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'Brum and friends' band has already booked its tickets.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> edward martin
[mailto:edward.w.martin@YC8kPFhhCbawgmmwALs9TVgn4czlFnKVFpCECqz0DtPzZ-nmBI7Oj-3QQUb0ZJtXMwq_BMc6HtFrqu2Vzdzl.yahoo.invalid] <BR><B>Sent:</B> 16 September 2006
13:39<BR><B>To:</B> bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
[Bell Historians] Re: Trinity New york<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 9/16/06, <B class=gmail_sendername>Richard
Offen</B> <<A href="mailto:richard@WsNNs0zubjHQjjA6iPVCnuXWfTQPwa8zuD-bmLQQo4fv7k_y-bSHgq8Ql6V8pQjbYucq05E.yahoo.invalid">richard@s4h.<WBR>biz</A>>
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<P></P></DIV>I agree with Richard In fact when they were announced in detail
what with ringers'names on bells etc I wondered all very fine, I suppose but
what happens when the hoopla is finished & they've gone back to ring in
England?</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV><BR>Then Tim Barnes posted a letter to the NAG chat list which filled me
with hope. I've taken the liberty of copying some of his posting &
forwarding it to you:<BR>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB>quote:<BR>We hope that with its prominent
location, Trinity Church will <BR>attract visiting ringers from North America
and around the world. <BR>To that end, arrangements are being made to ensure
the bells are <BR>readily available to capable ringers and bands wishing to
visit, <BR>including those wishing to attempt peals. Trinity is surrounded on
<BR>all four sides by tall buildings, both office and residential, and
<BR>effective sound control is therefore essential for enabling extended
<BR>ringing. The gift by the Dill Faulkes Educational Trust includes a
<BR>comprehensive sound control system that will be operated using
<BR>electric motors, and Trinity Church has engaged a New York firm of
<BR>acoustical engineers to advise on sound levels and acoustics, and to
<BR>take measurements to verify the effectiveness of the sound
control.<BR><SPAN> </SPAN><BR>Regular service ringing will commence on
Sunday November 4th. We <BR>will be ringing after the second service, starting
at 12.30pm. <BR>Practice night will be Wednesday from 6.30 – 8.30pm,
commencing Nov <BR>8th, and, in due course, we hope to establish a dedicated
beginners' <BR>practice on Tuesdays from 6.30 – 8.30pm.<BR><BR>We plan to hold
the first general ringing over the weekend of New <BR>Year's Eve. The
intention is to combine a planned visit by a peal <BR>band from Birmingham,
England, with three days of general ringing by <BR>members of the NAGCR and
other visitors. This will mean there will <BR>be plenty of experienced 12-bell
ringers present during this weekend <BR>to add their expertise to the ringing.
Plans are at an early stage, <BR>but we hope to start the event on the evening
of Friday December <BR>29th, and finish on the afternoon of Monday January
1st. Further <BR>details to follow. Because this event is dependent on the
effective <BR>operation of the sound control, please do not make any
non-<BR>refundable travel arrangements until the event is confirmed. We
<BR>will also be looking into accommodation options for visiting <BR>ringers,
recognizing the cost of hotels in NYC at that time of year.<BR><BR>A very
important part of the ringing program at Trinity will be the <BR>establishment
of training programs for new ringers, and also for <BR>more experienced
ringers wishing to develop their 12-bell ringing <BR>skills. As well as having
a simulator attached to the 12 bells, <BR>there will be a dumb-bell and
simulator in the parish hall for <BR>training purposes. In addition, video
facilities are being <BR>installed to enable beginners to see the relationship
between rope <BR>movements and bell movements, and to help correct handling
faults.<BR><BR>Trinity Church has its own media department and operates an
<BR>extensive web-site. This includes the web-casting of certain <BR>Trinity
services. Both the dedication service and the initial peal <BR>attempts will
be web-cast on the church's web-site at <BR><A
href="http://www.trinitywallstreet.org">www.trinitywallstre<WBR>et.org</A> .
Over time we expect the bells and <BR>ringers to feature regularly as part of
the Sunday Service web-casts.<BR><BR>Trinity Church is located at the
intersection of Wall Street and <BR>Broadway, with the tower facing East along
Wall St. There will be <BR>views from the ringing chamber on three sides out
of the existing <BR>clock-windows. Air-conditioning and heating will make it a
<BR>comfortable place at any season of the year.<BR><BR>A working group
comprising Trinity staff and some New York area <BR>ringers is meeting
regularly to develop plans for the ringing and <BR>the training of a band. We
will provide further updates as events <BR>unfold over the coming weeks.
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB></SPAN> </P><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Tim Barnes (Ringing
Master-elect)<BR>Tony Furnivall (Tower Captain-elect)<BR>September 11th,
2006<BR><BR>end of quote<BR><BR>mew<BR></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<DIV>I sincerely hope that Holy Trinity, New York don't turn out to be 'just
<BR>another ring of twelve' (we've got rather too many of them already!)
<BR>and prove to be something of which that great city can be proud ...I'm
<BR>sure they will.<BR><BR>Richard<BR><BR>R<BR><BR>
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