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Hillsborough inquests today heard emotional tribute to 10-year-old cousin of ... - Liverpool Echo

Posted: 23 Apr 2014 11:52 AM PDT

Liverpool Echo

Hillsborough inquests today heard emotional tribute to 10-year-old cousin of ... Liverpool Echo The jury heard eight other of the personal portraits of victims, including tributes to 14-year-old Thomas Anthony Howard and his dad Thomas Howard Senior, who died together in the tragedy. Jon-Paul Gilhooley JON-PAUL GILHOOLEY. The mum of the youngest ... and more »

Hillsborough victims remembered: Simon Bell who died aged 17 'could have ... - Mirror.co.uk

Posted: 23 Apr 2014 08:53 AM PDT

Mirror.co.uk

Hillsborough victims remembered: Simon Bell who died aged 17 'could have ... Mirror.co.uk A 17-year-old boy who died in the Hillsborough was a talented cricketer who would have gone on to play professionally, an inquest has heard. Simon Bell was to ... There was a day when he was keeping score and Liverpool lost. He didn't say a word; he ...

Cash for schemes in Evesham - Evesham Journal

Posted: 23 Apr 2014 08:38 AM PDT

Cash for schemes in Evesham Evesham Journal EVESHAM Town Council is to write letters of intent pledging £250,000 in funding for two of the town's biggest projects. Both the Abbey Bell Tower Appeal and the Almonry Museum are to benefit from the New Homes Bonus funding, should the town council ... and more »

Church news - April 23, 2014 - Van Buren Press Argus-Courier

Posted: 23 Apr 2014 07:51 AM PDT

Church news - April 23, 2014 Van Buren Press Argus-Courier The Ringers of Hope, a touring bell choir from Ouachita Hills Academy, will present a program at the Fort Smith Seventh Day Adventist Church, 4321 Jenny Lind, at 5:30 p.m. There will also be a special section for the kids. Admission is free. April 27 ... and more »

Bells ring out across Hartlepool for St George's Day - Hartlepool Mail

Posted: 23 Apr 2014 07:10 AM PDT

Bells ring out across Hartlepool for St George's Day Hartlepool Mail Nine members of the Hartlepool Bell Ringers made their way to the top of Hartlepool Art Gallery – the Christ Church building in Church Square – to play a sequence to honour England's patron saint. The ringers, five men and four women, decided to create ... and more »

Happy Birthday Shakespeare! Fireworks display kicking off celebrations tonight - Stratford upon Avon Herald

Posted: 23 Apr 2014 06:39 AM PDT

Stratford upon Avon Herald

Happy Birthday Shakespeare! Fireworks display kicking off celebrations tonight Stratford upon Avon Herald At Holy Trinity Church today, there will be a full peal of bells by Westminster Abbey Company of Ringers in the afternoon before an evensong service with music and prayers from Shakespeare's lifetime at 6pm. The main celebrations take place on Saturday ... and more »

Arts Listings, April 23 - Chapel Hill News

Posted: 23 Apr 2014 06:37 AM PDT

Arts Listings, April 23 Chapel Hill News HILLSBOROUGH ARTS COUNCIL: The Hillsborough Arts Council is looking for submissions for art gallery exhibitions in 2014 and 2015. Artists who live or have a studio in ... April 26: Sleigh Bells, Nathaniel Rateliff, Jason Kutchma. April 27: Future ... and more »

Anfield became a 'second home' for Christopher Edwards - ITV News

Posted: 23 Apr 2014 06:31 AM PDT

ITV News

Anfield became a 'second home' for Christopher Edwards ITV 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!" Well-liked at school, Chris he achieved good academic results and became a lab ...

News from Whittlesford - Cambridge News

Posted: 23 Apr 2014 06:20 AM PDT

News from Whittlesford Cambridge News Gratitude and appreciation is also expressed to the band of stewards and sides-people, readers, prayer leaders, flower arrangers, cleaners, bell-ringers, churchyard mowers and coffee makers for their sterling work in the past year. Everyone ... At a ...

Bells ring out for St George's Day - Hartlepool Mail

Posted: 23 Apr 2014 06:08 AM PDT

Bells ring out for St George's Day Hartlepool Mail Nine members of the Hartlepool Bell Ringers made their way to the top of Hartlepool Art Gallery – the Christ Church building in Church Square – to play a sequence to honour England's patron saint. The ringers, five men and four women, decided to create ...

