Bell ringers needed to mark Armistice Centenary

Saturday 14 April 2018
10.30am - 12.30pm

Rochdale Parish Church of St Chad's
Sparrow Hill
Rochdale
OL16 1QT

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11-11-2018 is Armistice Day. Every bell in the country will be ringing - your country needs you.

Ringing is well within the capabilities of most people, the initial training takes several weeks, after which a novice can begin to ring with the rest of the band.

Ringers practice once a week on a Tuesday evening at St. Chads.

Talking to Simon Ripley, he was explaining how easy it is: “You don’t need to be physically strong, you don’t need to be religious, or be able to read music, being able to count is all the maths needed.

"Bell ringing is a team activity that stimulates the brain and helps keep you fit, it also makes a glorious sound. Ringers come from all walks of life and range in age from 10 years old to those in their eighties.

“I have to say that I have never met a nicer and supportive group of people.”

On 11 November 2018, 100 years since Armistice, bells will ring out in unison from churches and cathedrals in villages, towns and cities across the country.

To mark the final year of the First World War centenary commemorations, 1,400 new bell ringers will be recruited in honour of the 1,400 that lost their lives during the First World War.

Church bells across the UK remained restricted throughout the course of the war and only rang freely once Armistice was declared on 11 November 1918.

The campaign to recruit bell ringers, Ringing Remembers, will keep this traditional British art alive in memory of the 1,400 who lost their lives – linking together past, present and future.

Entry fee: Free

Contact: Revd Mark Coleman
01706 632809

http://www.rochdaleparishchurches.org.uk/whats-on/at-st-chads/

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