Tag: Bellringing

Ant Learns to Ring in a Month

June 3, 2014

Check out the YouTube film below.

Ant Smith sets out to learn bellringing in a month.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IJGSdn6KNk

He goes to learn at Silsden (which just happens to be on Stage 2 of Le Tour de France in Yorkshire).  His goal is to be good enough to ring at Bradford Cathedral within a month?

The film is entitled “Bellringing: It’s Harder Than It Looks”.  Find out if it really was.

Credits on the YouTube site as follows

Presented by Ant Smith
Produced and Directed by Adam Bacon

All Creatures Great and Small – Grinton Church

May 25, 2014

As all eyes turn to the new West End production of that TV favourite “All Creatures Great and Small”, so Yorkshire bellringing fans may remember 1990…

That was the year the cameras came to Grinton church to film part of the final episode of the series.

Grinton, of course, is reinforcing its credentials now as the church at the foot of one of the key climbs of Stage 1 of this year’s Tour de France in Yorkshire.

Here’s the church and the ringing footage from 1990.

Grinton
Grinton
Grinton Filming All Creatures 1of2
Grinton Filming All Creatures 1of2
Grinton Filming All Creatures 2 of 2
Grinton Filming All Creatures 2 of 2

Coxwold Cyclists Church Service

May 25, 2014

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

May 19, 2014

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

 

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