Ringing for Notre-Dame – Thursday 18th April 2019

Following the devastating fire at the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris on 15th April, the Archbishops of Canterbury & York and Prime Minister Teresa May asked for bells at churches and cathedrals across the UK to ring out in solidarity when possible on Thursday 18th April (Maundy Thursday).

The following performances were rung in W&P Guild towers on Thursday 18th April 2019 in solidarity with the people of France, following the fire at Notre-Dame. All are recorded on BellBoard.

If your’s is missing, please let me know here and I will add it to the list.

Alderney, St. Anne	Diminishing Rounds
Basingstoke (St Michael), Hampshire	Call Changes and Tolling The Tenor
Bentley (St Mary), Hampshire	Rounds and Call Changes
Binsted (Holy Cross), Hampshire	Call Changes
Bishops Waltham (St Peter), Hampshire	Rounds
Blackmoor (St Matthew), Hampshire	Tolling
Bournemouth (Sacred Heart), Dorset	Call Changes
Bournemouth (Sacred Heart), Dorset	Rounds
Bournemouth (St Peter), Dorset	Tolling
Brading (St Mary the Virgin), Isle of Wight	Tolling
Bramshott (St Mary the Virgin), Hampshire	Tolling
Breamore (St Mary), Hampshire	Call Changes and Tolling Of The Tenor At 7pm
Brighstone (St Mary the Virgin), Isle of Wight	Call Changes and A Touch Of Grandsire Triples
Broughton (St Mary), Hampshire	Tolling
Brown Candover (St Peter), Hampshire	Tolling
Buriton (St Mary the Virgin), Hampshire	Tolling
Christchurch (Priory Church of the Holy Trinity), Dorset	Tolling
Crondall (All Saints), Hampshire	Half Muffled Call Changes
East Meon (All Saints), Hampshire	Tolling
East Tytherley (St Peter), Hampshire	Tolling
Eling (St Mary), Hampshire	Tolling
Ellisfield (St Martin), Hampshire	Tolling
Eversley (St Mary), Hampshire	Tolling
Fawley (All Saints), Hampshire	Tolling
Fordingbridge (St Mary), Hampshire	Plain Hunt, Call Changes and Plain Bob Doubles
Goodworth Clatford (St Peter), Hampshire	Tolling
Hawley (Holy Trinity), Hampshire	Tolling
Hursley (All Saints), Hampshire	1260 Grandsire Triples
Jersey (St John in the Oaks), Jersey	1260 Plain Bob Minor
Jersey (St John in the Oaks), Jersey	Tolling
Jersey (St Mark the Evangelist), Jersey	Tolling
Kingsclere (St Mary), Hampshire	Rounds
Lockerley (St John the Evangelist), Hampshire	Tolling
New Alresford (St John the Baptist), Hampshire	1260 Doubles (2m, 1p)
Northington (St John the Evangelist), Hampshire	Tolling
Odiham (All Saints), Hampshire	Tolling, Rounds and Call Changes
Overton (St Mary), Hampshire	Seven Minutes Tolling In Support Of Notre Dame De Paris
Portsmouth (Cathedral Church of St Thomas of Canterbury), Hampshire	Tolling
Preston Candover (St Mary the Virgin), Hampshire	Tolling
Preston Candover (St Mary the Virgin), Hampshire	Tolling
Purbrook (St John the Baptist), Hampshire	Tolling
Ringwood (St Peter and St Paul), Hampshire	Tolling
Romsey (Abbey Church of St Mary and St Ethelflaeda), Hampshire	Tolling
Shanklin (St Saviour on the Cliff), Isle of Wight	Tolling
Sherfield on Loddon (St Leonard), Hampshire	Tolling Tenor
Silchester (St Mary), Hampshire	Tolling
St Mary Bourne (St Peter), Hampshire	1260 April Day Doubles
Steep (All Saints), Hampshire	Tolling
Stockbridge (St Peter), Hampshire	Tolling
Tangley (St Thomas), Hampshire	Tolling
Titchfield (St Peter), Hampshire	300 Doubles and Minor
Twyford (St Mary), Hampshire	Tolling
Vale, Guernsey	Call Changes
Winchester (Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, St Peter, St Paul and St Swithun), Hampshire	Call Changes

Performances not listed on BellBoard:

King’ Somborne (St. Peter & St. Paul), Hampshire tolled at 7pm

A small band rang diminishing rounds, then tolled the tenor on 18th April at Chawton (St Nicholas), then did the same at Bentworth (St Mary), to show solidarity for Notre Dame.

Ringing also took place at the following Isle of Wight towers (excludes the ones already listed above).
Arreton St. George
Carisbrooke, St. Mary
Gurnard, All Saints
Lake, Good Shepherd – chimed a bell
Newport, The Minster
Ryde, All Saints – tolling
Shorwell, St. Peter
Whitwell, St Mary & St Rhadegunde – rang rounds and tolled.

The bells at All Saint’s Hannington were rung for 7 minutes at 7.00pm on Thursday 18th of April as a mark of solidarity with Notre Dame as requested.
Due to lack of ringer availability we limited ringing to rounds on 5 bells.

Selborne, St Mary – tolling at 7.00pm for 7 minutes.

Hawkley, St. Peter & St. Paul – tolling at 7.00pm for 7 minutes.