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Enjoy Midsummer festival at Bolton Parish Church - The Bolton News

Posted: 16 Jun 2016 04:03 AM PDT

The Bolton News

Enjoy Midsummer festival at Bolton Parish Church The Bolton News There will also be Tower Tours — a chance to climb to the top of the tallest church tower in Lancashire — and see bell ringers in action as well as having a go yourself. Musical interludes will be held throughout the day and veteran and vintage Rolls ... and more »

Enjoy Midsummer festival at Bolton Parish Church - This Is Lancashire

Posted: 16 Jun 2016 04:03 AM PDT

This Is Lancashire

Enjoy Midsummer festival at Bolton Parish Church This Is Lancashire There will also be Tower Tours — a chance to climb to the top of the tallest church tower in Lancashire — and see bell ringers in action as well as having a go yourself. Musical interludes will be held throughout the day and veteran and vintage Rolls ... and more »

Birthday bells bring the police calling - Ludlow Advertiser

Posted: 16 Jun 2016 03:48 AM PDT

Birthday bells bring the police calling Ludlow Advertiser POLICE in Ludlow have been slammed after two officers visited St Laurence Church in Ludlow to investigate the noise of bells ringing to mark the Queen's 90th birthday. Tim Gill, who is a member of ... “I had to check it was the Queen's Official ...

Historic church back on firm foundation - Eagle-Tribune

Posted: 16 Jun 2016 03:07 AM PDT

Eagle-Tribune

Historic church back on firm foundation Eagle-Tribune DERRY — Matthew Thornton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, once rang its bells and served on its building committee. It also served as a gathering place for people through the centuries during times of war, depression, and other social ... and more »

Community calendar from June 16 - Troy Record

Posted: 15 Jun 2016 10:15 PM PDT

Community calendar from June 16 Troy Record BROOKS BBQ: The Newtonville United Methodist Church, located on the corner of Maxwell Rd & Rt. 9 near Siena College will sponsor Brooks BBQs on Thursday, June 16 from 4 p.m. until sold out. Menu includes ½ ..... For more information, contact the St ...

'Love does win': Vigil held for victims of Orlando massacre - Salisbury Post

Posted: 15 Jun 2016 09:11 PM PDT

Salisbury Post

'Love does win': Vigil held for victims of Orlando massacre Salisbury Post SALISBURY — It's quiet except for the peal of a bell and the sound of sniffles from the crowd. Candle flames dance in the wind, and rainbow-striped pride flags flutter from where they hang in hands and pockets. The bell rings out – one peal for each ... and more »

Lunchtime life: Today, Tuesday, June 14, from Grafton Underwood - Northampton Herald and Post

Posted: 15 Jun 2016 06:21 PM PDT

Lunchtime life: Today, Tuesday, June 14, from Grafton Underwood Northampton Herald and Post Picture 2: Here is the 8th USAAF Memorial stained glass window at St James Church. The window is in remembrance of those who gave their lives for freedom during World War II while serving at Grafton Underwood 1942-45, especially the members of the ...

Gorran, Cornwall

Posted: 15 Jun 2016 04:00 PM PDT

Haslemere, Surrey

Posted: 15 Jun 2016 04:00 PM PDT

Elmira bell tolls for Orlando shooting victims - Elmira Star-Gazette

Posted: 15 Jun 2016 03:08 PM PDT

Elmira Star-Gazette

Elmira bell tolls for Orlando shooting victims Elmira Star-Gazette The 50 rings resounded throughout downtown from the Trinity Episcopal Church bell tower at 3 p.m. Each toll represented one life lost in Sunday massacre, including the shooter, Omar Mateen. The sound of bells tolling was heard throughout the region and ...

Music this weekend, next week: June 17-23 - Cincinnati.com

Posted: 15 Jun 2016 11:23 AM PDT

Cincinnati.com

Music this weekend, next week: June 17-23 Cincinnati.com 859-491-6659; covington.mollymalonesirishpub.com. Classical. Wesley Bell Ringers Concert, 7:30-9 p.m., Shiloh United Methodist Church, 5261 Foley Road, Delhi Township. 1 of premier youth hand bell choirs in United States, from Christ United Methodist ...