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

Posted: 23 Apr 2014 05:24 AM PDT

Washington Post

Saint George's Day: England's patron saint celebrated across the country Telegraph.co.uk Celebrations will include a feast in Trafalgar Square, bell ringing at churches across the country and an annual “asparagus run” in Worcestershire to welcome in the harvest. The day has also been commemorated with a Google Doodle, an animation showing ... Bells to ring our for Saint George's Day across Banburyshire Banbury Guardian all 89 news articles »

Two ways to ring a church bell - Murray Ledger and Times

Posted: 23 Apr 2014 05:11 AM PDT

Two ways to ring a church bell Murray Ledger and Times One of the most compelling pieces in New Covenant Bound begins like this: “There are two ways to ring a church bell. One way, you pull the rope and let go, so the two claps come one right after the other.” That is the meeting bell ring. The second way ...

Watch: Fun and games as Pinner celebrates St George's Day - getwestlondon

Posted: 23 Apr 2014 04:50 AM PDT

getwestlondon

Watch: Fun and games as Pinner celebrates St George's Day getwestlondon Run by the Rotary Club of Pinner, there were live performances from the Merrydown Morris Dancers, bell ringing from the Parish church and a Punch and Judy show. There was also the famous Ye Olde Wheelbarrow Race and plenty of food stalls for locals to ...

In their own words: Maundy recipients reflect on their big day - Garstang Today

Posted: 23 Apr 2014 04:47 AM PDT

Garstang Today

In their own words: Maundy recipients reflect on their big day Garstang Today One of the oldest Maundy recipients was Johnny Orr of St Michael's on Wyre, still sings in the church choir and is a bell ringer, cycling to services at the age of 96. He said: “This day must rank as one of the most wonderful experiences of ... The ... and more »

Giant Gras and asparagus fairies mark start of the Vale's eccentric Asparagus ... - Evesham Journal

Posted: 23 Apr 2014 03:58 AM PDT

Evesham Journal

Giant Gras and asparagus fairies mark start of the Vale's eccentric Asparagus ... Evesham Journal For the first time this year there will be the AsparaWriting Festival, which will see talks taking place at All Saints Church in Evesham and money raised will be donated to the Bell Tower Appeal. The big event for this takes place next Thursday (May 1 ... and more »

Catholic Churches to Ring Their Church Bells to Celebrate the Canonization of ... - PR Web (press release)

Posted: 23 Apr 2014 03:14 AM PDT

Catholic Churches to Ring Their Church Bells to Celebrate the Canonization of ... PR Web (press release) Many Catholic churches ring bells daily: the Angelus, wedding peals, funeral tolls, and mass calls. At noon on April 27, churches will also ring their bells to celebrate the canonization of Blessed Popes John Paul II and John XXIII. The canonization of ...

Catholic Churches to Ring Their Church Bells to Celebrate the Canonization of ... - DigitalJournal.com

Posted: 23 Apr 2014 03:06 AM PDT

Catholic Churches to Ring Their Church Bells to Celebrate the Canonization of ... DigitalJournal.com Many Catholic churches ring bells daily: the Angelus, wedding peals, funeral tolls, and mass calls. At noon on April 27, churches will also ring their bells to celebrate the canonization of Blessed Popes John Paul II and John XXIII. The canonization of ... 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 Celebrations will include a feast in Trafalgar Square, bell ringing at churches across the country and an annual “asparagus run” in Worcestershire to welcome in the harvest. The day has also been commemorated with a Google Doodle, an animation showing ...

Church is celebrating 500 years since font first used - Ashbourne News Telegraph

Posted: 23 Apr 2014 12:28 AM PDT

Ashbourne News Telegraph

Church is celebrating 500 years since font first used Ashbourne News Telegraph During the early part of the 14th century, the church had fallen into disrepair, and the Bishop, Roger de Norburgh (Norbury), ordered that urgent repairs be carried out. These were supervised by John Rollestone, a wealthy landowner at the time, and a ...

Reflective Anzac day performance at the National Carillon - ABC Local

Posted: 23 Apr 2014 12:01 AM PDT

Reflective Anzac day performance at the National Carillon ABC Local Carillons are different to bell towers; in the latter each bell is an instrument and is rung by pulling a rope but, in the case of a carillon, the building itself is the instrument and the bells are played using a kind of keyboard. "The notes are ...

