This is the concern outlined in a report by the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers, which outlines ongoing recruitment issues. With less people attending church, and groups such as choirs and ...

A photographic portrait of Richard de Courcy, who marked his birthday by ringing the bells of Christ Church Cathedral in ...

according to a stark warning from the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers. A new report reveals that the number of bell ringers in the UK is expected to plummet by 45 per cent by 2047 ...

Each Christmas season, Salvation Army Bell Ringers of Hutchinson feel blessed to ring a bell, which echoes throughout the community and brings a reminder of those less fortunate. Bell Ringer Jerry ...

For most, church bells are just a quaint bit of automated background noise. But Pallas and his 18 students at the Vall d’en Bas School of Bell Ringers are trying to change that by resuscitating ...

Pretty basic. A few had more advanced versions where all a bell ringer had to do was press switch. Not so the bells of Kilifi’s St Thomas ACK Church, where bell ringers have to be specially ...

Volunteers start bell ringing at the big Red Kettles at 10 ... “Last year, we could have used more ringers,” she said adding that having people ringing bells at the kettles bring in more ...

Three Guernsey church bell ringers have completed a feat they believe could be a world first. The bell ringers at Town Church in St Peter Port rang three bells 10,000 times over four hours and 40 ...

The bells that provide a soundtrack to life-pealing in celebration, sounding a warning or tolling with muffled tongues in time of grief are more than mere instruments. Each has its own voice and name, ...

In 2021, the church received 10 new bells following a project led by volunteer bell ringer Jim Crowther. And one of those bells has been dedicated to Jean's late husband, Baz. "Once [the bells ...