The Ringing World
The Ringing World is a weekly publication and the official journal of the Central Council for Church Bell Ringers (CCCBR). It is published in the UK as a paper periodical and an online edition for bell ringers around the world.
Central Council of Church Bell Ringers
The CCCBR is a UK-based organisation for ringers around the world of church bells in the “English style” where a diatonically tuned set of, usually 5–12, bells hung with wheels and long ropes are rung in pre-determined sequences known as change ringing. Such bells are hung mainly in the UK and a few Commonwealth and ex-colonial countries.[1] The CCCBR is a UK registered charity. The Object of the Central Council is to promote and foster the ringing of bells for Christian prayer, worship and celebration.
The Ringing World
The Ringing World was first published in 1911 from Guildford as a weekly periodical to report ringing news and details of peals and quarter peals rung around the world. Its founder and first editor was John Sparkes Goldsmith (1878-1 June 1942). Goldsmith was born at Southover, Lewes on 13 January 1878.[2]
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References
- ↑ "Official website". Central Council for Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ↑ John Eisel 25 March 2011 John Sparkes Goldsmith The Ringing World, Andover Issue No 5213 25 March 2011 pp273-275