A sound start to an historic year - The Landmark
Posted: 07 Jan 2014 02:33 PM PST
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A sound start to an historic yearThe LandmarkStarting at noon on Jan. 1, The First Congregational Church of Princeton kicked off a year-long celebration of the 250th anniversary of the church's founding with the ringing of the church's Paul Revere bell 250 times. The first bell ringer was Rev ...and more » |
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Church bell returned after being stolen, fenced - CBC.ca
Posted: 07 Jan 2014 11:02 AM PST
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Church bell returned after being stolen, fencedCBC.caA heavy church bell is back in the hands of an Anglican church outside St. John's after someone stole it and then sold it for scrap. Holy Innocents Anglican church. A bell was stolen from the grounds of an Anglican church in Paradise, just outside St ...and more » |
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Big Ben or, the Great Clock of the Palace of Westminster - Kensington and Chelsea Today
Posted: 07 Jan 2014 09:37 AM PST
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Big Ben or, the Great Clock of the Palace of WestminsterKensington and Chelsea TodayIt was recast at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry and was declared fit for purpose along with the 4 quarter bells. The bell was hoisted sideways in a special cradle up the interior of the tower by a team of men, taking 30 hours. When installed it famously ... |
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Venezia's woes threaten to make football a relic in city of rich history - The Guardian (blog)
Posted: 07 Jan 2014 09:20 AM PST
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Postcard From The End Of America : Vineland - CounterCurrents.org
Posted: 07 Jan 2014 08:25 AM PST
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Postcard From The End Of America : VinelandCounterCurrents.orgNews, this yahoo, yours truly, did manage to glean recently that dolphins munch on blow fish to get high, and moose booze on fermented apples. It's good that no dolphin or moose was to be found in Vineland , for these tipsy critters would have had to ... |
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Visitors invited for historical walk round Farnworth - Runcorn and Widnes World
Posted: 07 Jan 2014 07:32 AM PST
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News from Linton - Cambridge News
Posted: 07 Jan 2014 05:41 AM PST
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News from LintonCambridge NewsThe disco was run by Dave Martin from Linton. It was very well ... St Mary's church held a New Year's Eve party in the church pavilion. This was a social event for the bell ringers and congregation to get together and share party food and drink.The ... |
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Barrow bells make long awaited return - in-cumbria
Posted: 07 Jan 2014 05:07 AM PST
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Barrow bells make long awaited returnin-cumbria“It's still great to have them back – Christmas might have been the obvious time because you associate it with ringing bells but at the end of the day they haven't rung for 15 years so another month isn't going to make a huge difference.” At present ...and more » |
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Freedom Fighter, Part II - National Review Online (blog)
Posted: 07 Jan 2014 01:35 AM PST
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Freedom Fighter, Part IINational Review Online (blog)When I was a little boy — four or five years old — I wanted to be the bell-ringer, because up in the tower you could see the world. The highest point in the world, for me, at that time, was the tower of the church. “A few years later, I had another ...and more » |
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Fremont County Bulletin Board - Canon City Daily Record
Posted: 06 Jan 2014 07:51 PM PST
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Fremont County Bulletin BoardCanon City Daily Record6 p.m. Health Coverage; New Insurance for the Marketplace will feature certified health coverage guide Amber Kolami, who will present on the available options under the new health care law in the John C. Fremont Library at 130 Church Ave. in Florence ...and more » |
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Chance to ring in the new year - Stratford Observer
Posted: 06 Jan 2014 04:19 PM PST
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Chance to ring in the new yearStratford ObserverTHOSE keen to learn more about the ancient art of bell ringing are invited to St Nicholas' Church in Henley for an open day. Campanologists - better known as bell ringers - will be showcasing their skills to members of the public at the Beaudesert Lane ...and more » |
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Maldon, S Mary, Essex
Posted: 06 Jan 2014 04:00 PM PST
Ringing suspended (concern re ringing room supporting beams)
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Wood Green, Gr London
Posted: 06 Jan 2014 04:00 PM PST
PN changed from Mon
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Ringing in historic moments at Steeple Ashton - Wiltshire Times
Posted: 06 Jan 2014 11:07 AM PST
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Ringing in historic moments at Steeple AshtonWiltshire TimesThe bell ringers of Steeple Ashton and Keevil churches marked a brief moment in history by ringing rounds at precisely 9.10pm on the 11th day of the 12th month in the 13th year of this century. The ringers were divided into two teams and each rang ... |
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Crunch time for marijuana and enviro ballot measures - Sunshine State News
Posted: 06 Jan 2014 10:00 AM PST
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Crunch time for marijuana and enviro ballot measuresSunshine State NewsPetition gatherers are now taking the place of street corner Santas and bell-ringers as ballot proposals to legalize medical marijuana and boost environmental spending race toward a fast-approaching deadline. United for Care, the marijuana initiative ... |
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