Bristol will play host to a terrific tribute to St. George.  Tony York has organised a ringing tour starting at Warmley at 10 o’clock ringing as many towers as possible ending at Frampton Cotterell at 6.30 pm.  Why not join him or go and cheer on his wonderful spirited band of ringers.

Loyd Grossman, OBE FSA, Chairman of The Churches Conservation Trust, has sent the following message : “What better way to celebrate St. George’s Day than for the bells to ring out in churches all across the country?  It will be a wonderful way to honour England’s patron saint and to remind ourselves that historic churches are at the heart of communities all over the country.”

If you should be anywhere in north east Essex then listen out for the 8 bells from the towers of St. Mary the Virgin in Ardleigh and the 6 bells of St. Mary in Mistley.  The ringers have taken up the challenge of a peal and will be ringing out at 6 o’clock.  There will be many other towers ringing out for St. George across the county with great support from Bishop Stephen of Chelmsford.

Will there be a bell left unrung?  The county seems determined to ring out from every tower throughout the county with the Cathedral, 12 bells, leading the way.  Such amazing enthusiasm for St. George which has been supported by their Bishop John.

Christ Church in Ainsworth, Bolton has only one bell but that does not deter the Reverend Dave Thomson who has encouraged all the young in the district to come and ring it loud and clear for St. George.

Nearly all the Bishops in the land have sent messages of support and encouragement to the ringers in their Diocese to ring out for St. George and join the Campaign.

Nottingham, a wonderful city full of Civic Pride and full of English folkelore.  It was here that Andy Whittaker of BBC Radio Nottingham was inspirational in helping the Campaign get off to a resounding start in its first year in 2010.  Now in its second year he again has been urging on the ringers to support St. George’s Day.  As a result over half those able to ring will be joining in right across the county having fun celebrating England’s Patron Saint.

The historic market town of Devizes with its Georgian architecture and famous flight of 29 locks sits in the heart of the county.  It is from here that the enthusiasm for the Campaign has spread throughout the county and so Wiltshire will be ringing loud and clear.

Many towers in the county will be ringing out together with Chester Cathedral.  A building dating back to about 660AD which, astonishingly, escaped the dissolutionment by Henry VIII.  It is dedicated to Church of Christ and Blessed Virgin Mary and its 12 bells will be ringing out encouraging all the other churches to join in the celebrations of St. George.

If you were to take a trip to Diss, then on to a village called Shimpling and then away from the village down a track strewn with wild flowers, and through fields with luscious grass waving in the soft Norfolk wind you will come across an ancient graveyard and there in the middle sits St. George’s Church. Cloaked in warm coloured stone with an unusual Norman round tower, decorated with medieval stained glass is the church that is described by the Churches Conservation Trust as ‘ a beautifully proportioned building.’ It is here, says Bishop Graham of Norwich, a staunch supporter of the Campaign that the church will come alive with a service of Holy Communion the first for 25 years on Monday 23rd April.  So whilst no bells are able to ring, it is part of the celebration of our Patron Saint and we wish them a happy day.