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Down your way: Chideock - Bridport and Lyme Regis News

Posted: 26 Oct 2013 02:44 PM PDT

Bridport and Lyme Regis News

Down your way: Chideock Bridport and Lyme Regis News A film night of 'A Tale of Two Bell Towers' a documentary about the bellringers and communities of Whitchurch and Chideock will be held at 7pm on Friday, December 13 in Chideock Village Hall. Admission is free and refreshments will be available.

Turning back time: Keepers of Big Ben tasked with five-hour mission to move ... - Daily Mail

Posted: 26 Oct 2013 10:35 AM PDT

Daily Mail

Turning back time: Keepers of Big Ben tasked with five-hour mission to move ... Daily Mail It stands at adjacent to the Palace of Westminster and was cast at Whitechapel Bell Foundry in east London in April 1858. It took two weeks to cool and once it was ready, it was transported the Westminster on a horse drawn carriage. Thousands of ... and more »

Visiting the quake's epicenter - Sun.Star

Posted: 26 Oct 2013 09:59 AM PDT

Visiting the quake's epicenter Sun.Star They crawled to an open space and heard the church bell peal from the tremors. “I saw some parts of the church's façade breaking and falling. It was a terrifying experience. I thought I was going to die.” Two days later, when Bilar town's power was ...

Faith at work: Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 - Pensacola News Journal

Posted: 26 Oct 2013 04:43 AM PDT

Chicago Tribune

Faith at work: Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 Pensacola News Journal Mount Zion Baptist Church, 528 W. Jackson St. Sunday: 11 a.m. annual Women's Day celebration, Betty Allen, Glory to God Missionary Pavilion, to speak. 432-4958. ... Saturday: 4:30 p.m. Vigil; Oktoberfest Parish Fish Fry following Mass, $7 per plate ... Religion - Speakers and topics Herald-Mail Media all 104 news articles »

Halesowen bell ringers to showcase talents at autumn fair - Halesowen News

Posted: 26 Oct 2013 04:16 AM PDT

Halesowen News

Halesowen bell ringers to showcase talents at autumn fair Halesowen News THE secrets of Halesowen's renowned bell ringers are set to be revealed at St John the Baptist church's Autumn Fair. Since 1707 the bells have marked every major local and national event including wars, monarch's cornornations and anniversaries as well ...

Episcopal churches in region battle lightning - Emporia Gazette

Posted: 26 Oct 2013 04:09 AM PDT

Episcopal churches in region battle lightning Emporia Gazette When lightning hit the bell tower again in May of 2012, it left the church intact. It did, however, blast a hole in the wall of the tower and enter the church's ... So the church is trying to raise $250,000 to replace and repair the 60-year-old pipe ...

This Is What Happens When Historians Overuse the Idea of the... - The New Republic

Posted: 26 Oct 2013 01:05 AM PDT

This Is What Happens When Historians Overuse the Idea of the... The New Republic In the four novels that Arthur Conan Doyle wrote about Holmes, two of the plots hinge on Americans pursuing vendettas in Europe, and two on fortunes acquired (in one case stolen) in British overseas colonies. As for the fifty-six short stories, .... It ...

Cloverdale: Town Quirks – Part II - Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 10:18 PM PDT

Cloverdale: Town Quirks – Part II Santa Rosa Press Democrat Most, however, were content to just set up their lawn chairs on the downtown sidewalks, wave at the tourists and watch the cars go by. Cloverdale's lone stop light: After the freeway ... Since 1886, the bells in the clock tower of Preston's New Pilgrim ...

Fremont County Bulletin Board - Canon City Daily Record

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 08:35 PM PDT

Fremont County Bulletin Board Canon City Daily Record Meet at the Bell Tower Cultural Center at 201 E. Second Ave. in Florence. Meet the founders .... Weigh-in starts at 7:15 a.m. Meeting starts at 8:45 a.m. at First Christian Church, 320 N. 16th St. For more information, call 269-3978 or 275-0613. 9-10 a ... and more »

Groups get in tune for Haddenham charity concert - Bucks Herald

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 12:48 AM PDT

Bucks Herald

Groups get in tune for Haddenham charity concert Bucks Herald Hundreds of pounds have been raised for charity at a concert held at St Mary's Church in Haddenham. Hosted by Freda Dorrell, known in the village for her fundraising activities and theatre trips, the October 18 event was in aid of Leukaemia and ... and more »

Ukraine is full of Eastern surprises - The National

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 08:06 AM PDT

Ukraine is full of Eastern surprises The National Dmitri, my local guide, had no idea what an abaya was but explained that some of the women adopted customs from old Slavic mythology or the Eastern Orthodox church practices. Moments like this ... The city also hosts the impressively grand National ...