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What's going on in Ferguson is not justice - WatertownDailyTimes.com

Posted: 04 Sep 2014 02:11 PM PDT

What's going on in Ferguson is not justice WatertownDailyTimes.com Al Sharpton, the bell ringers, the professional criers, looters, the White House and the Department of Justice. Third, the problems continue for weeks of looting, fighting, property destroyed and people injured. Martin Luther King would have had none ... and more »

Picture Gallery: New bell celebrations at Rogate church - Midhurst and Petworth Observer

Posted: 04 Sep 2014 11:11 AM PDT

Picture Gallery: New bell celebrations at Rogate church Midhurst and Petworth Observer Secretary of Rogate and Trotton bell ringers, Penny Croucher, said: “We also received many generous donations which enabled us to actually place the order with Taylor's Bell Foundry in Loughborough. We needed £8,000 to be able to do this. “In July, we ...

More Than Meets The Eye: NASA Scientists Listen To Data - RedOrbit

Posted: 04 Sep 2014 10:45 AM PDT

RedOrbit

More Than Meets The Eye: NASA Scientists Listen To Data RedOrbit Sonification is the process of displaying any type of data or measurement as sound, such as the beep from a heart rate monitor measuring a person's pulse, a door bell ringing every time a person enters a room, or, in this case, explosions indicating ...

Love Sherborne group profile: Sherborne Abbey Bell Ringers - Western Gazette

Posted: 04 Sep 2014 10:08 AM PDT

Western Gazette

Love Sherborne group profile: Sherborne Abbey Bell Ringers Western Gazette The Wolsey bell, which was last recast in the 1930s during a major restoration of all the bells undertaken by Whitechapel Bell Foundry, still weighs a substantial 46 hundredweight. As the work could not be done in situ, the bells had to be removed from ... and more »

Cathedral bell silenced by electrical fault - Peterborough Telegraph

Posted: 04 Sep 2014 08:26 AM PDT

Peterborough Telegraph

Cathedral bell silenced by electrical fault Peterborough Telegraph ... to rely on the bell striking to let them know what the time is - not least the clergy and local residents who listen out for the bell to remind them when to come to worship! The bells themselves are unaffected, so bell ringers using traditional ...

Bell Tower helpers are handed awards - Evesham Observer

Posted: 04 Sep 2014 08:00 AM PDT

Evesham Observer

Bell Tower helpers are handed awards Evesham Observer MORE groups and individuals have been rewarded for their dedicated support to the Evesham Bell Tower appeal. The third round of Bell Tower Appeal awards was held last month during the appeal's fund-raising music festival with Evesham mayor Coun ...

Half way to £20k goal - Dorset Echo

Posted: 04 Sep 2014 07:28 AM PDT

Half way to £20k goal Dorset Echo A donation from Hussey & Briggs Ltd, Bridport, was handed over to tower captain Wendy Firrell and bells fund co-ordinator John Salvetti, as thanks to the residents of the village in recognition of their support over the last few years. The appeal is ...

Diocese of Ely bell-ringers will be 'Singing for Ringing' at folk concert - Ely Standard

Posted: 04 Sep 2014 06:55 AM PDT

Ely Standard

Diocese of Ely bell-ringers will be 'Singing for Ringing' at folk concert Ely Standard Funds raised at this and certain other events organised by the Ely Diocesan Association of Church Bell Ringers will be used on publicity to generate enquiries from and recruit prospective bell ringers and pay for the equipping and operation of Ringing ... and more »

Sedbergh is ready for Sheepfest - The Westmorland Gazette

Posted: 04 Sep 2014 06:35 AM PDT

Sedbergh is ready for Sheepfest The Westmorland Gazette At precisely 10am on Saturday, September, 13, the bells of the church of St Andrew's Sedbergh will peal, signalling the beginning of a weekend celebration. This to markSheepfest, seen as being one of the most ambitious and imaginative community project ... and more »

September 2014: Garden events - Telegraph.co.uk

Posted: 04 Sep 2014 06:10 AM PDT

Telegraph.co.uk

September 2014: Garden events Telegraph.co.uk Brenchley Festival, All Saint's Church, Brenchley, Wealden. Displays of late summer flower arrangements on the theme 'All Things Bright and Beautiful'. Exhibition by photographer David Delmonte. Church bell ringers and piano recitals including soloist ...

