | 27 July, 8.12-8.15 – World premiere of “Olympic Five Rings” | Being an arrangement of rounds, firing, backrounds, queens and a new sequence “going away”. The piece is a musical interpretation of the Opening Ceremony. | Keith Beale |
| Norwich | 27 July – 8.12 (3 mins) & 7.30 (quarter peal) | Faith Pearce | |
| Pershore Abbey | 27 July (All the Bells) – Swing chiming different combinations | It will either sound good or turn into a cacophony (for which I apologise to those who live close by) | Stuart Piper |
| Pinner | 27 July – 8.12 (3 mins) | Chris Lomax | |
| Pleshey | 27 July – 3 Minutes at 8.12am | Looking forward to taking part in “All the bells”. Any media enquiries to Lynne Zwink (email) or 01245 231256 | Lynne Zwink |
| Ranmoor | 27 July, 8.12am – Chiming all ten bells by local ringers and friends | Elaine | |
| Reading | 27 July, 8.00-9.30am, Open ringing including Five Rings Triples, and some handbell ringing outside the tower | Local radio reporter will be present. Breakfast afterwards | Pete Ellis |
| Rempstone | 27 July 8.12-8.15am – Ringing | John Cooper | |
| Richmond | 27 July 8.00-8.10am – Ringing | Jackie Harrison | |
| Shrawley | 27 July – 8.12am: chiming / ringing part way up | Villagers invited to ‘bring your own bell’ at 7.45 to join in. Breakfast afterwards | John Westwood |
| Stirling | 27 July, 8.12am – Bells chimed with Ellacombe apparatus | Ruth Ogilvie | |
| Stoke Poges | 27 July, 8 – Bells rung for 20 minutes | Peter H Mackie | |
| Stretham, Cambs | 27 July – 08.12 – 08.15 Rounds and call changes. 15.00 – 16.00 Tower open for village residents, especially the children, to chime a bell for their own ‘Olympic Ring’. | Ringing by novice band recruited from scratch since June 2011. No ringing previously for several years. Using opportunity to raise awareness of church bell ringing locally and stimulate interest from potential new learners. | Peter Binns |
| Swaffham Prior | 27 July – Three minutes’ ringing from 08.12 to 08.15 | Alastair Everitt | |
| Tamworth | 27 July – 8.12 ringing for ‘All the Bells’ | Andrew Else | |
| Thatcham | 27 July, 08.12 – course of Five Rings Triples, then quarter peal of St Simons Triples | Tony Smith | |
| Thurcaston | 27 July, 8.12 half hour’s ringing | Peter Hunt | |
| Tolleshunt D’Arcy | 27 July, morning – 3 minutes ringing | Maggie Reed | |
| Tortworth | 27 July, 8.12am – 3 mins chiming + 10 mins more (TBC) | Followed by breakfast at the newly opened Farmer’s Table at Tortworth Estate Farm Shop | Fen Marshall |
| Walton-on-Thames | 27 July, 8.12am – Chiming for 3 minutes | Residents of surrounding flats invited to take part, with coffee and croissants after, and a certificate of participation | Hilary Brooks |
| Wedmore | 27 July – 8.00am to 10.00am, 8 bells will be open to ALL to chime | Also in the evening, along with games, food, beer and a big screen TV in church showing the opening ceremony | Barrie Hendry |
| Westmill, Herts | 27 July – 10 minutes call changes at 8.00am | Inviting all parishioners (269) for early morning coffee after ringing, with photos for historic purposes | Michael Thoday |
| Westonzoyland | 27 July, 8:00am – Call changes on the back five bells | To signify the five Olympic rings | John Hallett |
| Winchcombe | 27 July, from 8.10am – Five Rings Triples | Clare Pritchard | |
| Wolvercote, Oxon | 27 July – 3 minutes ringing at 8am | 3 minutes isn’t long … but enough to mark the event. More importantly we’re having a ‘ringers breakfast’ in the parish room afterwards! | Jonathan Beale |
| Whimple, Devon | 27 July – Invite a member of the village’s sports teams to chime the bells for 3 minutes under supervision. Then later in the day 23-30 minutes ringing, possibly Five Rings Doubles. | Consultation and practice needed. Hoping for cricket, football, tennis, short mat bowls, marathon/running, cycling and horse riding, … | Roger Algate |
| Whitstable | 27 July, 8.12am – Bells will be rung | Derek Chatfield | |
