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A novice with less than two months training was among those who rang the bells of St Mary’s parish church for an hour as crowds flocked to Ely city centre to watch the Coronation service from Westminster Abbey broadcast on big screens at the church and at Ely Cathedral. Wendy Seaford was among those who …
The bell ringers of St Mary’s Church Ely have finalised their programme to ‘Ring for the King’, beginning on Coronation Eve, Friday 5th May, with a quarter peal – 1,260 changes. On the day itself the sound of the bells will be heard at 10am for an hour before the start of the Coronation ceremony …
Ring for the King – the call that’s been made by the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers but the bell ringers of St Mary’s Church Ely needed no such prompting. Their plans for the Coronation of King Charles are well advanced. “We are very fortunate that we have a dedicated band of ringers and …