Media interest
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Date Source Item
11/11/17 BBC Breakfast News Launch of Ringing Remembers campaign with interview with Alan Regin
22/12/17 CCCBR Website, Ringing Remembers update from Christopher O’Mahony Ringing World, CCCBR social media
28/12/17 BBC Kent Radio Caroline Levy-Cooper of Cowden re: local ringer who died on 30 December 1917
29/12/17 BBC Radio Wiltshire, Interviews with Alan Regin Northamptonshire, Channel Islands, Gloucestershire, 3 Counties (Bed, Herts, Bucks), Cornwall, Surrey & Sussex, Humberside, Leeds, Lincolnshire and Devon.
The Sunday Times p9 Interviews and photo with Simon Meyer (Bow) and Josh Hutchinson (Burgess Hill)
31/12/17 BBC Radio Essex Interview with Ian Kerwin (Willingale)
05/1/18 BBC London radio Interview with Simon Meyer re: St Mary le Bow interview
11/1/18 Sussex Observer Jason Crouch story and document suite
21/0/18 Huntingdon Post Interview with Caroline Stockmann (CCCBR) and Vicky Hatchett (BICO)
28/0/18 BBC Radio Kent Update from previous story
10/2/18 CCCBR website Ringing Remembers poster available as a downloadable PDF
12/2/18 DevonLive Four Devon towers are to open up to attract new ringers as part of the Ringing Remembers campaign.
14/2/18 White Horse News, http://www.whitehorsenews.co.uk/blog/2018/02/13/volunteer-to-help-keep-the-westbury-bells- Westbury ringing/
18/2/18 BBC Essex The BBC Essex Quest participants found their way to St Christopher's Willingale on yesterday's show, where they heard about the #RingingRemembers campaign http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05vxfds#play
24/2/18 Norwich Diocese Taster day
https://www.dioceseofnorwich.org/event?id=10047
25/2/18 BBC Cumbria Barrow's St James' Church 'silent' bellringing practice
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-43190724
28/2/18 HurstMagazine The Young Ringers of Sussex have received a publicity boost
21/3/2018 BBC Radio Essex / Peal at Goldhanger in memory of Private Ernest Henry (Harry) Lewis, included vigil tribute by Maldon & Burnham local re-enactment society around war memorial during ringing. Gazette
28/3/2018 BBC Radio Kent Memorial peal for Private James Walter Capeling.
30/3/2018 Get Surrey website Bell-ringing: These are the people who create the soundtrack to your Sunday mornings
15/4/18 BBC Radio Derby Sue Hall was on the Dean Pepall show on BBC Radio Derby yesterday morning (15/4) talking about Ringing Remembers
23/4/18 Derbyshire Times Derbyshire joins campaign to recruit bell-ringers
May 2018 All About Angmering Ringing Remembers - The Sound of Church Bells 29/5/18 BBC Radio Leeds CCCBR President Christopher O’Mahony appeared on the Johnny I’Anson show on BBC Radio Leeds this evening talking about Ringing Remembers and more
11/06/18 Irish Examiner West Cork church offers classes in traditional bell-ringing
18/6/18 BBC Radio 4 – The Neil's looking ahead to 'Ringing Remembers' on Armistice Day Archers
22/6/18 BBC Radio 4 – The Harrison's raring to give ringing a go as Chris and Neil show him the ropes at St Stephen's. He's Archers even more fascinated by the mention of an experienced new recruit, the intriguing Esther Pickle
08/7/18 BBC Radio Sussex Ringing Remembers, Young Ringers’ National Contest, learn this ancient art – its a team activity, you’re welcome at towers all over the country, in other parts of the world too, its open to all
12/7/18 BBC The One Show The Department of Digital, Culture, Media & Sports have now announced plans for the International Moment as the Nations says ‘Thank you’.
18/7/18 ITV Meridian Filming at St George’s Brede East Sussex! They are covering the campaign to support the “Ringing Remembers“ initiative to commemorate the 1400 bell ringers who bravely lost their lives in WW1 by recruiting 1400 new ringers in time to ring on Armistice Day 2018.
BBC Radio Norfolk Ringers Nikki Thomas and new learner Mary Jones spoke about #RingingRemembers, the new ringing school at St Peter Mancroft (the Mancroft Ringing Discovery Centre) and ringing for Norfolk Day
19/7/18 Grow in Powys – Open day in Brecon Welsh Country Magazine
BBC Midlands Young people can go to the skate park, go clubbing, and do #bellringing.
25/7/18 BBC Radio 4 – Today St James’ Church in Bermondsey, London with new bell ringing recruits, talking about Programme #RingingRemembers.
Facebook – Ringing Lord Bourne launched the badge by presenting it to new recruits in Bamburgh, Northumberland. Remembers
27/7/18 BBC Look North Coverage of our Ringing Remembers visit to Bamburgh, Northumberland
29/7/18 BBC Radio New learner Monica Hollows interviewed Lancashire
30/7/18 BBC Radio Solent Katie Martin visits the bell ringers at Holy Trinity Church in Wonston, Winchester, to try her hand at #bellringing
31/7/18 The Daily Express Let Me Ring Your Bell
BBC Radio Scotland Christina Howie, who rings at The Old Steeple in Dundee, describes the feeling of being in the 'ringing moment': "There is a point where you have to just relax, I always say it’s like Star Wars, you let the force be with you and it all just falls into place and you ring! You become part of the bells and the team. It's a magic moment when that happens."
