The Towers & Belfries Committee have published a guide for ringers around lighting. This can be downloaded from the Towers & Belfries News page or directly from here.
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Lighting in and around church towers
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Ringing at York Minster
Ringers will be aware that the Dean and Chapter at York Minster are now inviting non-Minster ringers to assist in ringing the Minster bells over the Christmas period. Whilst this may be attractive to the community it has raised varying reaction from ringers approached to help and from the wider ringing fraternity. When I met […]
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Whitechapel Bell Foundry
The Central Council is sad to learn that the Whitechapel Bell Foundry is to move from the premises in Whitechapel Road, where it has been for so many years. We send our very best wishes to the proprietors and staff at the foundry and wish them every success in their negotiations with potential purchasers for […]
It seems a long time since my last note, time having been dominated by events in York. The Heritage Open days over the weekend of 10th/11th September resulted in quite a lot of ringing demonstrations and interest and certainly local towers in my area gained several new recruits. The Council’s Administrative Committee met in October […]