Category: Bells
News from Category: Bells
Chapter formally appoint new Bell Tower Captain
4 November, 2025
In October 2025, the Cathedral Chapter formally appointed David Steel as the new Bell Tower Captain, following the retirement of Ron East. We took this opportunity to ask David a bit more about himself,… Read more »
Bell Tower Open Day
20 August, 2025
On Saturday 20 September, we will be hosting our next Bell Tower Tours! Tours will take place at at 10am, 11am, 1.30pm, and 2.30pm with a special Autumn price of £6 per person (usually… Read more »
Bell Ringers to mark 80th Anniversary of VJ Day
13 August, 2025
Friday 15 August 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the Victory over Japan (VJ Day), effectively bringing an end to World War Two in 1945. This occasion will be commemorated at Carlisle Cathedral with… Read more »
Bell Ringers’ Busy Day
23 July, 2025
On Saturday, 19 July the tower again welcomed visitors for the second time this year. Each one of the four, one-hour tours was fully booked. The visitors were guided along the clerestory, learning briefly… Read more »
Association of English Cathedrals Award for Bell-Ringing Team
23 July, 2025
The Carlisle Cathedral Bell Ringing Team were thrilled to receive their certificate this week for reaching the finals of the Association of English Cathedrals’ Volunteer Awards 2025! The team were nominated by fellow volunteers… Read more »
National Award for Carlisle Cathedral Bell Ringers
8 May, 2025
The Carlisle Cathedral Bell Ringers have won “Band of the Year” in the annual Association Of Ringing Teachers (ART) Awards. ART is the organisation endorsed by the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers to… Read more »
The History and Making of the Bells
26 November, 2024
On Thursday 12 December 2024, you are warmly invited to a presentation by our Tower Captain Ron East, presenting the history and the making of the bells. A new peal of thirteen bells weighing 5¼… Read more »
Remembrance Service Bell Ringing
13 November, 2024
The back ten bells of Carlisle Cathedral were rung half muffled on 10 November for the Remembrance service. Each clapper had been fitted on one side with a leather pad called a muffle. The… Read more »
Ringing in Lincolnshire
4 September, 2024
Two of our Cathedral bell ringers, David and Judith Horne, recently organised a ringing tour of churches in the north Lincolnshire area. Ringers from other churches in the diocese were also invited and a… Read more »
Bell Ringing Update from Ron East, Tower Captain
1 August, 2024
The Cathedral Bell Ringing Team meet regularly, and this update has been written by Ron East, Tower Captain: There has been a lot of teaching and learning taking place in the ringing room at… Read more »
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