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 Ringing at All Saints 

• Regular ringing  
• Teaching new ringers  

• Peals & Quarter peals :
• – .Notable peals 
• – A century of peals 
• – Quarter peals 

• Ringing outings  
• Visiting bands  
• Striking competitions  

• Handbell ringing 
• The social side of ringing  
• The Wider World of Ringing  

All Saints ringers 

• The current band 
•  Officers  

• All Saints band over the years :
• Known ringers from 1880 
• Known officers from 1880 
• Famous ringers at All Saints 
• – FE Robinson 

Community involvement 

•  Talks & visits for groups
• Talks & projects for schools 

• Open Days 

Learning to ring 

•  What's involved?  
• Why learn?  
• When to learn? 
• Learning at All Saints  

All Saints tower

• The porch
• The ringing room
• The clock room
• The bell chamber
• Installation of sound control
• The tower roof (and views)
• Outside the tower
• Improvements over the years

All Saints bells

All Saints history

• History of ringing at All Saints
• – 18th century
• – 19th century
• – 20th century
• – 21st century
• – Read the book

• Historic artefacts 

• Ringing in the1950s 

Bell Restoration project 

• Background to the project 
• Timetable  
• Improving the sound 
• The result 
• Conservation and re-use 
• Where next - Phase 2 

• Pictures :
• – Before the restoration 
• – Removing the bells 
• – Supporting the frame 
• – Casting new bells 
• – Rehanging the bells 
• – Adding the fittings 
• – Wooden bell mementos  

About bellringing 

• How a bell works  
• Ringing in sequence  
• Bell music  
• Change ringing  
• Changeringing methods  
• Learning methods  
• Performances - courses, touches, ¼peals, peals 
• Myths about ringers debunked  

About bells 

•  Casting a bell  
• Tuning a bell  
• Bell foundries  

History of ringing 

•  The social context  
• The invention of the bell wheel  
• The birth of change ringing  
• 19th & 20th century – reform & progress 
• The rise and fall of bell founders  
• Why in England?  

• History of ringing at All Saints 

Articles about ringing 

• Index of over 40 articles for non ringers

Miscellaneous

• Forthcoming events 
• Full tower diary 
• Recent news 
• Directions to All Saints 
• Notices 
• Links to other sites