The final countdown is on to our Cycle to Church Sunday, in support of the Sheffield Childrens Hospital.
Join us, with your bike, at 10.30am All Saints Ecclesall. Sunday 14 June 2015.
http://m.thestar.co.uk/news/tour-de-ecclesall-returns-to-sheffield-church-this-weekend-1-7299095
On 14 June, All Saints Ecclesall invites everyone and their bike to join us for the return of our hugely successful Cycle to Church Sunday.
Last year, we linked up with Marie Curie Cancer Care, the charity partner of Le Tour de France Grand Depart in Yorkshire. 209 people came along on bikes and we raised over £1,100 for Marie Curie.
This year we are supporting The Sheffield Children’s Hospital, the charity partner of Le Tour de Yorkshire 2015.
Please do come along. Please arrive by 10.30am and wear your very brightest Yorkshire cycling kit.
Here’s our story in The Sheffield Telegraph in 2014…
http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/local/a-wheely-large-flock-at-church-cycle-event-1-6668583
Here’s how we looked! Join us and get in the frame for 2015. Supporting The Children’s Hospital on the way!
Bellringing for @letour @letouryorkshire on BBC Songs of Praise on 29 June 2014. Highlights clip online still
#Otley #Yorkshire
The bells did indeed ring out for Stage 1 of the Tour de Yorkshire. Ringing that I am aware of which has been done or will be done is as follows. Other towers are ringing too, but exact confirmations awaited still. Thanks especially to the Beverley & District Ringing Society for leading the way.
Stage 1 (Bridlington to Scarborough)
Bridlington, Flamborough, Middleton, Pickering
Stage 2 (Selby to York)
Selby Abbey, Nunburnholme, Bubwith, Holme on Spalding Moor, Market Weighton, Walkington, Beverley Minster, Beverley St Mary’s, Norton on Derwent
Stage 3 (Wakefield to Leeds)
Sandal, Barnsley, Cawthorne, New Mill, Meltham, Otley
If you visit http://www.yacr.org.uk (the website of The Yorkshire Association of Change Ringers) you can find full details of all churches with bells for change ringing in Yorkshire. It will include details of practice nights and you would typically be most welcome to come along and have a go.
“Bellringers Herald Cyclists” is a formal event in the Yorkshire Festival this year, following on from its inclusion as a headline event in the 2014 Festival ahead of Le Tour de France in Yorkshire.
Follow me @Bellsandbikes on Twitter for regular updates.
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
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 …..
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 !
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.
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.
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.
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