North Wales Team Win The All Wales Contest
On Saturday 28th September 2019 the North Wales 8 bell team won the J Arthur Hoare Memorial Trophy at the all wales striking contest held at St Peters Church Carmarthen. The six bell team from Berriew (representing North Wales this year) came joint first with the band from Llandaff and Monmouth. Congratulations and well done to both teams. The placings in the 8 and six bell contests were as follows:
8-bell:
1st: North Wales
1st: North Wales
2nd: Llandaff and Monmouth
3rd: St Davids
4th: Swansea and Brecon
6-bell:
Joint 1st: North Wales (Berriew) and Llandaff and Monmouth
3rd: Swansea and Brecon
4th: St Davids
St Peter Church Ruthin
After six months plus of set backs, sleepless nights, broken promises, missed deadlines etc. etc. Rhuthin bells and clock are complete. Many many thanks to everyone who has given their time and skills to bring this project to this point including Stuart,Dylan, Jenny, Elgan, John Ceris, Ken and others from the church, Steve, Anthony, Chris from Taylor's for their craftsman ship, and all the volunteers too numerous to name and finally to
Peter Furniss without whom the project would never have started!
Peter Furniss without whom the project would never have started!
- Beverly Furniss August 30th 2019
Ringing for Notre-Dame Wednesday 17th and Thursday 18th April 2019
The following bells were rung in North Wales in solidarity - following the fire at Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris on 15th April 2019.
| Wednesday, 17 April 2019 | Bangor on Dee (St Dunawd) | 1260 Doubles (1p, 4m, 1v) |
| Thursday, 18 April 2019 | Beaumaris (St Mary and St Nicholas), Anglesey | Rounds |
| Thursday, 18 April 2019 | Gresford (All Saints), Wrexham | Tolling |
| Thursday, 18 April 2019 | Guilsfield (St Aelhaiarn), Powys | Rounds, Plain Hut Doubles, Plain Bob Doubles, Grandsire Doubles and Tolling |
| Thursday, 18 April 2019 | Halkyn (St Mary the Virgin), Flintshire | Tolling and Rounds |
| Thursday, 18 April 2019 | Llanbedrog (St Pedrog), Gwynedd | Rounds and Call Changes |
| Thursday, 18 April 2019 | Llandegai (St Tegai), Gwynedd | Rounds and Call Changes |
| Thursday, 18 April 2019 | Llandrillo yn Edeyrnion (St Trillo), Denbighshire | Rounds and Call Changes |
| Thursday, 18 April 2019 | Llandudno (Holy Trinity) | Tolling |
| Thursday, 18 April 2019 | Llanfyllin (St Myllin), Powys | Tolling |
| Thursday, 18 April 2019 | Llangollen (St Collen), Denbighshire | Tolling |
| Thursday, 18 April 2019 | Mold (St Mary the Virgin) | Tolling |
| Thursday, 18 April 2019 | Mold (St Mary the Virgin), Flintshire | Tolling |
| Thursday, 18 April 2019 | Porthmadog (St John Div) | Rounds, Queens and Titums |
| Thursday, 18 April 2019 | Porthmadog (St John Div), Gwynedd | Rounds, Queens and Titums |
| Thursday, 18 April 2019 | Rhydymwyn (St John the Evangelist), Flintshire | Rounds |
| Thursday, 18 April 2019 | St Asaph Cathedral (St Asaph) | Tolling |
| Thursday, 18 April 2019 | St Asaph Cathedral (St Asaph), Denbighshire | Tolling |
Note: this is not a definitive list - I have taken what I have identified from bellboard - please email me information about any that have been have missed.