Friday, July 29, 2011

The latest garage band: How one group took their bell-ringing hobby to a room in a house


It's gradually becoming a dying art, with new recruits few and far between.

But one bell ringer is so determined to preserve one of the country's most traditional pastimes that she's installed bell wheels in her garage.

Mischa Thompson has taken the innovative approach to keeping campanology alive in a bid to interest younger people to the hobby.

Mrs Thompson has installed ten simulated bells in her detached house in Okehampton, Devon.

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1 comment:

RMBruton said...

Finally, an Anglican with a good idea!