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W Leslie Weller MBE

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 01:40 PM PDT

£350k bill for clock tower repairs after storm damage - Daily Echo

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 12:38 PM PDT

Daily Echo

£350k bill for clock tower repairs after storm damage Daily Echo The works will include replacing about a third of the copper roof, repairing the bell and bell-frame and major stone and steelwork repairs. If the plans are approved by the Cabinet today, work is expected to begin within the next few months. A huge ... and more »

Sports Notes - Pacific Daily News

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 10:05 AM PDT

Sports Notes Pacific Daily News All levels-reformer, chair, tower, bat, bosu, ball, fitness ring and others-can be arranged. Info: 646-3676. ... Guam Chamber of Commerce 17th Annual Amateur Golf Tournament March 27 at Starts Guam Golf Resort. Show time 11:30 ... if paid by April 28 ... and more »

Funds raised to keep bells of a Plymouth church ringing - Plymouth Herald

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 07:05 AM PDT

Plymouth Herald

Funds raised to keep bells of a Plymouth church ringing Plymouth Herald The team of 12 to 13 bell ringers includes Cyril Nicholls a bell ringer since 1958, Ann Carter, bell ringer, secretary and treasurer for 32 years, Brian Meek, Phil Dowrick and Colin Searle. The total ... The bells swing in different directions for ...

Historic chiming clocktower in Knighton could be silenced at night - because ... - Southwales Evening Post

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 06:41 AM PDT

Southwales Evening Post

Historic chiming clocktower in Knighton could be silenced at night - because ... Southwales Evening Post The 19th century clock rings out day and night every quarter of an hour just like it has done every day since 1872. But a new owner of a B&B in the ... "noise nuisance" complaint. And now the council could be forced to silence the bells after dark ... and more »

Abducted Crimean Greek Catholic priest released - ChristianToday

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 06:20 AM PDT

Abducted Crimean Greek Catholic priest released ChristianToday Speaking of the incident to the Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU), Fr Kvych said: "At the door of the apartment where I live, there were several unknown individuals who continually over long periods of time rang a bell and were trying to ... and more »

Paul Blesses Putin's Sham Election - Daily Beast

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 02:48 AM PDT

Paul Blesses Putin's Sham Election Daily Beast Instead, voters can either vote to allow Russia to annex the peninsula or "reunification of Crimea with Russia" in the parlance of the ballot or to "restore the 1992 Constitution and the status of Crimea as a part of Ukraine." (Early exit polls show 93 ...

Bride battling incurable brain cancer ties the knot in dream wedding ceremony ... - Grimsby Telegraph

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 02:32 AM PDT

Grimsby Telegraph

Bride battling incurable brain cancer ties the knot in dream wedding ceremony ... Grimsby Telegraph ... make the most of the present. They exchanged their vows in a dream ceremony at St Margaret's Church, in Laceby, where children Brook, 8, and Jayden, 7, walked their mum down the aisle, starting the tears rolling from the eyes of all those in ...

Man Jailed For Stealing Church's Music Instrument - Leadership Newspapers

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 02:23 AM PDT

Man Jailed For Stealing Church's Music Instrument Leadership Newspapers The prosecutor explained that the convict on the fateful day broke into the church where he stole three hand bells valued N24,000 and cymbal drums valued N35,000. Onugah said the convict was arrested when a resident spotted him and called the pastor ... and more »

Introducing the Hip Hop Choir — A Platform For New Artists To Showcase All ... - BlackNews.com (press release)

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 01:09 AM PDT

BlackNews.com (press release)

Introducing the Hip Hop Choir — A Platform For New Artists To Showcase All ... BlackNews.com (press release) Hollywood, CA — Bellringer Productions and Haskel Jackson Entertainment have come together to create a platform for new artists of all ages and ethnicities to make their presence known in the world. This innovative Hip-Hop Choir will showcase the ... and more »

Repairs to Doncaster Minster set to get started - Epworth Bells

Posted: 16 Mar 2014 11:09 PM PDT

Epworth Bells

Repairs to Doncaster Minster set to get started Epworth Bells “We are now able to turn our attentions to the next phase of urgent works which centre on the Minster tower. “These improvements are part of our long-term aim to restore and improve Doncaster Minster as the main civic Church of England church for ... and more »

St Stephen in Brannel, Cornwall

Posted: 16 Mar 2014 05:00 PM PDT

Ray Waddle: Church bells gently resonate amid multitude of distractions - The Tennessean

Posted: 15 Mar 2014 01:27 AM PDT

Ray Waddle: Church bells gently resonate amid multitude of distractions The Tennessean As I sat out back the other day, cracking pecans, modern life was roaring. That is, I could hear the rush of cars and trucks on the nearby interstate, I-40 — our 21st-century soundtrack of mobility, speed, consumption, convenience, progress. It is ...