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York Minster has appointed a new head bell-ringer, eight months after the cathedral's entire volunteer ringing team was sacked. Angela Mitchell has been named as the new Head of Bell Tower.
The world-famous York Minster’s bells will NOT ring ... and they will be headed by a paid bell-ringer known as the ‘Head of Tower’. The world-famous cathedral saw all 30 loyal volunteers ...
YORK MINSTER has hired a local primary school head ... has now been appointed Head of Bell Tower, and will oversee the recruitment of a replacement team. Mrs Mitchell, whose 12-month contract ...
Volunteers were immediately denied access to the Minster's bell tower, the BBC understands. York Minster confirmed key fobs had been withdrawn from the current volunteers, for "safety reasons as ...
York Minster’s communications officer ... Chapter discussed the whole case with other agencies, and decided to exclude this person from the bell tower, but not the rest of church.” In April 2015, a ...
THE bells of York Minster will be ringing regularly ... for induction and would then work with the Head of Bell Tower and the Minster team to arrange their practice schedule and ringing days ...
AN MP has called for dialogue to resolve the dispute which has silenced the bells at York Minster and get the bellringers back in the tower.
A York Minster Society of Change Ringers spokesman ... who have already expressed an interest in volunteering for our bell tower and we are also keen to respond to those who have expressed an ...
The bells of York Minster fell silent on Christmas Day for the first time in over 600 years following the controversial break-up of their bell-ringing team. Visitors and worshippers at the world ...
York Minster's bells fell silent on Christmas Day for the first time in more than 600 years after the bell-ringing team was disbanded following a row over the reinstatement of one of their group.