Articles about ringing (for non ringers)

Did you know? : Gilbert Thurlow, who rang at All Saints between 1935 and 1938, went on the become the President of the Central Council of Church Bellringers (1963-1969).

Here are some articles about various aspects of ringing, which have appeared in All Saints Parish Magazine. You can read about how many of them came to be written here .    

• Firefighters in the tower (2024)
• An away day (2024)
• A bit more ringing history (2024)
• Evolution (2024)
• 100 not out (June 2024)
• The voice of the church (May 2024)
• Ringing connections (April ,2024)
• Belfry News (January 2024)
• Renovation & Restoration in the Tower (October 2023)
• History behind a mirror (June 2023)
• Ring for the King (May 2023)
• The new flag (April 2023)
• Smoke (March 2023)
• Open ringing (March 2023)
• Tower news (February 2023)
• An annual custom restored (January 2023)
• Ringers don’t give up easily (November 2022)
• Flying the flag (November 2022)
• The best laid plans ... (September 2022)
• Platinum Jubliee ringing (June 2022)
• Distant tribute (Painswick) (June 2022)
• Former ringers (May 2022)
• Tower news (February 2022)
• A ringing tribute – David Hodgson's 25 years (January 2022)
• Arthur Moss – Bellringer (September 2021)
• The air we breathe – (June 2021)
• Muriel Longhurst: 1936 – 2021 (May 2021)
• The writing on the wall (March 2021)
• Belfry update – That's cool (October 2020
• Belfry update (distanced ringing) (October 2020)
• Anniversary ringing (August 2020) 
• Special ringing for first service (July 2020) 
• Ringing returns (The Wokigham Paper) July 2020)
• Al fresco ringing (Jun 2020)
• War and ringing (Apr 2020)
• Sonning Deanery Ringers AGM (Feb 2020)
• Sorry! (Oct 2019)
• The Belfry's Memorials (Jul 2019)
• Ringing on TV (Apr 2019)
• A peal to work up an appetite (Feb 2019)
• Ring in the New (Jan 2019)
• Ringing Remembers (Nov 2018)
• Bells in Europe (Oct 2018)
• Heritage Day in the tower (Sep 2018)
• Young ringers (Feb 2018)
• Christmas & New Year ringing (Jan 2018)
• APeal for Pudsey (Oct 2017)
• Pealboard restoration (Sep 2017)
• National 12-bell contest at Southwark Cathedral (Jul 2017)
• From the tower (Jane Mellor & ART) (Apr 2017)
• From the tower (development of ringers) (Mar 2017)
• From the tower (2017 dinner) (Feb 2017)
• Christmas ringing (Nov 2016)
• Wokingham Remembers – Six articles about the history of ringing in Wokingham (Autumn 2016)
• Busy time (Sep 2016)
• Installation of gallery screen (Jul 2016)
• Taking bellringing to the people (Jul 2016)
• Birthday bells and ‘candles’ (Jun 2016)
• New book about ringing (Apr 2016)
• Ringing beyond All Saints (Mar 2016)
• New Year ringing (Jan 2016)
• A special year for ringers (Nov 2015)
• A very different All Saints (Inveraray) (Sep 2015)
• Changing times – service ringing (Sep 2015)
• Bellringers worldwide in Hull (Jun 2015)
• Special public ringing (May 2015)
• A ringing opportunity (Mar 2015)
• Ringers in the news  (Jan 2015)
• Ringing on All Saints Day (Nov 2014)
• Mary Cole  (Oct 2014)
• Farewell to Sian  Sep 2014)
• Audibility of the bells  (Apr 2014)
• Tower changes  (Feb 2014)
• Fabian Stedman  (Oct 2013)
• Tower visitors  (Aug 2013)
• Learning to ring at All Saints  (Jul 2013)
• Coronation ringing  (Jun 2013)
