The Surrey Hills will echo with the sound of one of the country’s youngest cathedrals – Cathedral Church of the Holy Spirit, with its 12 bells as it rings out in support of St. George.

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Last year the ringers of Essex put on an excellent show and they are now preparing to do the same to ring out for St. George for 2013.

The cathedral church of St. Ethelbert in the city of Hereford will be ringing out on April 23rd.  This wonderful building houses the 13th century treasure of the ‘Mappa Mundi’ and her 10 bells are known as the ‘Grand Old Lady’ as they have a special ring.

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The ringers in the counties of Gloucester, Worcestershire, and their county cities are organising their towers to ring out on the day and will be sending back their times nearer the day.  We will keep you posted.

The centre of the country will be well represented  for St. George with the city of Derby joining in the campaign to ring out on April 23rd.  This Cathedral has the oldest ring of 10 bells in the country so the people of Derby have much to be proud of as they ring out across the country.

Here the news has gone out for all its towers to organise a county wide ringing for St. George.  Their support for the last campaign was quite remarkable and so we look forward to hearing details that will outnumber even that and as soon as received we will post them up.

More churches in the delightful towns of this county such as Otford, and Edenbridge, Bexley and Dover are leading the way with others promising to join in.

The people of Merseyside should wonder at the superlatives of their very own Cathedral. It can claim to be the second longest Cathedral in the World and the 5th largest in the World.  Not only will the fortunate many of this area be able to hear its 13 bells ringing out to celebrate St. George but they should also take pride that amongst these bells is ‘Great George’ the second heaviest in the country. And wonderful people of Liverpool you also have the highest and heaviest peal of bells IN THE WORLD.

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The West Country will be encouraged to help celebrate St. George’s Day when they hear the 8 bells of this University City ringing out.  It has been a Cathedral since 1542 and many a visitor has admired the building’s   exceptional vaulted ceiling which was much praised by Pevsner.

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The Campaign has been encouraged by The Dean of the Cathedral Church of St. Philip supported by their wonderful ringers to ring out on the day. Their magnificent 12 bells will ring out on April 23rd  and anyone interested in the art of the Pre-Raphaelites should not only go to listen to the the sound of these bells but also to admire the stained glass windows designed by Burn Jones and made by William Morris.