Firing the bells!

[Alan J.Birney]

--- In bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com, RingingMatters at a... wrote:
> I have heard, somewhere, that it is a tradition to fire the bells 
seven times 
> consecutively at a wedding to bring good luck to the bride and 
groom.
> 
> Is this true? Is it done before or after the service?
> 
> Does any tower do this?
> 
> What is the origin of this tradtion?
> 
> Malcolm Bland
At Whalley,It used to be a custom(and still may be) to fire 
the bells after the service and the firing used to last for a few 
minutes. Firing also used to occur during the new years eve ringing 
after midnight.
Accrington also used to fire the bells after a wedding.
A custom at whalley for funeral ringing was that the bells would 
ring a whole pull of rounds,then the front seven would stand whilst 
the tenor rang a whole pull on its own then the bells would ring a 
whole of rounds againt and stand,etc, and again this would last a 
couple of minutes

Alan