• Ringing For England  (May 2013)
• The power of numbers  (Jan 2013)
• Following in her son’s footsteps  (Nov 2012)
• Oli’s first quarter peal  (Sep 2012)
• Farewell quarter peal  (Jul 2012)
• Jubilee ringing  (Jun 2012)
• Ringing changes ‘in hand’  (May 2012)
• Learning the ropes  (Mar 2012)
• Ringers accept the challenge  (Feb 2012)
• Olympic ringing  (Jan 2012)
• Sharing our heritage  (Oct 2011)
• Farewell quarter peal  (Sep 2011)
• Sonning Deanery Ringing Contest  (May 2011)
• National Youth Ringing Contest  (Apr 2011)
• The west window  (Jan 2011)
• What's in a name?  (Sep 2010)
• Money for old rope  (Jul 2010)
• Ringing, wobbling and singing  (Jul 2010)
• View from above  (Jul 2010)
• Rev. FE Robinson commemorated  (Mar 2010)
• Changes in the tower (Feb 2010))
• Gestures with meaning (Jan 2012)
• Living Heritage  (Nov 2009)
• All Saints ringers represent Sonning Deanery  (Oct 2009)
• Remembering ringing roots  (May 2009)
• The new pealboard  (Apr 2009)
• You can't win them all  (Jan 2009)
• Ringing happy birthday Cambridge  (Jan 2009)
• If you go down to the woods ...  (Jan 2009)
• Ringing for All Saints Tide  (Nov 2008)
• Do I hear bells ringing – or is it an illusion?  (O`ct 2008)
• English style bellringing – 400 years of living heritage  (Jul 2008)
• Twin peals at both Wokingham churches  (Apr, May 2008)
• Invasion of the Harlequins  (Feb 2008)
• Tribute to Stewart Gibson  (2008)
• My first quarter peal  (May 2007)
• Tower Maintenance Award  (May 2007)
• Intersecting worlds  (Nov 2006)
• Make Heritage while the sun shines  (Nov 2006)
• Quarter peals for Emma  (Oct 2006)
• Quarter peals explained  (Jun 2006)
• Ringing and the community  (Jul 2006)
• What’s special about 1881?  (Jan 2006)
• Visitors  (Oct 2005)
• Plus ça change – plus c’est la même chose!  (Jul 2005)
• 1945 - 60 years on  (Jul 2005)
• The sound of the bells  (Apr 2005)
• Rededication of the bells  (Jan 2005)
• Looking forward in the tower  (Nov 2004)
• What is tall, green and covered in bells?  (Dec 2002)
• Can you hear the bells?  (Sep 2002)
• A memorable weekend in Inveraray  (Aug 2002)
• Once a year (Feb 1999) 
• Tower changes (Jan 1999)
• Ring In 2000 (Sep 1998)
• Prepared for anything  (Aug 1997)
• Neighbours  (1986?)
• Ringing [in the] News (Sep 1995)
• Celebrating VE Day (Jul 1995)
• Converting the clock (Jan 1994)
• Dedication at Downs Barn (Oct 1993)
• Anniversary bells (Sep 1993)
• Ringing news [New Year] (Feb 1993)
• The 800th Anniversary Peal Board (Jan 1993)
• Belfry (and a half) News (Jun 1992)
• Glimpses of a Life (May 1991)
• Ringing News [travels far] (Jun 1990)
• Remembering a Ringing Cleric (Mar 1990)
• Teaching Experience (Feb 1990)
• A Dedication (Nov 1989)
• Supply and Demand (Sep 1989)
• Ringing – The State of the Nation (Jun 1989)
• Half Muffled Ringing (May 1989)
• Nought to Fifty In One Evening (Apr 1989)
• Ringing news [what people don't realise] (Feb 1989)
• Ringing news – bell frame (Jan 1989)
• Ringing news – busy month (Oct 1988)
• Ringing news – Sound level (May 1988)
• Ringing news – Sound & dust (Apr 1988)
• Ringing news – Failure (Nov 1987)
• Ringing news – Competition on difficult bells (May 1987)
• Ringing news – Competition & practice (Nov 1986)
• Ringing news – Courses (Oct 1986)
• Ringing – sport or art (May 1986)