by Miles (aged 11)
Have you ever heard the soothing sound of those bells and wondered “What is it like to ring?”
Today, I am telling you how and why you should get started in this rare and exciting opportunity; because in bell ringing, there are no limits.
Now the first reason you need to start bell ringing is that it is incredibly rare. I want you to guess how many ringable towers there are in Canada. Fifty? One hundred? Wrong! There are six in Canada, only six compared to the one thousand in England. A lot of people think bell ringing is for a certain age, but eight, and even eighty-year-olds can ring. A lot of people think all bell towers are automatic but luckily, we have a ringable one right next to us: Christ Church!
The second reason you absolutely need to try bell ringing is that there are no limits. Most people think that in bell ringing, you just learn one technique and then you’re done. That is simply not true! In bell ringing, there are hundreds of different patterns to choose from. Now the true reason there are no limits is kaleidoscope ringing, which is basically ringing in your own patterns. And on top of that, you can ring with different amounts of bells! There are truly no limits in bell ringing.
The last reason you need to try bell ringing is that it is unbelievably easy to start. All you have to do is firstly, contact a ringer, which isn’t hard at all because they always come to the Christ Church tower on Sundays. Secondly, arrange a time to ring with them which also isn’t hard because they are available basically every day of the week! Lastly, keep repeating this so you can become a full ringer and done! It’s really that easy to start ringing.
Now that you know how rare this exciting opportunity is and how endless the possibilities are: you better get started! I hope to see you in the bell tower soon!
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