Turner prize winner Martin Creed has proposed a national ringing of all bells at 8am on Friday 27th July 2012 to mark the launch of the Olympics.
This nationwide chorus is to be entitled “Work No 1197” and calls for “All the bells in a country rung as quickly and as loudly as possible for three minutes”. Given the shortage of ringers countrywide, a national recruitment campaign will be needed to cover all the 5000+ bell towers in the country. Anyone from the Bicester branch area (which covers towers south as far as Islip, and north up to Finmere) who would like to join us in this national event, please contact the Branch Ringing Master or your local bell tower and training will be provided (and of course we would love you to continue as a bellringer long after this event if you’re willing).
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