Bells in the City: Ringing the Changes for and English Tradition

A new dvd promoting bellringing from Worcester Cathedral. Church bells are the biggest and loudest musical instruments. Bellringers are highly skilled performers in a unique art. Bellringing is special.

In this film from Worcester Cathedral, you will see the unique Teaching Centre, the ringing room, the bells and the Cathedral's ringers in action. The bells are considered one of the finest ringing peals in the world.

This short film can be used to promote bellringing. It is ideal for new recruits, church groups, schools, universities, potential funders of bell projects or anyone who has an interest in bells and bellringing.

Proceeds go to Worcester Cathedral's Teaching Centre for Bellringing.

The DVD costs £5.

If you would like a copy please send £5 (add £1 for post and packaging, add £1.50 for overseas) to:

Mark Regan,
22 Sebright Avenue,
Worcester,
WR5 2HH
(email markregan@arcubus.com).

Paypal available for buyers outside the UK.

Lost and Found 4: Changeringing on Handbells

A double cd comprising 26 recordings of handbell ringing

Published in memory of Bill Jackson and proceeds go to the Multiple Sclerosis Society

CD1

  1. 50400 Treble Dodging Minor
  2. 14144 London Surprise Major
  3. 12345 Stedman Cinques
  4. 40320 Plain Bob Major
  5. 5040 Little Bob Twenty-two
  6. 12000 Bristol Surprise Major
  7. 12120 Spliced Surprise Royal
  8. 25560 London Surprise Royal
  9. 12672 Rigel Surprise Maximus
  10. Cyclic Spliced Maximus
  11. 72000 Treble Dodging Minor
  12. 98 Mega tittums on twenty bells

CD2 comprises recordings of ringing in which Bill Jackson participated.

  1. 15047 Grandsire Caters
  2. Adventurers' Fen Maximus
  3. Xanthochroi Fen Maximus
  4. 5246 Cambridge Sixteen
  5. Euximoor Fen Maximus
  6. Hacconby Fen Maximus
  7. Mildenhall Fen Maximus
  8. 5246 Lincolnshire Sixteen
  9. Quadring Fen Maximus
  10. Reach Fen Maximus
  11. 5040 Grandsire Septuples
  12. Upwell Fen Maximus
  13. Whaplode Fen Maximus
  14. Bill and Frank

Proceeds go to the Multiple Sclerosis Society.

The CD costs £15.

If you would like a copy please send £15 (add £1 for post and packaging, add £1.50 for overseas) to:

Mark Regan,
22 Sebright Avenue,
Worcester,
WR5 2HH
(email markregan@arcubus.com).

Paypal available for buyers outside the UK.

Lost and Found: early recordings of Church Bells, Carillons and Handbells

A digitally remastered compact disc of recordings made between 1915 and 1948.

Includes the famous recordings of Bow Bells; the Lester Pack and Chapman bells broadcast on the BBC World Service and the Gillett and Johnston bells.

  1. St Paul's Cathedral
  2. Bournville Carillon
  3. St John's Croydon
  4. York Minster
  5. Birmingham Cathedral
  6. St Peter Mancroft
  7. Westminster Abbey, York Minster and Coventry Cathedral
  8. Bath Abbey and Puddletown
  9. St Margaret's Westminster
  10. Watford Handbell Band
  11. Benhilton
  12. Bow 1926
  13. Bow 1933

The CD costs £10.

If you would like a copy please send £10 (add £1 for post and packaging, add £1.50 for overseas) to:

Mark Regan,
22 Sebright Avenue,
Worcester,
WR5 2HH
(email markregan@arcubus.com).

Paypal available for buyers outside the UK.

Lost and Found 2: Record Peals on Tower Bells

A new CD comprising ten recordings of record peals rung on tower bells between 1965 and 2007.

  1. Birmingham Cathedral:
    15699 Stedman Cinques
  2. Birmingham Cathedral:
    16638 Cambridge Surprise Maximus
  3. Daventry:
    15120 Bristol Surprise Royal
  4. Knowle:
    20160 Stedman Triples
  5. Worcester All Saints:
    20001 Stedman Cinques
  6. Leighton Buzzard:
    10560 Four Spliced Surprise Royal
  7. Worcester All Saints:
    20064 Bristol Surprise Maximus
  8. Edenham:
    25000 Stedman Caters
  9. Worcester All Saints:
    12432 Orion Surprise Maximus
  10. Oxford St Thomas:
    23320 London (No.3) Surprise Royal

The CD costs £10.

Proceeds from the sale of the CD go towards the Worcester Cathedral Teaching Centre for Bellringing.

If you would like a copy please send £10 (add £1 for post and packaging, add £1.50 for overseas) to:

Mark Regan,
22 Sebright Avenue,
Worcester,
WR5 2HH
(email markregan@arcubus.com).

Paypal available for buyers outside the UK.

Lost and Found 3: The Bells of Worcester Cathedral

A new compact disc of one of the world's best peals of bells.

Eleven tracks:

  1. The clock
  2. A recreation of the Grimthorpe Twelve - Stedman Cinques
  3. The front five bells - Grandsire Doubles
  4. The middle six bells - Cambridge Surprise Minor
  5. The eight in E - Bristol Surprise Major
  6. The eight in C# - London Surprise Major
  7. The back eight - Stedman Triples
  8. A half-muffled peal of Stedman Caters on the harmonic minor ten
  9. A 1966 recording of a peal of Londinium Surprise Maximus
  10. A 2004 recording of a peal of Stedman Cinques
  11. The winning touch from the 2006 Twelve Bell Contest

Proceeds go to Worcester Cathedral's Teaching Centre for Bellringing.

The CD costs £10.

If you would like a copy please send £10 (add £1 for post and packaging, add £1.50 for overseas) to:

Mark Regan,
22 Sebright Avenue,
Worcester,
WR5 2HH
(email markregan@arcubus.com).

Paypal available for buyers outside the UK.