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36 Hours in... Weimar - Telegraph.co.uk

Posted: 19 Mar 2014 09:49 AM PDT

Telegraph.co.uk

36 Hours in... Weimar Telegraph.co.uk Germania (0049 1805 737100; flygermania.de) has a low-cost service from Gatwick to Erfurt/Weimar (Mondays and Fridays; one-way fares from £49). From there, take ... In the Herder Church (9) is a 16th-century triptych by Cranach father and son. ... In ...

Carl Froch vs. George Groves II preview & prediction - Pro Boxing Fans

Posted: 19 Mar 2014 08:43 AM PDT

Carl Froch vs. George Groves II preview & prediction Pro Boxing Fans Groves has good power, good speed, solid durability, and sound technical skills. If he has any weaknesses, it's a ... That sort of thing happens in boxing all the time, and it's the hardest kind of bell ringing in the sport to come back from. Despite ... and more »

Sacred sounds and community conflicts - The Christian Century (blog)

Posted: 19 Mar 2014 07:12 AM PDT

Sacred sounds and community conflicts The Christian Century (blog) “The chief instigators of the hue and cry that the church bell must go,” one pastor insisted in 1875, were “atheistical iconoclasts, who would be delighted to have not only the bell ringing stopped, but the very foundations of the churches razed.” An ... and more »

Honoring St. Patrick - National Catholic Register

Posted: 19 Mar 2014 07:04 AM PDT

Honoring St. Patrick National Catholic Register Its Gothic façade features a trio of steeples of different heights that rise in ascending order to a 216-foot main bell tower. They're part of the jewel-like granite exterior, built with 1,600 Monson blue granite stones that weigh 10 tons each. Irish ...

Ringing out sound of success - Market Rasen Mail

Posted: 19 Mar 2014 06:08 AM PDT

Market Rasen Mail

Ringing out sound of success Market Rasen Mail Caistor Church Bell Ringers (pictured) are simply the best. The Caistor Tower has been presented with the Alan Hewitt Shield by Andrew Lord, the North Branch Ringing Master of the Lincoln Diocesan Guild of Church Bellringers at the Northern Branch AGM ...

Warsop: Faithful Fred's 75 years of bell ringing service - Hucknall Today

Posted: 19 Mar 2014 04:52 AM PDT

Hucknall Today

Warsop: Faithful Fred's 75 years of bell ringing service Hucknall Today He held the position of tower captain at St Peter and St Paul Church, Warsop, where he trained up more than 100 ringers. His longevity as a parish ringer was highlighted by the fact four new bells were installed in the tower during his service of more ...

Tower captain Dennis Hewitt rang the bells at Walthamstow's St Mary's Church ... - East London and West Essex Guardian Series

Posted: 19 Mar 2014 04:24 AM PDT

East London and West Essex Guardian Series

Tower captain Dennis Hewitt rang the bells at Walthamstow's St Mary's Church ... East London and West Essex Guardian Series Tributes have been paid to a man who dedicated his life to maintaining the tradition of church bell-ringing, voluntary education and promoting local history. Dennis Hewitt, of Malta Road in Leyton, who rang the bells at St Mary's Church in Church Hill ... and more »

Jihadi Group in Syria Amputates Alleged Thief's Hand - The Jewish Voice

Posted: 19 Mar 2014 03:50 AM PDT

Jihadi Group in Syria Amputates Alleged Thief's Hand The Jewish Voice The gruesome photos released by the group ISIS (the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant) on a live internet feed came in a series: The first one showed a blind-folded man being held next to a table with one man dressed in a traditional white robe ... and more »

'The grand old man of Tandragee' - Portadown Times

Posted: 19 Mar 2014 03:12 AM PDT

Portadown Times

'The grand old man of Tandragee' Portadown Times The Kilpatricks were both bell-ringers at Ballymore, and their wedding was reported in the local press that 'Ballymore campanologists ring the bell.' They were so suited to one another, and such legends in Ballymore, that three former rectors attended ...

Historic restoration of Preston Bells! - Hu12 Online

Posted: 19 Mar 2014 01:47 AM PDT

Historic restoration of Preston Bells! Hu12 Online Tenor bell The operation to lower the bells from the belfry on Monday 10th March 2014 was carried out by church volunteers alongside a professional from White's bellhangers, and represents the latest stage in a village campaign to get the bells ringing ...

Guild of Bell-Ringers composes soundtrack to College daily life - The Williams record

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 11:13 PM PDT

Guild of Bell-Ringers composes soundtrack to College daily life The Williams record A structure that is somewhat reminiscent of a 10-toned, wooden piano sits in the middle of the room, with ropes running upward from the levers to where the bells themselves are hung at the top of the tower, making them neither accessible nor visible ...

Coombe Bissett, Wilts

Posted: 18 Mar 2014 05:00 PM PDT

£350k bill for repairs to Southampton Civic Centre's clock tower after storm ... - Daily Echo

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 09:08 PM PDT

£350k bill for repairs to Southampton Civic Centre's clock tower after storm ... Daily Echo The works will include replacing about a third of the copper roof, repairing the bell and bell-frame and major stone and steelwork repairs. If the plans are approved by the Cabinet today, work is expected to begin within the next few months. A huge ...

Introducing the Hip Hop Choir — A Platform For New Artists To Showcase All ... - BlackNews.com (press release)

Posted: 17 Mar 2014 01:09 AM PDT

BlackNews.com (press release)

Introducing the Hip Hop Choir — A Platform For New Artists To Showcase All ... BlackNews.com (press release) Hollywood, CA — Bellringer Productions and Haskel Jackson Entertainment have come together to create a platform for new artists of all ages and ethnicities to make their presence known in the world. This innovative Hip-Hop Choir will showcase the ... and more »