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HOLIDAY GUIDE - Leominster Champion

Posted: 26 Nov 2013 02:47 PM PST

HOLIDAY GUIDE Leominster Champion A Christmas Craft Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Pilgrim Congregational Church-UCC, 26 West St., Leominster. Decorations, ornaments, gifts, and baked goods available, The Rainbow Ringers Bell Choir will have an open rehearsal of seasonal ... and more »

Burton Albion 1 Mansfield Town 0: Match report - Nottingham Post

Posted: 26 Nov 2013 02:44 PM PST

Nottingham Post

Burton Albion 1 Mansfield Town 0: Match report Nottingham Post As they headed for the exit there were some muffled boos, a reaction stemming from having witnessed their side serve up another below-par display. Gone was the ... There was, however, a switch in formation as the Stags went 4-4-1-1 as opposed to the 3 ... and more »

Around Town Nov. 26 to Nov. 29 - Lexington Clipper Herald

Posted: 26 Nov 2013 01:59 PM PST

Around Town Nov. 26 to Nov. 29 Lexington Clipper Herald Trinity Lutheran Church, 205 E. 7th Street in Lexington, will host a simulcast Christmas Celebration, titled Women of Faith Christmas, on Friday, Dec. 6 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. A free will ... Citizenship Classes at St. Ann's Parish Center in Lexington ...

2013 Holiday Happenings - The Union Leader

Posted: 26 Nov 2013 12:42 PM PST

2013 Holiday Happenings The Union Leader Cross through our Jackson Historic Covered Bridge and let the enchantment begin. .... Listen to stories and music, view the Living Nativity at Goffstown Congregational Church, hop on a hayride from Toad Hill Farm at Goffstown Ace Hardware, enjoy the ... and more »

Replica church will help funds repairs to tower - Cotswold Journal

Posted: 26 Nov 2013 11:56 AM PST

Replica church will help funds repairs to tower Cotswold Journal A RETIRED civil engineer has built a scale model of his parish church to help fund repairs to its bell tower. Barry Oddy, of Abbots Morton, near Inkberrow, came to the aid of the appeal organisers when he heard they wanted a collection box in the shape ... and more »

Rancho Santa Fe residents bring Freedom Bell to Arlington National Cemetery ... - Rancho Santa Fe Review

Posted: 26 Nov 2013 11:19 AM PST

Rancho Santa Fe Review

Rancho Santa Fe residents bring Freedom Bell to Arlington National Cemetery ... Rancho Santa Fe Review “Some were ringing the bell out of happiness and commemoration, others were so down, distraught and despondent, they were remembering tragedies when ringing the bell,” said Rancho Santa Fe resident Gary Bobileff. The nearly 300-pound Liberty Bell ... and more »

Sandy Hook killer took motive to his grave - NEWS.GNOM.ES

Posted: 26 Nov 2013 11:01 AM PST

Sandy Hook killer took motive to his grave NEWS.GNOM.ES Officers carry victims across the University of Texas at Austin campus after Charles Joseph Whitman opened fire from the school's tower, killing 16 people and wounding 30. Police officers ... Erica Simmons rings the campus bell at Agnes Scott College ... and more »

Holden Winter Festival is Dec. 7 - Worcester Telegram

Posted: 26 Nov 2013 10:55 AM PST

Holden Winter Festival is Dec. 7 Worcester Telegram The event, which will run from 1 to 6 p.m. Dec. 7, will take place along Main Street, from the Holden Senior Center to the First Baptist Church. Mrs. Lavigne said that the lawn in front of the senior center will have a number of activities, including ...

Special Seasoning - Vail Daily News

Posted: 26 Nov 2013 10:04 AM PST

Special Seasoning Vail Daily News “Of course, what people don't see is the weeks of preparation beforehand,” said Tsu Wolin-Brown, executive director of Vail Valley Salvation Army. She noted volunteers ... 8 from noon to 6 p.m. at two locations — a special holiday store front at Traer ...

Burglars raid Redditch church, stealing piping and religious items - Redditch Advertiser

Posted: 26 Nov 2013 09:28 AM PST

Burglars raid Redditch church, stealing piping and religious items Redditch Advertiser They took a quantity of central heating piping from the church, along with a brass aspersorium (a holy water bucket) and sprinkler, a broken brass processional cross, a brass communion bell set, a trophy, a sanctuary lamp, a brass candle snuffer, a ... and more »

2013 Holiday Arts Guide - Cincinnati.com

Posted: 26 Nov 2013 08:16 AM PST

2013 Holiday Arts Guide Cincinnati.com Music includes seasonal carols, choral anthems and gregorian chant for choir and handbells. The Choir of .... 1: Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, 1 p.m., 4 & 7:30 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m., 2, 5 & 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 & 5 p.m. Dec.

Bushey church's fundraising plea over 17th Century bells - Watford Observer

Posted: 26 Nov 2013 06:12 AM PST

Bushey church's fundraising plea over 17th Century bells Watford Observer Sue Morton, the tower captain, said: "Bells have been sounding out here for at least 500 years, but without a major restoration they will fall silent. "The bells are becoming increasingly difficult to ring because the fittings are wearing out and the ...

