1953 was quite a special year – but its significance this month is that (so far) 1953 bell ringing performances have been recorded as rung on VE Day-80.\u00a0 If you include all performances, rung for “VE Day-80” on other days, the tally rises to 2259.\u00a0 Two of those were at Kildwick!<\/p>\n
On the day itself, we rang alongside towers across the world, who rang at 18:30 local time to mark the end of the war in Europe.\u00a0 (VJ Day, when the war effectively finished with the capitulation of Japan did not happen till August 15th.) 1953 was quite a special year – but its significance this month is that (so far) 1953 bell ringing performances have been recorded as rung on VE Day-80.\u00a0 If you include all performances, rung for “VE Day-80” on other days, … Continue reading
\n<\/em>It was lovely, at Kildwick, to ring for a short time with our two youngest recruits.\u00a0 Two ex-MiniRingers; one aged 11 and one who hasn’t quite reached that exalted age had just enough experience to ring (with assistance) among the rest of the band.
\nWelcome, Sydney and Georgia.\u00a0 I hope it’s the start of a lifetime of ringing!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"