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Take a deep breath...
June 10, 2021x
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00:31:1721.53 MB

Take a deep breath...

Take a few deep breaths, relax, and tune into this month’s episode where host Cathy Booth meets ringer, counsellor, hypnotherapist and trauma care practitioner, Nicky Carling to talk about building up confidence for returning to the tower. Yes, it’s probably time you changed out of your pyjamas, dragged your...

Inspirational bell restoration project
May 13, 2021x
8
00:47:0832.42 MB

Inspirational bell restoration project

Cathy Booth’s special guest this month is ringer and project manager par excellence Tim Keyes who gives us the inside scoop of Ledbury’s rather exciting bell restoration and augmentation project. Tim very helpfully talks through all the different stages of the project, step by step, with plenty of to...

Test your bell ringing and general knowledge
March 11, 2021x
6
00:26:0517.96 MB

Test your bell ringing and general knowledge

In this month’s show, podcast host Cathy Booth transforms into the next Anne Robinson as she joins the ringers of St John’s in New Alresford for their fortnightly Zoom quiz. Fingers on buzzers as the ringers introduce each other and ask their two allotted quiz questions. There’s one point for each corr...

Love under lockdown : Ringing Room Creators
February 11, 2021x
5
00:42:4029.35 MB

Love under lockdown : Ringing Room Creators

One of the very best things to have happened over the past year is the development of the online ringing platform, Ringing Room. In this special Valentine’s podcast, host Cathy Booth interviews Leland and Bryn, the driving force behind this amazing achievement and now one of ringing’s most famous couples. Of...

Love under lockdown : Belfry proposal, survey results & Valentine message
February 11, 2021x
4
00:29:2120.18 MB

Love under lockdown : Belfry proposal, survey results & Valentine message

Love is very definitely in the air at the Fun with Bells Podcast this Valentine’s Day, as host Cathy Booth explores ringing’s tender side. First, we hear the heart-warming story of Jo and Graham, whose romance continues to deepen from Ringing Remembers, through Ringing Room, and to a very memorable lockdown ...

Ringing in Ireland : Don McLean
January 14, 2021x
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00:35:5324.67 MB

Ringing in Ireland : Don McLean

Kilmood Church, Killinchy, Newtownards, Northern Ireland For Don McLean over in Ireland, one of the joys of bell ringing is teaching others and delighting in their achievements. In this charming episode, Cathy Booth, podcast host, shines a light on Don’s motivation and his own considerable achievemen...

Hear from those who write, blog and vlog about bells
December 10, 2020x
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01:06:0445.44 MB

Hear from those who write, blog and vlog about bells

What do ringers do when they are not ringing? Well, judging by this latest episode they write, film, podcast and blog about it! Podcast host Cathy Booth chats to no fewer than six leading lights in the ringing community who are all doing their bit to share and support the hobby they are all so passionate about. From Mancr...

Two ringing centres and a passion for hand bells
June 11, 2020x
11
00:26:2518.18 MB

Two ringing centres and a passion for hand bells

Can one ever have too many belfries? In this fascinating podcast, show host Cathy Booth finds the answer to this is no, as she quizes Helen McGregor about the amazing ringing centres at Tulloch and Alderney. Helen’s bell ringing started as an excuse not to commit to babysitting for a neighbour but quickly turned i...

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...