[Bell Historians] Firing the bells

[John Camp]

At 23:35 on 07 August 2003, David Cawley wrote:

> We still fire the bells at weddings here at St Mary de Castro,
> Leicester.

It may be traditional, but what's the point?

> There was an exception - when Kingsley Mason (my Tower Master) and
> Rosemary Hughes (Peter & Jill Staniforth's daughter) got married
> last year, RKM was otherwise engaged. She who was in charge decreed
> that there would be no firing as SMdeC was unused to 'bad striking'.

Good for R Kingsley and Rosemary.

John Camp