Fun With Bells

It’s time to catch up with part two of the wide-ranging conversation on the future of ringing hosted by Cathy Booth at the recent Art Conference. Just like part one, the panel of Tina Stoecklin, Andrew Slade and Max Drinkwater don’t hold back from tackling the tricky questions! What does the CCCBR do for ringers? How can a...

This episode of 'Fun With Bells', hosted by Cathy Booth, explores the evolving world of church bell ringing through discussions with Tina Stoecklin, President of the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers, Andrew Slade, Chair of the Association of Ringing Teachers (ART), and Reverend Max Drinkwater, author of 'Explaining B...

Taking ringing into schools and young ringers have a lot of the answers - if we will listen.. Hit the link 👇 https://funwithbells.com/ep74

In this episode of the 'Fun With Bells' podcast, host Cathy Booth discusses the future of change ringing and strategies to attract a younger and more diverse group of bell ringers. With prominent figures in the bell-ringing community - Tina Stoecklin, Andrew Slade, and the Reverend Max Drinkwater, - the discussion covers t...

Episode 73 is here & it’s a corker! Cool Kenyan Ringers from Kilifi Bring Bell Ringing Back Home. 4 ringers from East Kenya have an amazing opportunity to come to the UK for intensive #bellringing training and return energised and ready to teach others. See, hear and read their story at https://funwithbells.com/ep73   #bel...

In this episode of 'Fun with Bells', host Cathy Booth interviews John Malala and Deborah Mulobi, bell ringers from the ACK St. Thomas Church in Kilifi, Kenya - the only church with bells for change ringing in East Africa. They share the history of their church's bells, brought to Kenya by the last British district commissi...

This month's episode: 'Discover Your Bellringing History' dips toes into the rich, vast world of our ringing history. Creating 3d ancestors, reports of disorder, a dead cat in a church & encouraging young ringers to think about their tower’s history. Listen and Watch here: https://i.mtr.cool/nslsamxgng

Do you…. * have an interest in the history of bell-ringing in your tower * want to discover the details of a bell-ringing hero or family member * need to research your tower’s history to support a fundraising grant application * want to volunteer to help preserve an aspect of bell-ringing history or * need design ideas for...

🔔 Fresh from the FWB Podcast team: a new episode celebrating our 5th anniversary, featuring poetry, past clips and role reversal with no wooden characters 😉  Listen@ https://i.mtr.cool/qkofilefsg   Watch@ https://i.mtr.cool/zxvaegzxwj   #FunWithBells #funwithbells #bellringing #BellRinging #podcast

Join us as we celebrate the fifth anniversary of 'Fun With Bells', a podcast dedicated to the world of bell ringing. This special episode features a compilation of memorable interview clips from previous episodes and discussions about the history and community of bell ringing. Cathy Booth and Emily Roderick share behind-th...