Campanology celebrated

My Father-in Law was an enthusiastic bell ringer and teacher for over 65 years, regularly ringing for Sunday services, weddings, funerals and noteworthy events in the local and national civic calendar. When he died, in celebration of his passion, his coffin was beautifully adorned with a bell rope during his funeral and his 3 sons and niece, together with friends, rang a quarter peel on St Cuthbert’s bells in Allendale where he had been Tower Captain for many years. So it’s delightful and entirely appropriate that the ringers are unveiling a plaque to his memory next week in the tower