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Archdeacon Frank rings down the curtain on his time in ministry - Central Western Daily

Posted: 27 Apr 2014 02:09 PM PDT

Archdeacon Frank rings down the curtain on his time in ministry Central Western Daily The amount of concentration involved meant no one was allowed to speak in the ringing room, apart from Mr Perrins senior, the conductor. Prior to the event, the eight jokingly said they looked forward to relaxing at the pub at the end. “Bell-ringing is ... and more »

Ten Story of Big Ben - Ceylon Daily News

Posted: 27 Apr 2014 01:42 PM PDT

Ceylon Daily News

Ten Story of Big Ben Ceylon Daily News So it was decided the new bell would be cast by George Mears at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry. Mears' bell was 2.5 tons lighter but had to ascend the tower on its side - a task that took 30 hours. Then, in September 1859 the new bell also cracked and ...

From Frat Boys to Criminals: Two College Elites' Scarface Dreams - Daily Beast

Posted: 27 Apr 2014 09:59 AM PDT

From Frat Boys to Criminals: Two College Elites' Scarface Dreams Daily Beast Neil K. Scott and Timothy C. Brooks were the all-American, lacrosse playing bros who presided over a team of clean-cut "sub-dealers" that were tasked with selling drugs to high school and college kids. Scott, 25 ..... Mouse Club song. A rap anthem ...

Tennis: Juniors earn NC championships at Country Club - Chapel Hill News

Posted: 27 Apr 2014 07:22 AM PDT

Tennis: Juniors earn NC championships at Country Club Chapel Hill News One semifinal match stood out in particular for Chapel Hill Country Club members as Jonathan Baddour of the CHCC battled Colin O'Hagerty of Hillsborough in what most thought to be the longest contest of the tournament. One rally in the matchup lasted 4 ... and more »

The Texas Church of Beef - Daily Beast

Posted: 27 Apr 2014 05:15 AM PDT

The Texas Church of Beef Daily Beast Sitting in the den now, he says he's a little concerned about the team's quarterback situation but that there are too many other things in the world to worry about. The Persian Gulf mess, ... The maid is at the door again, ringing the bell. “Come in ...

Western Jihadists in Syria Threaten to Bring Their War Back Home - Daily Beast

Posted: 27 Apr 2014 05:11 AM PDT

Western Jihadists in Syria Threaten to Bring Their War Back Home Daily Beast ... Mickey Mouse Club song. A rap anthem lamenting racism and urban violence might follow, or maybe some gospel bit rarely heard even in church anymore. .... Sitting in the den now, he says he's a little concerned about the team's quarterback situation ...

Fringe Factor: Boy Scouts Kick Out Gay Leader's Entire Troop - Daily Beast

Posted: 27 Apr 2014 05:11 AM PDT

Fringe Factor: Boy Scouts Kick Out Gay Leader's Entire Troop Daily Beast McGrath refused to step down and now, BSA has revoked the charter for his troop because it—and the church that sponsors it—has chosen to stand behind him. Georgia Passes “Guns ..... One moment they're likely to sing an original composition about wild ...

Counterattacking the Gay Evangelical - Daily Beast

Posted: 27 Apr 2014 05:07 AM PDT

Counterattacking the Gay Evangelical Daily Beast More specifically, Mohler wants to know “whether evangelicals will remain true to the teachings of Scripture and the unbroken teaching of the Christian church for over two thousand years on the morality of same-sex acts and the institution of marriage ...

Is American Christianity Becoming a Workout Cult? - Daily Beast

Posted: 27 Apr 2014 05:03 AM PDT

Is American Christianity Becoming a Workout Cult? Daily Beast Elsewhere, as Jesse James DeConto wrote in Christian Century in December, many Christian groups and churches, with names like Team Sweaty Sheep, are combining worship with a Sunday morning jog. These mobile worshippers, DeConto writes, are joining “a ...

