Things you may like to ring for . . .
Bells can do much more than announcing church services. Ringing for public
events is an excellent way to join in with community celebration, and helps
to connect ringers with the general public. There are many opportunities
you can ring for current events, for anniversaries of historic events, and
on notable annual days, including church festivals.
The table below lists dates for the coming year. As well as these there
may be lots of local events and anniversaries that you could also mark with
ringing, so try to find out about them early enough to plan your ringing.
If you would like to suggest extra items for this list, please contact
prsec@cccbr.org.uk
See also:
Anniversaries of Historic Events, Notable Secular Annual Days, Notable Church Festivals, Article about Ringing for Public Events, Past Major Ringing Events
Notable Events for the Coming Year
| Date |
Day |
Event year |
Anniv- ersary |
Event |
Comment |
| 2012 |
|---|
| 22 Feb | | | | Ash Wednesday | |
| 1 Mar | Thu | | | St David | |
| 17 Mar | Sat | | | St Patrick | |
| 18 Mar | | | | Mothering Sunday | |
| 25 Mar | | | | Passion Sunday | |
| 26 Mar | Mon | | | The Annunciation | |
| 27 Mar | Tue | 1912 | 100 | James Callaghan born | UK Prime Minister 1976-79 |
| 1 Apr | | | | Palm Sunday | |
| 5 Apr | | | | Maundy Thursday | |
| 6 Apr | | | | Good Friday | |
| 7 Apr | | | | Holy Saturday | |
| 8 Apr | | | | Easter Day | |
| 10 Apr | Tue | 1912 | 100 | RMS Titanic left Southampton on maiden voyage | Designed to be 'unsinkable' |
| 15 Apr | Sun | 1912 | 100 | RMS Titanic sank | 2:20am after hitting iceberg a few hours earlier |
| 21 Apr | Sat | | | Queen's (real) birthday | |
| 23 Apr | Mon | | | St George | Ring for England |
| 25 Apr | Wed | | | St Mark | |
| 1 May | Tue | | | St James the Lesser | Apostle |
| 1 May | Tue | | | St Philip | Apostle |
| 1 May | Tue | | | May Day | Coordinate with other local customs |
| 6 May | | | | Rogation Sunday | |
| 8 May | Mon | | | Commonwealth Day | |
| 11 May | Fri | 1812 | 200 | Spencer Perceval assassinated | UK Prime Minister 1809-1812 (only one to be assassinated) |
| 13 May | Sun | 1912 | 100 | Royal Flying Corps established | Forerunner of the Royal air Force |
| 17 May | Thu | | | Ascension Day | |
| 18 May | Fri | | | St Dunstan | Patron Saint of bell ringers, Archbishop of Canterbury 960-988 |
| 18 May - 26 Jul | | | | Olympic Flame travels around the UK | Ringing for the Olympic Torch Relay |
| 19 May | Sat | 1662 | 350 | Act of Uniformity | Prescribed use of the Book of Common Prayer |
| 20 May | | | | Ascension Sunday | |
| 24 May | Thu | 1862 | 150 | Opening of new Westminster Bridge | Oldest bridge in central London |
| 27 May | | | | Whit Sunday (Pentecost) | |
| 2 - 5 Jun | | | | Bank Holiday weekend for Queen's Diamond Jubilee | Details of local and national events |
| 3 Jun | | | | Trinity Sunday | |
| 4 Jun | Mon | | | Queen's official birthday | |
| 23 Jun | Sat | 1912 | 100 | Alan Turing born | British mathematician, pioneer of computer science |
| 29 Jun | Fri | | | St Peter | Apostle |
| 3 Jul | Tue | | | St Thomas | Apostle |
| 4 Jul | Wed | 1862 | 150 | Lewis Carroll conceives outline of Alice in Wonderland | During a boat trip with Alice Liddell |
| 20 Jul | Fri | 1912 | 100 | First peal by all ladies band | Christchurch, Cubitt Town, London |
| 25 Jul | Wed | | | St James the Greater | Apostle |
| 27 Jul - 12 Aug | | | | Summer Olympic Games, London | Details of Olympic ringing |
| 24 Aug | Fri | | | St Bartholomew | Apostle |
| 29 Aug - 9 Sep | | | | Summer Paralympic Games, London | Details of Olympic ringing |
| 21 Sep | Sun | | | St Matthew Day | |
| 29 Sep | Sat | | | St Michael Day | |
| 18 Oct | Thu | | | St Luke Day | |
| 28 Oct | Sun | | | St Jude (Thadeus) | Apostle |
| 28 Oct | Sun | | | St Simon | Apostle |
| 1 Nov | Thu | | | All Saints | |
| 11 Nov | Sun | | | Remembrance Day | Half muffled |
| 30 Nov | Sun | | | St Andrew | |
| 2 Dec | Sun | | | Advent | |
| 25 Dec | Mon | | | Christmas | |
| 26 Dec | Tue | | | St Stephen | |
| 27 Dec | Wed | | | St John | |
| 2013 |
|---|
| 6 Jan | Sun | | | Epiphany | |
| 17 Jan | Thu | 1863 | 150 | David Lloyd George born | UK Prime Minister 1916-22 |
| 19 Jan | Sat | 1813 | 200 | Henry Bessemer born | British engineer, invented the modern steel-making process |
| 25 Jan | Fri | | | Conversion of St Paul | |
| 2 Feb | Sat | | | Candlemas | Presentation of Christ at the Temple |
| 5 Feb | Tue | | | St Agatha | Patron Saint of bell ringers (and breast cancer sufferers) |
Anniversaries of Historic Events | Notable Secular Annual Days | Notable Church Festivals
Article about Ringing for Public Events | Past Major Ringing Events