UK's oldest manufacturer, the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, launches ecommerce ... - InternetRetailing.net

Posted: 26 Nov 2013 05:28 AM PST

UK's oldest manufacturer, the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, launches ecommerce ... InternetRetailing.net The company was first established in 1570 and moved to its current premises in 1670. During its long history it has cast such famous bells as the original Big Ben and the Liberty Bell, symbol of American independence. Today the family-owned business is ...

£120000 grant for church - Oldham Chronicle

Posted: 26 Nov 2013 03:53 AM PST

£120000 grant for church Oldham Chronicle MEMBERS of a Failsworth church are celebrating after receiving a £120,000 funding boost to help restore the ailing church clock. St John's in Manchester Road will receive the grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to have the clock ... Church warden Roy ...

Follow the example of Paul and Silas - McLeansboro Times Leader

Posted: 26 Nov 2013 03:22 AM PST

Follow the example of Paul and Silas McLeansboro Times Leader 22, we will provide the Christmas church service at McLeansboro Healthcare nursing home at 2:30 p.m. We encourage everyone to come and take part in this. You never know whose life you will bless; it may even be your own! Sunday, Dec. 29, we will have ...

Avoid 'charity fatigue' this season - DenPubs

Posted: 26 Nov 2013 03:03 AM PST

Avoid 'charity fatigue' this season DenPubs It's not uncommon to go to a mall or shopping center and find a bell ringer at every door, tables set up inside the mall with other worthy charities requesting donations or selling wrist bands, paper angles or the like, cashiers at many stores ...

Families - New York Times

Posted: 26 Nov 2013 02:43 AM PST

Families New York Times He met his second wife through mutual friends, they had a big church wedding, started a software publishing company together, sold it and had two children, Brianna and Alec. When the marriage started going .... But when he began lavishly dating the ...

Bells are ringing - Duke Chronicle

Posted: 25 Nov 2013 10:16 PM PST

Bells are ringing Duke Chronicle To this day, the Trinity '68 grad continues to play the 50-bell carillon through rain or shine at 5 p.m. each day from the Chapel tower. “I just didn't have the decency to go away,” he joked. Depending on his mood, Hammond, who is also Rare Book ...

From the Ashes - Nashua Telegraph

Posted: 25 Nov 2013 06:50 PM PST

From the Ashes Nashua Telegraph Parishioners asked if they could ring the bell during the service, but they did not because of fears that sound vibrations could possibly damage the standing structure. John Morissette, a ... The remaining tower houses the bells from the former larger ...

Trams' return symbolises city recovery - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

Posted: 25 Nov 2013 06:22 PM PST

Trams' return symbolises city recovery Scoop.co.nz (press release) After an absence of almost three years the official return of the distinctive ding ding of tram bells to Christchurch streets is hailed as a symbol of the city's recovery. Christchurch mayor Lianne ... Prior to the earthquakes the trams carried an ... and more »

The bells are back in Henley - Stratford Observer

Posted: 25 Nov 2013 04:23 PM PST

Stratford Observer

The bells are back in Henley Stratford Observer On Wednesday (October 2), three ancient church bells came back to St Nicholas Church in Beaudesert Lane after a spell at a bell foundry in Loughborough. They were originally removed from the tower for restoration 14 months ago as part of a jubilee project.

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Posted: 25 Nov 2013 04:00 PM PST

Sandiacre, Derbys

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Spratton, Northants

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Bolton Senior Center announces December programs and activities - Harvard Post

Posted: 25 Nov 2013 02:07 PM PST

Bolton Senior Center announces December programs and activities Harvard Post Rehearsals are held on Monday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m at the First Parish Church, 353 Great Road, Stow. ... Any Kind of Needlework Club Every Thursday afternoon at the senior center at 2 p.m. If interested, call the Senior Center. ... Holiday ... and more »

Bishop promises to renew, restore, renovate cathedral - Steubenville Herald Star

Posted: 25 Nov 2013 08:17 AM PST

Bishop promises to renew, restore, renovate cathedral Steubenville Herald Star We will begin with the construction of one bell tower that will be more than 100 feet tall. When the bells ring people all over the Ohio Valley will know Father (Tom) Nau is celebrating Mass. In addition to the real bells we will have the technology to ...

UK's oldest manufacturer goes online - CITY A.M.

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 08:27 PM PST

The Guardian

UK's oldest manufacturer goes online CITY A.M. THE WHITECHAPEL Bell Foundry – which claims to be the oldest manufacturing company in the UK – has pulled itself into the 21st century with the launch of its first online store. The firm, which has cast and sold bells from its East London premises ... Britain's oldest manufacturing company goes online Manufacturers' Monthly all 4 news articles »

Glasgow rises and shines - Sydney Morning Herald

Posted: 24 Nov 2013 03:58 PM PST

Sydney Morning Herald

Glasgow rises and shines Sydney Morning Herald Designed by internationally renowned architect, Zaha Ha did – her first major public building in the UK and said to resemble a choppy wave – the museum displays Glasgow's industrial heritage, which stems from the River Clyde where there were once 50 ...

Ron Burgundy Sings About Rob Ford and More of This Week's Viral Videos - Daily Beast

Posted: 23 Nov 2013 08:35 PM PST

Ron Burgundy Sings About Rob Ford and More of This Week's Viral Videos Daily Beast There's something about the Catholic church reminding us about the importance of family, and the sanctity of relationships, and other things that matter most that's critical in this changing society. ... Yes, Democrats have done it too, but the ...