Black Sabbath isi vor incheia cariera acolo unde au inceput-o - METALHEAD Romania

Posted: 15 Jun 2016 07:09 AM PDT

METALHEAD Romania

Black Sabbath isi vor incheia cariera acolo unde au inceput-o METALHEAD Romania Ultimele doua concerte sustinute de formatie vor avea loc in Birmingham. Ceea ce a inceput ca un zvon se dovedeste a fi adevarat. Artistii au confirmat faptul ca ultimul show Black Sabbath va fi in Birmingham. Anterior acestor 2 concerte, formatia va ...

What's Really Happening Alongside The Westway? - Londonist

Posted: 15 Jun 2016 06:32 AM PDT

Londonist

What's Really Happening Alongside The Westway? Londonist Also here is St Mary's Church, built in 1790, and a plucky little survivor in the shadow of the concrete monolith right in front of it. Its bell rings out every hour, trying to be heard above the constant roar of traffic. Paddington Town Hall used to ...

Summer Pops readies for 'spectacular' show - The Westerly Sun

Posted: 15 Jun 2016 06:30 AM PDT

The Westerly Sun

Summer Pops readies for 'spectacular' show The Westerly Sun As always, Pops will close with Tchaikovsky's “1812 Overture,” the cannons of the Newport Artillery and the bells of Christ Church. Saunders said there's something else the Pops audience should keep in mind as they set up their blankets and chairs to ...

Queen's 90th birthday celebrated by young and old - Gainsborough Standard

Posted: 15 Jun 2016 01:56 AM PDT

Gainsborough Standard

Queen's 90th birthday celebrated by young and old Gainsborough Standard ... Trentside made crowns and prizes were given to all the children who took part. Residents in Beckingham also enjoyed a street party and had a scarecrow competition, as well as music from the Gainsborough Grammar school choir, a teddy bears picnic ...

We asked for your memories of the 1996 IRA bomb in Manchester and the response was incredible - Manchester Evening News

Posted: 15 Jun 2016 12:10 AM PDT

Manchester Evening News

We asked for your memories of the 1996 IRA bomb in Manchester and the response was incredible Manchester Evening News “Glass rained down from the Arndale tower and the bottom fell out of the escalators at the other end of Market Street. “We just dived on the ... "We were in Manchester to change some money as I was going on a school trip to France. "When the bomb ... and more »

DU bell rings 49 times for Orlando victims - 9NEWS.com

Posted: 14 Jun 2016 09:05 PM PDT

9NEWS.com

DU bell rings 49 times for Orlando victims 9NEWS.com KUSA - The University of Denver answered a nationwide callout Tuesday afternoon requesting that bells toll in unison at 6:30 p.m. MST. The bell inside DU's Williams Carillon Tower rang 49 times – once for each of the victims in Orlando. Loading ...

In Orlando shooting's aftermath, residents gather to mourn, remember - Las Vegas Review-Journal

Posted: 14 Jun 2016 08:55 PM PDT

Las Vegas Review-Journal

In Orlando shooting's aftermath, residents gather to mourn, remember Las Vegas Review-Journal web1_ORLANDO-SCENE-JUNE15-16_RA_006.jpg Carolina Asencio, left, hugs Eddie Jumper after a service to honor victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting at the First Baptist Orlando Church in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday, June 14, 2016. (Rachel ... and more »

BLACK SABBATH Confirm Final Birmingham Dates - Metal Injection.net

Posted: 14 Jun 2016 01:35 PM PDT

Metal Injection.net

BLACK SABBATH Confirm Final Birmingham Dates Metal Injection.net “It started nearly five decades ago with a crack of thunder, a distant bell ringing and then that monstrous riff that shook the earth. The heaviest rock sound ever heard. In that moment, heavy metal was born, created by a young band from Birmingham ... and more »

