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.
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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.
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