Listen to BBC Radio 5 Live breakfast to hear a bellringer talking about why he learnt #bellringing as a skill for #DoE and kept going after then hear the #bells of Kingston Bell Ringers on #ChristmasDay : bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li… Clip starts at 7:27. Merry Christmas All.

Updated link: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00… with interview at 27mins and bells at 1h43mins

I recognise the example shown here! St Bartholomew the Great next to Smithfield market and Bart’s hospital has the oldest complete ring of five, anti-clockwise for full circle #bellringing They are regularly rung for Sunday evensong and for weddings.

This was posted by tied bell elsewhere, commenting that #bellringing has a similar health benefit with ‘flow’: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… Ringing #bells is great for mental health and physical health, especially as it includes community connections. So ring in a Happy New Year!

I wonder how many people heard #bells ringing in the New Year when they wouldn’t normally as the wind carried the sound of #bellringing further than normal this year! Happy New Year to ringers everywhere!

If this inspires you to learn #bellringing look at bellringing.london and complete a quick learning to ring enquiry to find your local #bell tower.

#bellringing is a skill which starts simple and can become as complicated as you can manage. Handbell ringing to this standard is a rare skill and well worth listening to. It’s hard to believe that you hear this same music from church #bells (louder, slower but the same ‘tune’).

And when you say real bats you are thinking of the flying mouse or the ringers! #bellringing introduces many to ladybirds and butterflies but some belfry’s are lucky enough to include bats (ideally kept apart from the swinging #bells).

Bellringing 300 years ago was really starting to extend and this example of a peal on ten bells is a great chance to demonstrate that ringers today have retained those skills. Enjoy hearing this peal on the north side of London Bridge.

And in those spires we often find bells! As a ringer I perhaps notice the spires and towers of London more than most but this has some very evocative shots.

Stories of bellringing and bell ringers in London our quarterly newsletter demonstrates the variety of opportunities in bellringing. If this inspires you to learn check bellringing.london to find a ring of bells near you.

If you visit on a Thursday lunchtime you will hear the bell ring for service. Unusually this is a full circle bell on a wheel (usually part of a set of six or more) so it’s a slower toll than chiming bells.

#bellringing is a great hobby, building skills, enjoying a social community and continually learning. If this article inspires you check bellringing.london/learn-to-ring/

Tomorrow the Middlesex Association of Church Bellringers will be ringing at Spitalfields, Hart St and Aldgate before a service at St Botolph’s Aldgate and our AGM close by. Listen for #bells in the area through the afternoon before we discuss our #bellringing plans for the year.

Listen out for #bells on Thursday as #VEDay80 is marked by #bellringing to echo the celebrations of 1945 in London and across the UK. Ringing is a great way to feel the connection with the past as we ring just as they did in generations past for sad times and happy events.

#bellringing remembers and Paul Mounsey was a ringer who will appreciate the sound of #bells rung in his memory after his many years of ringing in some of the best London bell towers.

#bellringing seen in the The Mirror today, including a London ringer. If this inspires you to learn check bellringing.london to find a place to learn near you.

Many churches have a night setting for clock chimes, equally some have sound control to reduce the sound of the #bells for practices so that #bellringing is only heard at full volume for services. Luckily most people love the tradition of hearing the bells ring out in the day.

Our district six bell striking competition was a fun way for ringers to test their #bellringing skills and ensure that we think about the sound of the #bells for everyone around when we ring. Congratulations to the Royal Jubilee ringers!

Want to know more about how bellringing supports ringers to develop their skills? Join this short briefing on Sunday 16th November and see what you could take back to your ringing band.