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Discover Your Bell Ringing History!
March 14, 2024x
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00:40:2627.81 MB

Discover Your Bell Ringing History!

Why do you ring in a gallery? Who were the ringers whose names are on the peal boards behind you? Where can you find an example of an art deco ringing association certificate? Host Cathy Booth quizzes knowledgeable guests Chris Ridley and Gareth Davies about the amazing range of historical sources at your fingertips to he...

Stories from 'A history of change ringing in Scotland'
April 14, 2022x
9
00:32:4622.55 MB

Stories from 'A history of change ringing in Scotland'

In this month’s fascinating episode, Simon Aves takes host Cathy Booth on an entertaining romp through Scotland’s bell ringing history. You may be surprised to learn it is very different to England’s. Who knew the Scots were so fond of peace and quiet? Cathy learns that in the past the best way to anno...

ART helps novice ringers to create a new band
March 10, 2022x
8
00:27:3618.99 MB

ART helps novice ringers to create a new band

In this inspiring show, podcast host Cathy Booth meets Tim Sunter and hears about his amazing seven-year ringing journey from learner to teacher and Association of Ringing Teachers committee member. Who could have imagined that a thought-proving tweet in the middle of a field could have such a domino effect, propelling Ti...

The Lilliputters Guild
November 11, 2021x
3
00:21:3214.83 MB

The Lilliputters Guild

What’s got 40 members, stretches across a large part of the country and is a brilliant way to have fun, improve your ringing and make friends? Well, if you are a young bell ringer, the answer must surely be the Liliputters. Not, as host Cathy Booth discovers, a group from the fictional kingdom of tiny people, but ...

10 ways to use a simulator
July 08, 2021x
10
00:37:3125.82 MB

10 ways to use a simulator

You may not have given ringing simulators a second thought before, but this episode will definitely get you scrambling up your belfry, with some sensors in hand. Steve Farmer, tells host Cathy Booth the fascinating story of Simbell. Wanting an easy way to get get extra rope time without annoying the church neighbours wi...

Spooky Stories from the Ringers' Arms
October 31, 2020x
16
00:24:1616.71 MB

Spooky Stories from the Ringers' Arms

Ringing can be spooky at the best of times – you may get shivers down your spine with a nicely struck touch of Stedman, or perhaps an eerie sensation of being watched when you’re on the treble. However, for Halloween, Fun with Bells turns up the terror with this chilling collection of ghostly goings-on. Yes,...

Thirty voices, seventy five years, one story
May 07, 2020x
9
01:13:2650.49 MB

Thirty voices, seventy five years, one story

Originally timed to coincide with the 75th anniversary of VE day, this unique episode sees host Cathy Booth, joined by a whole cast of ringers, bust the myths about ringing during World War II. This is the full version of ‘thirty voices, seventy-five years, one story’ . And what a story! Bell towers across t...

The Charmborough ring - a portable belfry
February 13, 2020x
6
00:18:3712.83 MB

The Charmborough ring - a portable belfry

For this episode, show host Cathy Booth stays close to home and interviews her ringer husband, Roger, a trustee of the Charmborough Ring.  Not just your average mini-ring, the Charmborough Ring is the heaviest portable ring of bells in the country. Heavier, believe it or not, than some rings of tower bell...

What bell ringers say
February 14, 2019x
1
00:03:591.87 MB

What bell ringers say

Coming 28th February 2019, the Fun With Bells podcast will be bringing you true and entertaining stories from the people who ring them. Tune into our trailer to hear clips from our first five interviews and get a taste of the terrific tips and tales we’ve got coming up. You can also watch the video, of this trailer ...