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Bells on BBC Radio Sheffield

April 1, 2015

Listen to church bells on BBC Radio Sheffield via the link below. (1:39:15)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02mb621#auto

In 2014, church bells took centre stage in the Tour de France Opening Ceremony and all along the race route. We now have the chance to do it all again in 2015.

The 2015 Yorkshire Festival runs from 1 April to 3 May, concluding with the Tour de Yorkshire pro-cycling race from Friday 1 May to Sunday 3 May.

Click above to listen to Rod Ismay talking to Paul Walker, live on the BBC Radio Sheffield Breakfast Show. Rod’s interview starts at 1:39:15, including a recording of Yorkshire Surprise Major. Rod’s interview is preceded by the Yorkshire Festival Director, Mark Fielding, discussing the broader festival from 1:37:50

2015 Bells – Tour de Yorkshire and Yorkshire Festival

February 5, 2015

Yorkshire bellringers who participated in the 2014 Tour de France and the 2014 Yorkshire Festival had a great time. Bells captured the imagination of the public and the media.

Now we can do it again! The inaugural Tour de Yorkshire pro cycle race takes place from Friday 1 May to Sunday 3 May 2015. We have over 40 churches with bells on the race route.

We have also been accepted in the 2015 Yorkshire Festival as an event inviting people to come along and find out more about bellringing at our practice nights.

Whether you are a bellringer reading this, or a non ringer who is interested by what is going on, please click the link below to find out more. This could be exciting …..

https://bellsandbikes.com/2015-2/

Writing the book – of bells and bikes

December 16, 2014

After an unbelievable year of bellringing for The Yorkshire Festival, for Le Tour de France in Yorkshire and for the Tour Opening Ceremony, there is much to tell of bells and of bikes.

The book is taking shape. Narrative half way. Discussions ongoing with some wonderful contributors. Several exciting chats already. A few calls to make still. Hope to share more news soon.

If you have ideas, questions or perhaps would like to support, do drop me a line here or @bellsandbikes on Twitter. Or the equally well named Bells and Bikes on Facebook.

Keeeeeep ringing !

Tour of Britain

September 2, 2014

The Tour of Britain cycle race starts on Sunday 7 September in Liverpool, finishing on Sunday 14 September in London.

Check out the exact map, stages and riders at the official site link below.

Let us know if your tower is on the race route and if you ring for it.

http://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/mobile/stages/index.php

Bike Bell Orchestra – World Record 9 August

August 6, 2014

Join the Bike Bell Orchestra on 9 August at the launch of the Prudential London Ride. Its their Guinness World Record attempt at the largest bike bell orchestra. Fabulous idea. Do join them and make it happen. More info via:

The call is out to recruit 600 cyclists to join the Prudential RideLondon Bike Bell Orchestra in Guildhall Yard to play a special arrangement of Westminster Chimes.

The existing record was set with 503 participants in Germany in 2003.

“This is a wonderful way to start the day,” said Event Director Hugh Brasher. “After Big Ben chimes 9.00 on Saturday 9 August, our orchestra of 600+ bike bells will play the Westminster Chimes to officially open this year’s Prudential RideLondon FreeCycle. London will never have heard anything like it before.”

The bike bell orchestra will be conducted by Dominic Wheeler, who has conducted many orchestras and operas during his distinguished career but this is his first time working with bike bells.

Participants can register now for the event and to join the Prudential RideLondon Bike Bell Orchestra at www.PrudentialRideLondon.co.uk/FreeCycle It’s free and all registrants will receive a tabard and magazine plus a goody bag at the Prudential RideLondon Cycling Show.

Participants in the Guinness World Record attempt must arrive in Guildhall Yard by 0800 on Saturday 9 August for rehearsal. Bike bells will be provided.

Programme of Events – updated 2 July

July 1, 2014

Latest programme available at

https://bellsandbikes.com/event-list/

And in the attached file here… YFest Bells Press Release – July Ringing Dates 2 July

Now featuring public open days at Grinton 28 June, Ilkley 5 July, Chapel Allerton 5 July and York St Martins 6 July.

