Coxwold Cyclists Church Service

Bellringers required for 10th May 2015 for the next Coxwold Cyclists Church Service.  Beautiful church with 3 bells.

This is a nationally supported event run by CTC Teesside.  This year it featured as a fringe event in the Yorkshire Festival ahead of Le Tour de France in Yorkshire.  Click the link below to see the advert on the Yorkshire Festival site.

http://festival.yorkshire.com/events/coxwold-cyclists-church-service

On Sunday May 11th, over 300 pedal cyclists from across Yorkshire and Teeside, converged on the village of Coxwold, east of Thirsk, for their 88th annual Service of Remembrance at St. Michaels Church, beginning at 1.30 pm.

The small 14th century church was filled with a sea of multicoloured jerseys. Cyclists acted as bell ringers, sidesmen, offertory collectors, lesson readers, choristers and organist. Local residents and visitors to the area were welcomed to come and join the group.

The service was led by the Rector, the Rev. Liz Hassall. The guest preacher was the Rt. Rev. Glyn Webster, Bishop of Beverley.

Organised rides to the service were arranged by local CTC members, from Hull, York, Leeds, Malton and Teesside.

Refreshments were on sale in Coxwold village hall from 11 am, and after the Service.

Would you like to be part of it next year?  Let Paul Hepworth know by email to:

paul hepworth <paul@hepworth77.freeserve.co.uk>

Alan Titchmarsh on Bellringing

As all eyes turn to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show here’s a link to a piece in the Telegraph from 2013 where Alan Titchmarsh, gardening hero, explains change ringing and how he first rang at the age of 11.

Alan rang at All Saints Ilkley which is, of course, on the race route of Le Tour de France in Yorkshire on Saturday 5 July.

This week, viewers of BBC TV may well see Alan in the vicinity of the Le Tour de Yorkshire artisan garden at Chelsea, designed by Alistair Baldwin for Welcome to Yorkshire.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/10520214/Alan-Titchmarsh-the-bells-of-waiting-advent-rings.html

http://www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events/rhs-chelsea-flower-show/exhibitors/gardens/Le-Tour-de-Yorkshire

 

Giro d’Italia. Belfast 9-11 May 2014

Can’t wait for Le Tour de France in Yorkshire? Want to find out more about the top global cycle races before Le Tour? Well you are in luck because the second largest cycle race in the world starts in Belfast on Friday 9 May. Visit the websites below to find out more about the 3 days of racing in Northern Ireland and Eire.

http://www.girostart2014.com/

http://www.discovernorthernireland.com/Giro-dItalia-Big-Start-2014-Belfast-P34041

http://www.ireland.com/en-gb/campaign/normal-campaign/2014/giro?gclid=CNW8kNa2i74CFTQQtAodQ1kAgw#

http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/events/Event-24694.aspx?E_EventGroup=Giro2014

Find out a bit more about bellringing in Ireland at the same time with:

http://www.bellringingireland.org/

 

Pro-cycling dates from April to September

20 April                              Amstel Gold                                       Netherlands

23 April                              La Fleche Wallonne                         Belgium

27 April                              Liege – Bastogne – Liege              Belgium

29 April – 4 May              Tour de Romandie                           Switzerland

9 May – 1 June                Giro d’Italia                                         Italy

8 – 15 June                        Criterium du Dauphine                  France

14 – 22 June                     Tour de Suisse                                   Switzerland

5 – 27 July                         Tour de France                                  France

23 Aug – 14 Sept            Vuelta a Espana                                Spain