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The complete low-down on bell Ringers?

Nigel Priestley has written the following very interesting articles for us on this subject . . .

Introduction

The Bells of North and South Collingham.

The village of Collingham has the rare distinction of having two medieval churches separated by just under 1 mile where each church has a fine ring of bells. Equally rare these days is the number of times that the bells in both towers are heard simultaneously – the last time this happened was on the occasion to celebrate the new Millennium on 1^st January 2000 at 12noon.

Both towers, known locally as North and South, are well known in the ringing world and each year are visited by teams of ringers from far and wide. They are usually keen to ring a peal which can last from 30 minutes to over 3 hours. When this happens consideration is given to residents living close to the church to ensure that the ringing is over by 9:00 pm.

Nigel Priestley

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