Canterbury District Bye Meeting – 14th February
Saturday 14th February- District Bye Meeting at Minster in Thanet The next Canterbury District Meeting will be on Saturday 14th February at Minster in Thanet The format is as follows: ringing…
Government announcement on funding for places of worship
Yesterday the Government made a major announcement on £1.5bn funding for arts and culture (press release here, ministerial statement here). It has also clarified the future of its funding for places of…
Bell Restoration Report 2025
Below is the 2025 Bell Restoration Report provided by Brian Butcher, Bell Restoration Officer:
Petition for the inclusion of bell-ringing in the UK’s Inventory of Living Heritage
Dear Members, A petition for the inclusion of bell-ringing in the UK’s Inventory of Living Heritage As you may be aware, there has been an initiative by the UK Government…
Bellringing and Intangible Cultural Heritage
The UK recently joined the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH). The Central Council has set up a Task Group to co-ordinate a submission…