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Just as the continued exemption of church bells from noise pollution legislation slipped through the net, seemingly unopposed, some years ago!<BR>
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<B>On Wed Oct 14 15:50 , 'Mark Regan' <MARKREGAN@lYqCdXys5UVNy_Trup2vI2Bzl1CBglvhpVnxJhPfQMDI84JBVe1e_jNHsv9k8ObUDPap-Myhgx6tN8wBhkw.yahoo.invalid>sent:<BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000080; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Good points Nigel and a lot depends on the ability and willingness of DAC advisors to really help a parish rather than be overawed by the views of the amenity groups.</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000080; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">RingersR17; and the belltradesR17; interests have been badly represented (if at all) by recent representation by the CCCBR. John Baldwin did a good job on the last code of practice. That’s some years ago though. If these people really cared about ringing they’d do something positive. </SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000080; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">When I fixed up the Perspectives conference I offered it to the CCCBR to ‘own’ as their event. They refused. I think I’ll fix up another conference to get together views on how ringers’ and the trades’ interests can be better represented. The CCCBR has failed.</SPAN></P>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> bellhistorians@<WBR>yahoogroups.<WBR>com [mailto:bellhistori<WBR>ans@yahoogroups.<WBR>com] <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>nigelsdtaylor<BR>
<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> 13 October 2009 19:56<BR>
<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> bellhistorians@<WBR>yahoogroups.<WBR>com<BR>
<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [Bell Historians] Re: Telegraph letter</SPAN></P>
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<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Yes indeed! I am only too aware of the increasing difficulty in obtaining permission to replace bells, frames, and to tune old bells. Parishes aspirations are generally listened to by the conservationist bodies, but often ignored. Sometimes, there is no semblance of a compromise, and the ringers are left with what they consider as an unsatisfactory installation. <BR>
The code of practice states that a ring of bells is a musical instrument and should sound in tune. However, there have been many occasions during the last few years when this statement has been completely ignored. <BR>
Faculties can take months, and sometimes years to obtain; this leads invarably to greater expense for a parish, and difficulties for those of us in the trade to operate with any real degree of efficiency. We are businesses, that like any other business must try to trade profitably, and this has become increasingly difficult to achieve.<BR>
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