Visiting ringers would be very welcome to help at Chapel Allerton too. Please let Peter Oldfield know at pplb.oldfield@ntlworld.com

Come along and find out more about bellringing.

Holmbridge – bring a bell 3 July

July 1, 2014

Holmbridge Welcomes Le Tour!

Holmbridge festivities for Le Tour start with bell ringing at 8.20pm as part of the county wide “big ring” for Le Tour – a welcome from all across the county.

All are welcome – bring a bell and a bike!

St David’s Church Holmbridge

We invite everyone to come in and find some sacred space and a moment of quiet from the chaos outside.

Visit the labyrinth in the church – a spiritual journey, and representing the circle (or even cycle!) of life. Explore the stations around the church – gaze on the images, read, touch, smell, sit and reflect, seek God. Christians have been using the labyrinth since the 4^th century, most notably in the great mediaeval churches of Europe, the last remaining one is at Chartres, France.

You are welcome to just sit and relax, to pray, to light a candle for a loved one

Le Tour comes to the Artistic Holme Valley Competition – we had over 500 entries from Upper Holme Valley schoolchildren on a Tour de France theme – paintings, pastels, colouring and even some with ‘pyramid’ poems. Prizewinning bicycles will also be displayed on the Le Tour Bend Mural on the stage in the Parish Hall.

The Prize Winning Bicycles will be displayed on the St David’s Le Tour Bend Mural in the Parish Hall

Tea, coffee and biscuits and cakes from the café in the West End Room, with toilet and baby changing facilities

Opening Hours : Friday 6-9pm

Saturday 10-9pm

Sunday 8-6pm

Holmbridge Cricket Club

Holmbridge C is open from early Friday morning till 10pm every evening over the TDF weekend.

Food festival and beer Marquee open for breakfasts and food. Big screen TVs in the Marquee to watch the race, tennis, F1, and the World Cup. You don’t have to miss anything all weekend. Plenty of flat open space right beside the road to have picnics and enjoy the atmosphere of the 3 days.

The Bridge Pub

At the Bridge, a 3 day tour outdoor festival starts Friday and is open all weekend,.

There is live music, great beer, great food and big screen showing race Saturday and Sunday.

Holmbridge is the place to be !! .

Sandy Wise DWIse320@aol.com 07718 762411

Towers on Tour

July 1, 2014

And here are our churches featuring in the Opening Ceremony.

Cawthorne, South Yorkshire. Near Barnsley

Ossett, West Yorkshire. Near Wakefield.

Chapel Allerton, in north Leeds, 200m from Stage 1 race route

And Masham in the Dales. Big parties planned here for Stage 1 🙂

There will also be ringing from towers all over Yorkshire. And you are welcome to join us from wherever you are with a bike bell or handbell or even an app (google it and you’ll soon find a bell app for your phone).

Here’s just a few other great Tour towers…

Ideas for Ringers – Cycling TV Guide

May 8, 2014

Still working up your plans for bellringing for Le Tour de France in Yorkshire? Want to see what a major cycle race looks like? Check out the Radio Times guide to cycling via the link below and check out the listings for ITV4 and Eurosport.

Its the Grande Partenza of the Giro d’Italia in Belfast on 9 May. That is the start of the second biggest cycle race in the world. 3 days in Ireland. 3 whole days in Ireland. And a few churches en route…

And its the Women’s Tour in Britain and the mens Tour of Azerbaijan.

See the crowds. See the arena that your bells could ring out to…. And the audience who might want to come and have a go… And see who might sign up to learn at your tower. #bepartofit

http://www.radiotimes.com/programme/y6w/cycling

Other exhibitions featuring bellringing

April 19, 2014

Bells can be stunning for their sound and for their imagery. Brazilian artist Laura Belém took this to new levels with her dramatic work “1000 Bells” which was exhibited in York St Mary’s in 2012 as part of her work for the Liverpool Biennial. Find out more on this great art work via the YouTube clip and weblinks below this photo from 2012.

The temple of 1,000 bells.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/19/temple-of-1000-bells_n_687895.html#128651