In early August 2015 I met with the bell engineer Mathew Higby at Harrington and later at All Hallows churches to inspect the towers for the possible hanging of rings […]
Bridget Kelly, Tower Captain – St Patrick’s Bampton Tower reports on the latest targeted session: Another great Target Session – moving on from Plain Hunt on 5 to Bob Doubles. […]
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Oct
Oct
All Saints bell ringers team up with the National Trust Heritage Open Days On Thursday 14th to Saturday 16th September the Cockermouth bell ringers held an open tower event. The […]
05
Oct
Oct
(In which the new President muses over listening versus talking, how long it takes to knit a hat, and when is the right time to rename a method) I have […]
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Oct
Oct
Ken Parkinson and his wife June were a lovely couple who were very much part of the church of St James in Barrow. June was in the choir and Ken […]
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Sep
Sep
The Church of St John the Evangelist in Workington, was the perfect venue for a memorial concert for Pat and Gareth Evans on 16th September. The golden columns of the […]
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Sep
Sep
There is to be a Memorial Concert to remember Pat and Gareth Evans at St John’s Church, Workington on 16th September at 7pm. This musical celebration of their lives is […]
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Aug
Aug
The ringers of All Saints Church, Cockermouth will be joining in with the Heritage Open Days – a national festival of history and culture (https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk). In the past, these have […]
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Jul
Jul
Following a service for the blessing of the restored bells by Bishop James Bell on 30th July, the bells were available for general ringing. Ringers came from all over the […]
St Patrick’s Bampton have a great band of ringers at varying levels of experience. Although not all felt able to return after COVID for various reasons, over the last […]