I live in a village with poor bells and even poorer ringers. They practice for several hours every Monday evening and often other evenings too. One Saturday there was a ringing contest in the village and we had bell ringing for at least six hours without ceasing. But I dare not complain about what to me is a selfish hobby: I receive the same response as I do when I complain about the cruelty of fox hunting. I don't understand the country, village life etc. However I'm not alone: in recent times bell ropes have been cut, ringers locked in their ringing chamber (rather self defeating that!), injunctions taken out by those who have had enough of of this disturbing noise.