New Tate Modern: more women, more diverse and more macaws - The Guardian

Posted: 14 Jun 2016 09:30 AM PDT

The Guardian

New Tate Modern: more women, more diverse and more macaws The Guardian Photograph: Guy Bell/Rex/Shutterstock. The Tate director, Sir Nicholas Serota, said: “Today we open not just an extension but genuinely a new Tate Modern with a new configuration, new facilities, new learning spaces and a new view of the world as it ... and more »

Police appeal after vandals cut through bell ropes in Horsley Church - Gloucester Citizen

Posted: 14 Jun 2016 08:53 AM PDT

Gloucester Citizen

Police appeal after vandals cut through bell ropes in Horsley Church Gloucester Citizen VANDALS who partially cut through bell ropes at St Martin's Church in Horsley left them in a potentially dangerous state, said the church warden and campanologist Stan Burrage. Horsley bell ringers discovered that two of the eight bell ropes had been ... and more »

Heritage Open Days ring the praises of churchbells - Kensington Chelsea & Westminster Today

Posted: 14 Jun 2016 08:47 AM PDT

Kensington Chelsea & Westminster Today

Heritage Open Days ring the praises of churchbells Kensington Chelsea & Westminster Today Developing the unique style of “change ringing,” English bell towers have served as important social and community centres for much of their history. Practiced by aristocrats and commoners alike, in the nineteenth century church bell ringing was seen ...

Spectacular first week of fundraising - Pilot Tribune

Posted: 14 Jun 2016 08:44 AM PDT

Spectacular first week of fundraising Pilot Tribune Liberty Bell Ringers ($350 and up): Storm Lake United, Energy Transport, and Larson Oil and Distributing. Patriots ($150-$349): RAD Charitable Trust- Ron and Jewell Dierwechter, Paxton Family Trust, Buena Vista Stationery and Printing, Bob and Nella ...

Abbey congregation celebrates Queen's birthday in style - Kidderminster Shuttle

Posted: 14 Jun 2016 06:26 AM PDT

Kidderminster Shuttle

Abbey congregation celebrates Queen's birthday in style Kidderminster Shuttle The patriotic congregation waved flags, sang the National Anthem and enjoyed a parade of cakes in honour of the Queen at the Civic Service on Sunday. The Rev Lording, priest in charge at the abbey, said: "Her Majesty sets an amazing example. and more »

13 Fascinating London Horse Facts - Londonist

Posted: 14 Jun 2016 04:48 AM PDT

Londonist

13 Fascinating London Horse Facts Londonist Horse manure is still used to make the moulds used to form the outside of the bells at Whitechapel Bell Foundry (above, established 1570). The dung for the dongs is mixed with sand and goat hair. The bells, the bells.Forged using horse manure (the ...

Ledbury's bells will ring out to honour the Queen - Ledbury Reporter

Posted: 14 Jun 2016 04:25 AM PDT

Ledbury Reporter

Ledbury's bells will ring out to honour the Queen Ledbury Reporter The bell-ringing team at St Michael and All Angels Church will attempt a tricky "Peal of Grandsire Triples" on Saturday, June 18, and if all goes to plan, they will be ringing for three hours. Anne Toussaint, secretary of the Ledbury bell ringers said ... and more »

Herald History: Tamworth shock over Lord Kitchener's death - Tamworth Herald

Posted: 14 Jun 2016 04:03 AM PDT

Tamworth Herald

Herald History: Tamworth shock over Lord Kitchener's death Tamworth Herald Prior to a memorial service for Lord Kitchener and staff, and the crew of HMS Hampshire, at Tamworth Parish Church, it was arranged to make a procession round the town. Owing to rain, however, this was abandoned. But the bells rung a half-muffled peal ...

Village unites community with Olympic themed festival - The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald

Posted: 14 Jun 2016 01:45 AM PDT

The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald

Village unites community with Olympic themed festival The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald Bishops Cannings wants to bring old fashioned fun and community spirit back to its neighbourhood and has recruited the village school, church, farmers and businesses to make it a success. Organiser Elizabeth Frearson said: "After an enormously ...