Turlington Plaza preacher shares word of God, his life - The Independent Florida Alligator

Posted: 22 Apr 2014 10:15 PM PDT

Turlington Plaza preacher shares word of God, his life The Independent Florida Alligator Junior Lofton, a Christian preacher, talks to a group of pro-Israeli protesters and students. Lofton, 73, has been ... A bell rang. Students flooded out of classrooms, filling Turlington Plaza at UF. Junior Lofton, 73, gripped his cross and shuffled ...

The Ringers head out on tour - Clintonchronicle

Posted: 22 Apr 2014 10:13 PM PDT

The Ringers head out on tour Clintonchronicle Six performances across the Carolinas highlights the first independent bell ringers tour in nearly a decade for the Presbyterian College Ringers. ... Presbyterian College on campus, in local communities, throughout South Carolina and as far away as ...

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Posted: 22 Apr 2014 04:00 PM PDT

OUR SAY: Retiring Frank deserves all the bells and whistles - Central Western Daily

Posted: 22 Apr 2014 02:13 PM PDT

OUR SAY: Retiring Frank deserves all the bells and whistles Central Western Daily The ringing of the 5000 sequence three-hour peal will be truly unique for the church but will be tinged with sadness as parishioners say a fond farewell to the popular man who has led the church through some enormous financial challenges over the last ... and more »

OUR SAY: Frank deserves bells and whistles - Central Western Daily

Posted: 22 Apr 2014 11:06 AM PDT

OUR SAY: Frank deserves bells and whistles Central Western Daily The ringing of the 5000 sequence three-hour peal will be truly unique for the church but will be tinged with sadness as parishioners say a fond farewell to the popular man who has led the church through some enormous financial challenges over the last ...

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 Neil Skelton at St Giles Church with the CD the Ghosts of Old Imber (TP48664) By Trevor Porter. Almost 4,000 visitors descended on the deserted village of Imber to look around its historic St Giles church and attend the launch of a charity CD to raise ... and more »

'The rector, around whom the church didn't fall down': Archdeacon Frank retires - Central Western Daily

Posted: 20 Apr 2014 03:00 PM PDT

'The rector, around whom the church didn't fall down': Archdeacon Frank retires Central Western Daily Funds were found and 5, redundant bells were obtained from the Keltek Trust in the UK and three bells, newly cast in the UK were individually donated. After restoration of the tower and steeple in 2007-2008, the eight full circle bells were dedicated ... and more »

Gearing up for Cyclefest - Evesham Observer

Posted: 19 Apr 2014 04:21 PM PDT

Evesham Observer

Gearing up for Cyclefest Evesham Observer Spanning three weekends in September, Cyclefest aims to get all residents enjoying cycling around different parts of the Vale as well as raising money for one of the town's biggest fund-raising projects - the Evesham Bell Tower Appeal. And organisers ... and more »

Holy Week events: Glen Ridge, Bloomfield, Belleville, Nutley - NorthJersey.com

Posted: 18 Apr 2014 11:19 AM PDT

Holy Week events: Glen Ridge, Bloomfield, Belleville, Nutley NorthJersey.com Cathedral Parish of St. Francis of Assisi. • On Good Friday, April 18, there will be a Commemoration and Veneration of the Holy Cross at the church at 3 p.m. At 7 p.m., there will be a solemn procession with the Corpus at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. and more »

King's Stanley Church to take part in St George's Day bell ringing ceremony - Stroud News and Journal

Posted: 17 Apr 2014 12:09 PM PDT

Stroud News and Journal

King's Stanley Church to take part in St George's Day bell ringing ceremony Stroud News and Journal THE CAMPAIGN group Ringing for England hopes thousands of church bells will ring across England to celebrate St. George's Day. More than 44,000 volunteer campanologists will take part in various ceremonies on Wednesday, April 23 at 6pm to ... and more »

Little Catalina Church celebrates 100th Anniversary - Clarenville Packet

Posted: 17 Apr 2014 08:17 AM PDT

Little Catalina Church celebrates 100th Anniversary Clarenville Packet The bell was moved to a freestanding belfry behind the church and when that deteriorated, was once again placed in the church tower. Calvary Memorial, equipped to seat 400, in both the main floor and upper balcony, was the focal point of the community, ... and more »