100th birthday party for Freda - Ripon Today

Posted: 04 Sep 2014 02:13 AM PDT

Ripon Today

100th birthday party for Freda Ripon Today The party was followed with the ringing of Ripon Cathedral's bells prior to Evensong with Freda's daughter, Jo, among the bellringers, and the cathedral choir singing Happy Birthday to the centenarian. Freda was born in Portsmouth in 1914 and also ...

Variety is the key to places to stay in Norfolk - LoughboroughEcho.net

Posted: 04 Sep 2014 02:02 AM PDT

Variety is the key to places to stay in Norfolk LoughboroughEcho.net Hunsett Mill, Chapel Field, Stalham, Norwich, Norfolk - Hunset - By a windmill, on a bend in the river in the Norfolk Broads, is a hugely appealing mill keeper's cottage with a gorgeous, sustainable extension – winner of the RIBA Manser medal for best ...

Winston Churchill's quilt signature goes on show - LoughboroughEcho.net

Posted: 03 Sep 2014 11:44 PM PDT

LoughboroughEcho.net

Winston Churchill's quilt signature goes on show LoughboroughEcho.net People who signed the quilt also include Mayors of Loughborough, local shopkeepers including the Pilsbury, Grudgings and Bramley families, The Taylor family, of Taylor's Bell Foundry, The Bishop of Nottingham and The De Lisle Family. Work now continues ... and more »

Newman Center, FOCUS begin campaign in anticipation of new church opening - Daily Nebraskan

Posted: 03 Sep 2014 10:43 PM PDT

Newman Center, FOCUS begin campaign in anticipation of new church opening Daily Nebraskan Last spring, the Newman Center held a Blessing of the Bells in which four newly casted bells were installed at the top of the bell tower of their brand new church, located at the corner of 16th and R streets. Next semester, these bells will ring in not ...

Guildford, HT, Surrey

Posted: 03 Sep 2014 04:00 PM PDT

Heathfield, E Sussex

Posted: 03 Sep 2014 04:00 PM PDT

Higham Ferrers, Northants

Posted: 03 Sep 2014 04:00 PM PDT

USAFA 60th Anniversary continues with Sept dates in history - U.S. Air Force Academy Athletics (blog)

Posted: 03 Sep 2014 02:48 PM PDT

USAFA 60th Anniversary continues with Sept dates in history U.S. Air Force Academy Athletics (blog) Charles Jones, Class of '74, was a passenger aboard American Airlines Flight 11 that crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. LeRoy Homer, Class ... 12 September 1961 -- The Schulmerich "Carillon Americana" bells instrument is dedicated.

Where to Eat in Montreal Now - Huffington Post

Posted: 03 Sep 2014 01:42 PM PDT

Huffington Post

Where to Eat in Montreal Now Huffington Post Photo Credit: James Brittain Opened in January 2014, Le Serpent takes its name from the building's snaking overhead pipes (the building is a former bell foundry). The latest venture from Claude Pelletier and Hubert Marsolais, of Montreal's acclaimed Le ... and more »

£500 donation boost in race to repair roof on a thousand-year-old Alresford church - Hampshire Chronicle

Posted: 03 Sep 2014 05:06 AM PDT

£500 donation boost in race to repair roof on a thousand-year-old Alresford church Hampshire Chronicle Several months later, after concerts, theatre productions, suppers, sponsored bell peals and lots more, the fundraising appeal is approaching its target. Helping organisations who go out of their way to help themselves is central to what The Pigs do ...

Eleventh annual Canons Park fun day on this weekend - Harrow Times

Posted: 02 Sep 2014 01:35 AM PDT

Eleventh annual Canons Park fun day on this weekend Harrow Times But there will be new attractions including kids' bouldering wall and an adult assault course organised by the local Territorial Army group. People will also be able to enjoy a hand-bell ringing display at 3pm and get the chance to find out more about ... and more »