Could it be your perfect activity?
- For young people (10 yrs +) and adults of all ages – individuals, couples, families or groups
- It’s for all faiths & none (and you don’t need to be musical, mathematical or strong)
- Enjoyable & satisfying – experience new achievements
- A gentle workout – physical exercise with mental stimulation, burns calories, tones muscles and relieves stress
- An easy way to make friends – enjoy social activities and be part of a team and community
- A great activity at university – or anywhere (mostly UK)
- Inexpensive – and sometime lucrative – be paid ringing for weddings!
- Boosts soft skills: teamwork, leadership, co-ordination, concentration, listening and analytical
- An all-weather, year-round activity which fits in with your other commitments
- Full of variety – a centuries-old skill using new technology – with endless choices & places to visit
- Makes your community’s soundscape: Sunday services, weddings & special events
There are about 40,000 ringers in over 6,000 bell towers around the UK.
Contacts for further information and where you can learn to ring
St Mary’s Church Masham
We ring for services, special occasions and practice on Thursays from 7:30pm to 9:00pm.
For more information contact Brian Linscott 07733895044 or any ringer
How Bells are Rung
Bells are rung full-circle from the ‘UP’ position (upside-down) with a rope round a wheel
This allows ringers to vary ringing speed to change the order in which the bells ring
Learn at your own pace in stages:
- 1. Bell handling
수 (pulling the rope) - 2. Rounds (ringing in
time with others) - 3. Change ringing
(methods)
Discover more about Ringing...
THE CENTRAL COUNCIL OF CHURCH BELL RINGERS
At bellringing.org
and cccbr.org.uk
For more information and great videos of what ringing is about, with contacts for learning to ring near to where you live or at universityringing.org if you’re curently studying at university
Would YOU like to give it a try?
An experienced ringer will be happy to teach you and there’s no obligation to continue if it’s not for you
Most towers welcome new ringers of all ages and many have young people who enjoy ringing
