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Praise is ringing out with a 'big gesture' - Evesham Observer

Posted: 11 Jul 2014 04:01 PM PDT

Evesham Observer

Praise is ringing out with a 'big gesture' Evesham Observer Launched last year, the £500,000 appeal to save the Bell Tower, one of Evesham's most prominent buildings, has gone from strength to strength raising almost £100,000 which follows a £200,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund last year. Money has ...

Plenty to do this week in Hingham - Wicked Local Hingham

Posted: 11 Jul 2014 02:17 PM PDT

Plenty to do this week in Hingham Wicked Local Hingham Bring your lawn chairs or a blanket along with a picnic supper to enjoy on the Common while the bells are ringing. After each recital, a brief tour of the tower is offered for those interested in seeing the instrument in the playing cabinet and the ...

Grier Trio to help bell tower fund - Evesham Observer

Posted: 11 Jul 2014 06:15 AM PDT

Evesham Observer

Grier Trio to help bell tower fund Evesham Observer ONE of the country's finest church musicians is going back to his roots for a special concert to raise cash for the Abbots Morton Bell Tower Appeal. Award-winning composer Francis Grier will be talking to the stage at Inkberrow Parish Church next ... and more »

Making a big splash - Evesham Observer

Posted: 11 Jul 2014 06:00 AM PDT

Evesham Observer

Making a big splash Evesham Observer The event was organised by Evesham Vale Triathlete Club and Tewkesbury Triathlon Club who joined forces alongside Evesham resident Fran Webb to bring back the race to the town. A certificate and a Bell Tower commemorative paperweight was ...

103 The Eye Our Big Gig returns at Saddle Inn, Twyford - Melton Times

Posted: 11 Jul 2014 03:32 AM PDT

Melton Times

103 The Eye Our Big Gig returns at Saddle Inn, Twyford Melton Times As last year, Twyford Bellringers will herald the start of the event by ringing the church bells. Admission to Our Big Gig is free and more details are available from (01664) 565315 or by visiting www.103theeye.co.uk and clicking on the Local Events page.

Around the Sound: Hurlow remembers school days at Little Red Schoolhouse ... - The Suburban Times

Posted: 10 Jul 2014 06:53 PM PDT

Around the Sound: Hurlow remembers school days at Little Red Schoolhouse ... The Suburban Times A bell rope hung from the bell tower, just inside the front entry, she recalled. Each day some student had the honor of ringing the bell; the teacher would select one of the students. Often, “because he was the tallest,” it was a lad named Phillips ...

Kerry, Powys

Posted: 10 Jul 2014 04:00 PM PDT

Hot shots head for boules festival at Sherston - The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald

Posted: 10 Jul 2014 05:52 AM PDT

The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald

Hot shots head for boules festival at Sherston The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald A peal of bells from the Church of the Holy Cross will ring out at 9am on Saturday to signal the start of the action. More than 120 boules teams from far and wide will compete for the coveted cup on boules pistes set up along the High Street. At 10am ...

Where the world's oldest family businesses call home - Business Spectator

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 06:19 PM PDT

Where the world's oldest family businesses call home Business Spectator The oldest Italian business on the list is Fonderia Pontificia Marinelli, a bell foundry established in 1040. The company's bells toll in New York, Beijing, Jerusalem, South America and Korea. The 20 employees there include five descendants of the ...

Award-winner composer throws fundraising concert for bell tower - Evesham Journal

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 05:13 AM PDT

Award-winner composer throws fundraising concert for bell tower Evesham Journal Award–winning composer, Francis Grier, who now lives in North London, is holding the concert at Inkberrow parish church to raise money for the Abbots Morton Bell Tower Appeal. As previously reported, £40,000 is needed to repair the masonry of the bell ...

Award-winner composer throws fundraising concert for bell tower - Worcester News

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 05:10 AM PDT

Worcester News

Award-winner composer throws fundraising concert for bell tower Worcester News Award–winning composer, Francis Grier, who now lives in North London, is holding the concert at Inkberrow parish church to raise money for the Abbots Morton Bell Tower Appeal. As previously reported, £40,000 is needed to repair the masonry of the bell ...

Othery bell ringers wanted - This is The West Country

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 02:37 AM PDT

This is The West Country

Othery bell ringers wanted This is The West Country MEMBERS of a group of bell ringers at St Michael's Church in Othery are appealing for more ringers to join them. The church tower has undergone work but now it is complete the original ringing team is down to three ringers. The group meets at the tower ... and more »

Othery bell ringers wanted - Bridgwater Mercury

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 02:34 AM PDT

Bridgwater Mercury

Othery bell ringers wanted Bridgwater Mercury MEMBERS of a group of bell ringers at St Michael's Church in Othery are appealing for more ringers to join them. The church tower has undergone work but now it is complete the original ringing team is down to three ringers. The group meets at the tower ... and more »