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An Aldeburgh Musicircus, Aldeburgh Festival, Suffolk, UK - Financial Times

Posted: 23 Jun 2014 09:24 AM PDT

An Aldeburgh Musicircus, Aldeburgh Festival, Suffolk, UK Financial Times Every musician in Suffolk had been invited to participate, and the 50 or so acts included brass bands, bell-ringers, choral societies, folk groups, string quartets and performers of all ages and abilities. While teenage drummers marched the length of ... and more »

High-achieving Harvey teens are putting their summer to good use - The Times-Picayune (blog)

Posted: 23 Jun 2014 05:52 AM PDT

High-achieving Harvey teens are putting their summer to good use The Times-Picayune (blog) He's spending his summer prepping for the transition to Tulane by studying an AP chemistry book he ordered within days of the last bell ringing for him and the class of 2014. If your teen loves animals of all ages and sizes, the Louisiana SPCA and ...

Montreal A to Z: N is for Noise - Montreal Gazette

Posted: 23 Jun 2014 04:41 AM PDT

Montreal Gazette

Montreal A to Z: N is for Noise Montreal Gazette The roar of race cars during the Grand Prix, the concert sounds wafting from neighbourhood to neighbourhood during our legendary festival season. ... Church bells still ring from one end of the city to the other, a reminder of the village life that ... and more »

Queen honours organiser of jubilee party - Henley Standard

Posted: 23 Jun 2014 01:29 AM PDT

Henley Standard

Queen honours organiser of jubilee party Henley Standard The party finished with a mass toast to the Queen following three peals from the bells at St Thomas' Church. Mr Bridle organised it with help from more than 300 volunteers, including his wife Stephanie. He helped raise more than £60,000 in the run-up ... and more »

Meltham St Bartholomew's Church clock tower appeal celebrations hit the right ... - Huddersfield Examiner

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 11:05 PM PDT

Huddersfield Examiner

Meltham St Bartholomew's Church clock tower appeal celebrations hit the right ... Huddersfield Examiner Visitors to the newly renovated bell tower at St Bartholomew's Church, Meltham got a demonstration by the bell ringing team at the open day. A congregation has thanked the community for their efforts in supporting a church clock tower restoration ...

Trump sets sights on renovating historic building in Washington - Reading Eagle

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 09:11 PM PDT

Trump sets sights on renovating historic building in Washington Reading Eagle Central to that integrity is the clock tower, one of the most recognizable architectural symbols of the city. The National Park Service maintains the tower, an observation deck at the 270-foot level, and the Bells of Congress in its belfry. The bells ...

Goings On About Town - New Yorker

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 09:04 PM PDT

Goings On About Town New Yorker Not that Jolie owes much to the wisps and whimsies of fairyland; she wears a lot of black, a lot of lipstick, a pair of curvy horns, and wings that would send Batman back to his belfry with one flap. She and her ... What remains is a gross-out so ...

BringBackOurGirls -General Sammy P Releases Album - AllAfrica.com

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 04:48 PM PDT

BringBackOurGirls -General Sammy P Releases Album AllAfrica.com Freedom: Bring Back Our Girls is a passionate appeal to the dreaded Boko Haram sect to release the over 200 young girls it seized in Chibok area of Bornu State in April. ... misadventure, when the music has lost its essence and sanctity to ...

Foxearth, Essex

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 04:00 PM PDT

Malborough, Devon

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 04:00 PM PDT

Washington, Old PO Tower, DC

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 04:00 PM PDT

Church in Winterbourne Stickland to become community hub once again thanks ... - Bournemouth Echo

Posted: 22 Jun 2014 03:19 PM PDT

Bournemouth Echo

Church in Winterbourne Stickland to become community hub once again thanks ... Bournemouth Echo The renovation included building a mezzanine floor in the bell tower to accommodate a growing number of bell ringers and a new kitchen in the base of the tower. The developments are intended to make the inside of the church a more welcoming and usable ...