Peter the squeezer, I ring in the Monmouthshire area.

We ring from 7.30 but have to stop at 9pm. Which I think is reasonable, the thing that gets me, is they soon enough request the bells for their weddings/funerals as wouldn't it be nice. We've had someone walk into a local church to ours at protest of ringing and walk in to the ringing room while everyone is mid ring, and he grabbed the ropes to try to stop them ringing. Of course - what a mistaka to maka! He was wrenched off the floor and very lucky not to have damaged himself, those around him and lastly the hundreds of years old bells he was trying to banjax.

They now have to lock the tower door before ringing.

I came to it later on in life, and I'm still learning (it's taking years), but I think it's a lovely sound. I've done some quarter peals for various things, among those to honour the life of my departed father. It's a fitting tribute to many things.

People should leave alone really.

EWIS