03/8/18 Long Stratton Ringing Remembers appears in the August edition of Long Stratton’s The Sexton’s Wheel Newsletter
Northumberland Bamburgh plays a big part in poignant bell-ringing campaign Gazette https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/bamburgh-plays-a-big-part-in-poignant-bell- ringing-campaign-1-9283145
05/8/18 BBC Radio Cornwall Sam Bennetts and her daughter Tegan, aged 14, were interviewed on BBC Radio Cornwall
Various local BBC LEEDS Radio BIRMINGHAM CUMBRIA LONDON YORK STOKE KENT BRISTOL CAMBRIDGE DEVON WILTSHIRE NOTTINGHAM COVENTRY & WARWICKSHIRE CORNWALL SHROPSHIRE JERSEY/GUERNSEY
07/8/18 CCCBR Website, RW Clarification of Armistice Ringing due to confusion between timings for Ringing Remembers and and CCCBR Social the Battle’s Over campaign Media
BBC Radio Stoke Phil Gay of the North Staffordshire Association was on BBC Radio Stoke on Sunday 5th August talking about Ringing Remembers.
12/8/18 Sky News Bell ringers, your country needs you for WWI centenary https://news.sky.com/story/bell-ringers- your-country-needs-you-for-wwi-centenary-11471314
15/8/18 The Guardian Plea for bells to toll worldwide on war centenary https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/12/bell-ring-out-centenary-end-first-world-war
19/8/18 BBC Radio Leicester President of the Central Council, Christopher O’Mahony, was interviewed by Jo Bostock on BBC Radio Leicester this morning.
20/8/18 BBC South Longstock’s pioneering women ringers in World War One
23/8/18 Southern Daily Echo Bells will ring out once again for WWI centenary https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/16593821.bells-will-ring-out-once-again-for-wwi-centenary/
06/9/18 Shoreham Herald New Shoreham recruits learn traditional art of bell ringing ahead of Armistice day https://www.shorehamherald.co.uk/news/new-shoreham-recruits-learn-traditional-art-of-bell- ringing-ahead-of-armistice-day-1-8626256
10/9/18 Cumbria Constabulary Aimed to raise awareness of activities for young people in Barrow-in-Furness and surrounding areas. 12/9/18 The Sheffield Star Bellringers needed in Sheffield to help mark 100th anniversary of World War One
18/9/18 Cumbrian News St Padarn’s bell ringers http://www.cambrian- news.co.uk/article.cfm?id=124003&headline=Community%20News:%20Llanbadarn%20Fawr&s ectionIs=news&searchyear=2018
22/9/18 Diocese of Record number of bell-ringers train for Ringing Remembers Manchester https://www.manchester.anglican.org/news/2018/09/21/record-number-bell-ringers-train-ringing- remembers/
23/9/18 Carlisle News & Star Wigton church bell ringers call for new recruits http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/Wigton-church- bell-ringers-call-for-new-recruits-2bc99632-fac8-4b14-911c-16a01dfe7887-ds
04/10/18 Waitrose Magazine For whom the bell tolls
16/10/18 Fakenham Times Church Bells to Ring out for First World War Centenary
23/10/18 Wiltshire Spire FM Bellringers needed to help mark World War One Centenary Radio
25/10/18 Yorkshire Life Ringing for Remembrance
26/10/18 BBC Newsround How do we remember WW1?
27/10/18 The Herald Why Scotland’s Bellringers are Changing 30/10/18 The Peoples Friend Ringing Remembers Magazine
31/10/18 Wrexham.com St Giles’ Parish Church to host series of events to commemorate centenary of Armistice
02/11/18 BBC Sounds All Saints Church, Roos
03/11/18 churchinWales.org.uk Tower’s tribute to its lost five WW1 ringers
05/11/18 BBC Radio Sheffield Inside Out – Ringing Remembers Recruits from Doncaster Minster
BBC Yorkshire & Inside Out – Ben Parkinson featuring Doncaster and Sprotborough ringers Lincolnshire
06/11/18 ITV Meridian Remembering the bell ringers of the Great War
BBC Sounds Essex Ringing Remembers
08/11/18 BBC TV Newsround Brumdingers “I’m ringing for my great, great grandad”
Newark Advertiser Ringer is inspired by his great-grandfather
09/11/18 Eternitynews.com.au Ringing in the Armistice Centenary Channel 5 News Ringing Remembers
BBC Breakfast Bridport Remembrance
10/11/18 NW The Mail The bells will ring as they did on Armistice day 100 years ago
11/11/18 BBC Radio Remembering Great Uncle Sidney Manchester
ABC.net.au Remembrance Day: Bellringers to unify across the world to honour dead on Armistice 100th
Evening Standard Big Ben to lead thousands of bells in ringing out to mark end of First World War
Shoreham Herald New Shoreham recruits learn traditional art of bell ringing ahead of Armistice day
BBC South East Ringing Remembers
BBC Radio Derby Bellringing in Derbyshire for the Centenary of the Armistice
YouTube Shenfield girls remembrance ringing
The Ledger Ringing in Veterans Day worldwide BBC Radio Lilleshall ringers join hundreds to mark the end of the Great War Shropshire
12/11/18 BBC Look East Ringing from St Peter Mancroft
15/11/18 Sheffield Telegraph Ringing to remember with ‘joyous’ sound of tradition
17/11/18 PatrickGoff.com Dead Ringers Remembered
19/11/18 The Church in Wales Plain Bob and pulling the Sally – the appeal of bell ringing
Bridgwater Mercury Those who made the bells ring out for Armistice in Sedgemoor
27/11/18 Bradford Telegraph & New recruits ring bells for Armistice centenary Argus
Richmond & New recruits ring Remembrance Day bells in Richmond Twickenham Times