Titanic engineer's memorial restored to former glory - BBC News

Posted: 27 Apr 2014 03:45 AM PDT

BBC News

Titanic engineer's memorial restored to former glory BBC News Last year, an appeal was launched to raise £2,000 to conserve the only memorial of Joseph Bell in his hometown of Farlam. Now the conservation work has been completed on the sandstone gravestone memorial at St Thomas a Becket Church.

District News - Spalding Guardian

Posted: 27 Apr 2014 02:17 AM PDT

Spalding Guardian

District News Spalding Guardian Special events during the festival will include a school's concert on Friday, 7pm; teddy bear parachuting, Saturday, 10am-noon; have a go at bell ringing, Saturday 2-4pm; Maypole dancing, Sunday 12.30pm and fun dog show, Sunday 1-4pm. The church is ...

April 30th, The Lost Holiday - American Thinker

Posted: 26 Apr 2014 11:20 PM PDT

April 30th, The Lost Holiday American Thinker “[O]n the morning of the day on which our illustrious President will be invested with his office, the bells will ring at nine o'clock, when the people may go up to the house of God and in a solemn manner commit the new government, with its important ...

Hillsborough pain, memories linger for Liverpool - USA TODAY

Posted: 26 Apr 2014 11:12 PM PDT

Hillsborough pain, memories linger for Liverpool USA TODAY On April 15, 1989, under similar blue skies, tens of thousands of Liverpool fans descended on a stadium in Sheffield called Hillsborough. ..... Then at exactly 3:06p.m., the time the game at Hillsborough was called off, Liverpool's cathedrals tolled 96 ... Liverpool FC is out for justice and a championship azcentral.com all 2 news articles »

Asheville area acoustic music, classical, comedy, more - Asheville Citizen-Times

Posted: 26 Apr 2014 05:41 PM PDT

Asheville area acoustic music, classical, comedy, more Asheville Citizen-Times Asheville-based instrumental powerhouse blending rock, African traditions, jam sensibilities, international folk strains and more. $20. www.tryonarts.org or 859-8322. Mainstage Celtic Series with Cathie ... 257-4530 or www.dwtheatre.com. The Blue Ridge ...

Atcham, Shrops

Posted: 26 Apr 2014 04:00 PM PDT

Finchingfield, Essex

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Great Urswick, Cumbria

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Ridgewell, Essex

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Jemima predicts a big cash boost - Evesham Observer

Posted: 26 Apr 2014 07:26 AM PDT

Evesham Observer

Jemima predicts a big cash boost Evesham Observer ... festival started in 2008 when they were at the Bell Tower and each year it gets better and better. It always brings such a wonderful atmosphere. “These are difficult times for everybody at the moment and I think its great Evesham has got something ... and more »

What's happening in New West? Events calendar - April 25 - The Record (New Westminster)

Posted: 26 Apr 2014 04:05 AM PDT

What's happening in New West? Events calendar - April 25 The Record (New Westminster) The DRAG Show, starring Mz. Adrien and Friends, Heritage Grill, 447 Columbia St. Doors open at 7 p.m. and show starts at 9 p.m. DRAG is back at he Heritage Grill. Don't miss this fabulous adult-oriented show featuring some of the most glamorous female ...

Is NY Going Bankrupt Again? - Daily Beast

Posted: 25 Apr 2014 07:07 PM PDT

Is NY Going Bankrupt Again? Daily Beast ... Mickey Mouse Club song. A rap anthem lamenting racism and urban violence might follow, or maybe some gospel bit rarely heard even in church anymore. .... Sitting in the den now, he says he's a little concerned about the team's quarterback situation ... and more »

Hillsborough stories: Christopher Edwards - BBC News

Posted: 25 Apr 2014 03:35 PM PDT

BBC News

Hillsborough stories: Christopher Edwards BBC News Chris loved spending time at church and enjoyed ringing the church bells with his sisters, according to our daughter Anne, they swung off the ropes like monkeys. 'Dry humour'. As Chris spent a lot of his time at church, he often looked after the local ... Hillsborough victims remembered: Christopher Edwards, a former choirboy with ... Mirror.co.uk all 3 news articles »

Want a Good Look at Putin's Pervy Propaganda? See 'The Furies of Maidan' - Daily Beast

Posted: 25 Apr 2014 11:27 AM PDT

Want a Good Look at Putin's Pervy Propaganda? See 'The Furies of Maidan' Daily Beast Lithuania recently had a prostitution-and-blackmail scandal in political circles (cue spicy video footage), which probably means that “Madam President” was caught in the net and recruited by the CIA. “Psychologists say that women deprived of normal ...

