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Bell Ringing - An Ancient Art

Bell Ringing began during the 16th Century and is still an "art" that is still carried out in various countries today.

I have been ringing for 18 years and my 9-year-old daughter has just started to learn.  There is quite a bit to it, though - it's not as easy as a lot people seem to think.  My daughter thought it would be very easy when she first asked if she could learn and now she's found out that it isn't quite so easy - but she still enjoys it and is carrying on with it.

We ring for services, weddings and a Thursday night for practices and a few of us go to other churches for practices.  But it's not a simple case of just "pull the bell until it makes a noise"! There are call changes, and methods which are great fun to learn.  We have a laugh, we learn new things and it's a bit of light exercise at the same time.

Don't take my word for it - give it a go!