| Wimborne | 27 July – 8.00-8.20am | Hilary Child | |
| Witley, Surrey | 27 July, 8.12am – Bells were rung for about 5 minutes. | Chris Rogers | |
| Writtle | 27 July, 8.00am Firing & Rounds, 8.10-8.20am – Call changes | Andrew Brewster | |
| **** Friday July 27 **** | ***** AFTERNOON & EVENING ***** | ||
| Burnham | 27 July – performances at 8.12am, 12.00pm & 4.00pm | Open invitation for public to experience ringing of tower and handbells (5 octave set) throughout the day | Cliff Blundell |
| Dunkeld | 27 July – Quarter peal | Ruth Ogilvie | |
| Edinburgh (St Georges) | 27 July – Quarter peal | Ruth Ogilvie | |
| Knaresborough | 27 July – Five Rings Triples | Matt Curl | |
| St Andrews | 27 July – Quarter peal (TBC) | Ruth Ogilvie | |
| Sampford Brett | 27 July – Quarter peal starting 10.00 | Martin Blazey | |
| Dunblane | 27 July – Quarter peal at 12.30 | Tina Stoecklin | |
| Wirksworth | 27 July, 2pm – Five Rings Triples | ‘5 Rings at 5 Rings’, towers from each Derby DA District | Gill Hughes |
| Belper | 27 July, 3pm – Five Rings Triples | ‘5 Rings at 5 Rings’, towers from each Derby DA District | Gill Hughes |
| Duffield | 27 July, 3.45pm – Five Rings Triples | ‘5 Rings at 5 Rings’, towers from each Derby DA District | Gill Hughes |
| Ilkeston | 27 July, 5pm – Five Rings Triples | ‘5 Rings at 5 Rings’, towers from each Derby DA District | Gill Hughes |
| Dundee (Old Steeple) | 27 July, 5.30pm – General ringing | Maggi Churchil | |
| Harvington | 27 July, 5:45pm for a few minutes | Plain course Five Rings Doubles | Chris Haynes |
| Chesterfield | 27 July, 8pm – Five Rings Triples | ‘5 Rings at 5 Rings’, towers from each Derby DA District | Gill Hughes |
| Inveraray | 27 July, 8pm – Five Rings Triples | During annual ringing festival | Ruth Ogilvie |
| Whimple, Devon | 27 July – Invite a member of the village’s sports teams to chime the bells for 3 minutes under supervision. Then later in the day 23-30 minutes ringing, possibly Five Rings Doubles. | Consultation and practice needed. Hoping for cricket, football, tennis, short mat bowls, marathon/running, cycling and horse riding, … | Roger Algate |
| Writtle | 27 July, evening – Quarter peal (TBC) | Andrew Brewster | |
| **** AFTER 27 JULY **** | ************************* | ||
| St Paul’s Cathedral | 28 July, – 10am | Simultaneous peals requested by the three Deans. | Chris Rogers |
| Southwark Cathedral | 28 July, – 10am | Simultaneous peals requested by the three Deans. | Chris Rogers |
| Westminster Abbey | 28 July, – 10am | Simultaneous peals requested by the three Deans. | Chris Rogers |
| Fulham | 28 July, – 10.15am | The bells were ringing as the Mens’s cycle road race passed the church on their way out over Putney Bridge. | Eddie Hartley |
| Kingston upon Thames | 28 July, 1430 to 1530 – open ringing as the men’s cycle race passes by | Kate Flavell | |
| Fulham | 28 July, – 3.05pm | The bells were ringing again as the Mens’s cycle road race returned nearly five hours after we rang for them on their way out this morning. | Eddie Hartley |
| Fulham | 29 July, – 12.15pm | The bells rang out as the women’s cycle road race passed the church on its way out over Putney Bridge | Eddie Hartley |
| Walton-on-Thames | 28 & 29 July – 10 minutes ringing prior to Olympic cycle race passing the tower | For crowds on the pavement. Then watch the race from the roof | Hilary Brooks |
| Kingston upon Thames | 29 July, 1700 to 1800 – open ringing to celebrate the ladies cycle race today, which passes by the church | Kate Flavell | |
| Guildford Cathedral | 29 July, evening – QP of Five Rings Triples on the back 8 | Chris Rogers | |
| St Margaret’s, Westminster | 5 August, 1230 – MCALDG date touch attempt (2012 Stedman Caters) | To celebrate Olympic marathon | James White |
| St Margaret’s, Westminster | 12 August, 1230 – MCALDG date touch attempt (2012 Stedman Caters) | To celebrate Olympic marathon | James White |
