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Funding for Canterbury Cathedral - Belfast Telegraph

Posted: 26 May 2014 07:22 PM PDT

Belfast Telegraph

Funding for Canterbury Cathedral Belfast Telegraph The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) bid, including a £930,400 development grant, forms part of the £19.4 million project which will offer a new visitor centre and help to restore and enhance the cathedral's western end which is in need of urgent ... and more »

Funding for Canterbury Cathedral - expressandstar.com

Posted: 26 May 2014 06:17 PM PDT

Funding for Canterbury Cathedral expressandstar.com Some of the money will be used for restoring Christ Church Gate and weatherproofing and stabilising the Nave and West Towers, he said. The Kent cathedral, which was founded by St Augustine in 597AD, is part of Canterbury's World Heritage Site and is ... and more »

National Cathedral bells source of strife for some DC residents - WJLA

Posted: 26 May 2014 02:12 PM PDT

National Cathedral bells source of strife for some DC residents WJLA But others say to let them ring. Kate Ausbrook made a special trip to hear the full hour peal of the bells: "I think it's wonderful there are ten people up there pulling those bell strings, and we want to support them." She can't lend an arm herself ... and more »

Memorial Day Events Pause to Remember Fallen - NBC4 Washington

Posted: 26 May 2014 05:19 AM PDT

NBC4 Washington

Memorial Day Events Pause to Remember Fallen NBC4 Washington And if you're in D.C. Monday, you'll probably hear a lot of Memorial Day bell ringing today. The National Cathedral will ring its bells for four straight hours starting at noon. The bells are ringing a total of 15 hours throughout the long weekend ... and more »

Washington National Cathedral celebrates chamber bell - WTOP

Posted: 26 May 2014 05:00 AM PDT

WTOP

Washington National Cathedral celebrates chamber bell WTOP Bell ringing, he says, is an obsessive hobby at the cusp of music, sport and mathematics. Follow @WTOP on Twitter and WTOP on Facebook. © 2014 WTOP. All Rights Reserved. Tags: dick uliano, washington national cathedral, don morrison · Comment ... and more »

THE LONGEST DAY – The Memorial Day Blu Review - We Are Movie Geeks

Posted: 25 May 2014 11:36 PM PDT

THE LONGEST DAY – The Memorial Day Blu Review We Are Movie Geeks Robert Wagner leads the group of Army Rangers who climbed up Pont Du Hoc using rope and grappling hooks. One of the ... He played a real guy who got stuck on the roof of a church in St. Mari Eglaise and had to listen to the church bells all night until ...

Concert in aid of Bell Tower - Evesham Observer

Posted: 25 May 2014 03:52 AM PDT

Concert in aid of Bell Tower Evesham Observer THE SOUNDS of Brass, Pipes and Drums will ring around Evesham Arts Centre for a concert in aid of the town's Bell Tower Appeal. Sponsored by Taylor Wimpey, the Vale's popular Avonbank brass band will be joined by the Cheltenham Scottish Pipe Band ... and more »

The Birr house that ate itself - Irish Independent

Posted: 24 May 2014 06:41 PM PDT

Irish Independent

The Birr house that ate itself Irish Independent ... grand pillored entrance, a long driveway, an absolutely massive cut stone paved courtyard with stabling and outbuildings, its own bell tower and a football pitch-sized walled garden. The property, which has just been brought for sale through Ganly ...

Service of dedication for new bell at Bromsgrove church - Bromsgrove Advertiser

Posted: 24 May 2014 07:33 AM PDT

Bromsgrove Advertiser

Service of dedication for new bell at Bromsgrove church Bromsgrove Advertiser In October 2012, one of the historic bells at St Michael's CE Church, in Cofton Hackett, was stolen from the belfry. After the theft a new bell was cast and installed recently at a cost of almost £10,000. This Sunday, June 1, the church vicar, Reverend ... and more »