On Sun, 16 Oct 2016 15:30:47 +0100, "Norman Wells"
wrote:

"AnthonyL" wrote in message
...

A tower near me had a fall-out amongst the ringers and rather than
leave the bells silent the choir decided they'd learn. Full help is
being given and after 3yrs, even on easy bells, they are still not at
the stage where they can ring more than the very basic patterns. It's
a bit like little Johnny coming home with his recorder or violin and 3
yrs later has just progressed beyond scales but not quite to Twinkle
Twinkle Little Star.

And what fun that must be to listen to!

Don't the neighbours deserve some sort of protection?


You'd have thought that but the parishioners and locals raised the
money for a replacement of the cracked tenor bell. When the ringing
stopped after the fall out the complaints were "why aren't the bells
being rung? - we've just paid out for a new bell". And the
(relatively new) houses are fairly close too - basically think suburb
to one side.

A full peal (just less than 3hrs of continuous ringing) was rung by a
proficient band recently, the first there for over 20yrs,
commemorating the 100th anniversary of the loss of 3 soldiers on the
same day from what would then have been little more than a big
village.

Advanced publicity was put about and several folk came to the church
to listen. To the best of my knowledge there were no complaints.

Seems as if some do really enjoy the old English traditions being
upheld.

--
AnthonyL