Two bells cast in 1624, number six and four, are still used today. The parish church decided not to change the tone or pitch of the bells, as the last tuning in 1931 still served its purpose.

Does your parish maintain this beautiful tradition of ringing the bell tower bells at the consecration? If so, we’d love to hear from you and learn about your church for a potential feature article.

The Blessed Trinity Parish held a special celebration on Tuesday to commemorate the blessing of its new Trinity Bell Tower.

Built in 1810, Beith Parish Church has been an important part of the town's history. Church archivist Tom Hart said there were previous discussions about the bell in the 1990s, however, the 24 ...

Aylsham Parish Church has welcomed back its historic bells after they were taken down to be repaired and restored more than two years ago. In March 2021, the church discovered that seven out of ...

The tradition of ringing the bells on Constitution Day began when, after four months of heated debate, the delegates reached an agreement on September 17, 1787.

Church bells which have rung every hour for more than 200 years have been silenced after just one noise complaint was submitted to the council. Beith Parish Church in Ayrshire, Scotland, has ...

It was not unheard of for a parish to toll the bell when someone died, and certainly as his body was being carried into church for the last time. On Saturday afternoons, bells announced the joyful ...

READ AGAIN: Popular foodies pub in village near Oxford has closed . The bells were hung and installed at the church in April in time for Coronation. At the Grade I original medieval parish church ...

A killjoy council has silenced a church bell which sounded every hour for more than 200 years after one complaint about noise. Beith Parish Church in Ayrshire won't gong around the clock anymore ...