GALLERY: The week that was in the central west - Oberon Review

Posted: 25 Apr 2014 12:32 AM PDT

GALLERY: The week that was in the central west Oberon Review ORANGE: EIGHT of Australia's best bell ringers will be in Orange on Saturday to ring Holy Trinity Church's first full peal, in honour of Archdeacon Frank Hetherington's retirement. The eight bells in the Holy Trinity bell tower, installed in 2007, will ...

GALLERY: The week that was in the central west - Western Advocate

Posted: 25 Apr 2014 12:28 AM PDT

GALLERY: The week that was in the central west Western Advocate However the Shamrock Hotel was bursting at the seams with locals and visitors coming together for the first Greenethorpe Master Cake competition and to celebrate the end of a busy term at the school. ... ORANGE: EIGHT of Australia's best bell ringers ...

GALLERY: The week that was in the central west - Cowra Guardian

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 05:53 PM PDT

GALLERY: The week that was in the central west Cowra Guardian ORANGE: EIGHT of Australia's best bell ringers will be in Orange on Saturday to ring Holy Trinity Church's first full peal, in honour of Archdeacon Frank Hetherington's retirement. The eight bells in the Holy Trinity bell tower, installed in 2007, will ...

GALLERY: The week that was in the central west - Parkes Champion-Post

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 05:48 PM PDT

GALLERY: The week that was in the central west Parkes Champion-Post ORANGE: EIGHT of Australia's best bell ringers will be in Orange on Saturday to ring Holy Trinity Church's first full peal, in honour of Archdeacon Frank Hetherington's retirement. The eight bells in the Holy Trinity bell tower, installed in 2007, will ...

Hillsborough insults added to Wikipedia pages using GOVERNMENT computers - Mirror.co.uk

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 09:42 AM PDT

Mirror.co.uk

Hillsborough insults added to Wikipedia pages using GOVERNMENT computers Mirror.co.uk “No one should be in any doubt of the government's position regarding the Hillsborough disaster and its support for the families of the 96 victims and all those affected by the tragedy.” View gallery. Action Images. " " " " " " " " " " 25th anniversary ... and more »

Coffee morning raises cash for Evesham's Abbey Bell Tower Appeal - Evesham Journal

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 03:51 AM PDT

Evesham Journal

Coffee morning raises cash for Evesham's Abbey Bell Tower Appeal Evesham Journal Evesham Journal: Dr Sue Ablett, chairman of the Evesham Abbey Bell Tower Appeal committee Dr Sue Ablett, chairman of the Evesham Abbey Bell Tower Appeal committee, with Sue Chambers, who organises the Broadway - Leedons Park coffee mornings. and more »

St George's Day: England's patron saint celebrated across the country - Telegraph.co.uk

Posted: 23 Apr 2014 01:49 AM PDT

Telegraph.co.uk

St George's Day: England's patron saint celebrated across the country Telegraph.co.uk The Ringing for England campaign is also inviting 44,000 bell ringers across England to ring the bells in 12,000 churches at 6pm. St George was a roman soldier who refused to take part in the persecution of Christians, which led to him being tortured ...

Easter events centre around launch of CD to help maintain St Giles church - The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald

Posted: 22 Apr 2014 10:09 AM PDT

The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald

Easter events centre around launch of CD to help maintain St Giles church The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald Villagers were forced to abandon their homes and while it is still owned by the Ministry of Defence, it is opened to the public on select days each year. The Easter events concluded with ringers from Exeter Cathedral playing a full peal on the church ...