Community calendar from June 14 - The Saratogian

Posted: 13 Jun 2016 10:36 PM PDT

Community calendar from June 14 The Saratogian CHURCH PIEROGHI SALE: Christ the Savior Parish, 349 Eastline Rd., Ballston Lake, will hold a pieroghi sale Tuesday ,June 14. Potato/cheese, sauerkraut, Farmer's ... The panel discussion begins at 10:30 a.m. at Shaker Pointe, 1 Bell Tower Drive ... and more »

Guilt premiere recap: 'Pilot' - Entertainment Weekly

Posted: 13 Jun 2016 07:04 PM PDT

Entertainment Weekly

Guilt premiere recap: 'Pilot' Entertainment Weekly On the other hand, as her fancy pants, squirrel-wrangling lawyer tells the press, she does have good reason to be pretty skittish about all the attention right now — especially after possibly being followed by a hooded stranger down the alley near ... and more »

In Audubon, bells ring for Orlando - Philly.com (blog)

Posted: 13 Jun 2016 06:13 PM PDT

Philly.com (blog)

In Audubon, bells ring for Orlando Philly.com (blog) Saturday nights and Sunday mornings meant celebration then; a sweet and sweaty sort of party that really did seem like it would never end. On Monday evening in Audubon, the recitation of the names and the peal, peal, peal of the bell did what the ...

Why Veganism is the Future - Care2.com

Posted: 13 Jun 2016 05:35 PM PDT

Care2.com

Why Veganism is the Future Care2.com The explosive momentum of Blackfish and SeaWorld's journey from scoffing denial to announcing its end to orca breeding programs is enough to see how an informed public can create real change. Ringing Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circuses are also ...

South Parish Congregational Church in Augusta celebrates building's 150th anniversary - Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel

Posted: 13 Jun 2016 03:29 PM PDT

Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel

South Parish Congregational Church in Augusta celebrates building's 150th anniversary Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel AUGUSTA — The South Parish Congregational Church United Church of Christ was built 150 years ago with a tower and spire rising 178 feet into the sky, a soaring arched sanctuary ceiling decorated with religious symbols, a dozen intricately detailed ... and more »

Once more, a march between Seattle cathedrals calls to end gun violence - seattlepi.com

Posted: 13 Jun 2016 01:13 PM PDT

seattlepi.com

Once more, a march between Seattle cathedrals calls to end gun violence seattlepi.com A Wednesday night march, described as a "call to peace and an end to gun violence," will begin with a prayer service and bell ringing at St. Mark's Cathedral, and head down Broadway to St. James Cathedral. The "Interfaith Prayer Vigil in Solidarity and ...

Explore the hidden labyrinth of secret rooms beneath Huddersfield Railway Station - Huddersfield Examiner

Posted: 13 Jun 2016 01:04 PM PDT

Huddersfield Examiner

Explore the hidden labyrinth of secret rooms beneath Huddersfield Railway Station Huddersfield Examiner The foundation stone was laid by Lord Lieutenant Josh Fitzwilliam on October 9, 1846, and a public holiday was declared with church bells ringing all day. The first train arrived in Huddersfield on August 2, 1847, and the station was finally completed ...

Rovinj: 25 Things to Know about Istria's Pearl - Total Croatia News

Posted: 13 Jun 2016 12:24 PM PDT

Total Croatia News

Rovinj: 25 Things to Know about Istria's Pearl Total Croatia News The bell tower resembles the tower of St Mark's Basilica in Venice. The Tower of the church is the highest point in Rovinj and offers an enchanting view of the town and the archipelago that surrounds it. .... The town is dominated by the bell tower of ... and more »

Families enjoy Wybunbury Fig Pie Wakes - Nantwich News

Posted: 13 Jun 2016 10:11 AM PDT

Nantwich News

Families enjoy Wybunbury Fig Pie Wakes Nantwich News The event was stopped in 1930 but was reprised in 1995, when the Wybunbury Tower Preservation Trust revived it to raise money for the upkeep of their historic leaning tower in the village. It started in the morning with a peal of bells at Wybunbury ...

Building of the Week: Calvary Baptist Church - Greater Greater Washington

Posted: 13 Jun 2016 08:36 AM PDT

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