[Bell Historians] Re: Trinity New york

[Richard Grimmett]

The 'Brum and friends' band has already booked its tickets.
 
Clarrie

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On 9/16/06, Richard Offen <HYPERLINK
"mailto:richard at sn7GONwbdkMg5userogtKcv2M03FFPT-awL8JbrDayC5700VE8Uhlvs2Z0h7A2vjucmHBbOB.yahoo.invalid"richard at s4h.-biz> wrote: 



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?


 


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:


quote:
We hope that with its prominent location, Trinity Church will 
attract visiting ringers from North America and around the world. 
To that end, arrangements are being made to ensure the bells are 
readily available to capable ringers and bands wishing to visit, 
including those wishing to attempt peals. Trinity is surrounded on 
all four sides by tall buildings, both office and residential, and 
effective sound control is therefore essential for enabling extended 
ringing. The gift by the Dill Faulkes Educational Trust includes a 
comprehensive sound control system that will be operated using 
electric motors, and Trinity Church has engaged a New York firm of 
acoustical engineers to advise on sound levels and acoustics, and to 
take measurements to verify the effectiveness of the sound control.
 
Regular service ringing will commence on Sunday November 4th. We 
will be ringing after the second service, starting at 12.30pm. 
Practice night will be Wednesday from 6.30 – 8.30pm, commencing Nov 
8th, and, in due course, we hope to establish a dedicated beginners' 
practice on Tuesdays from 6.30 – 8.30pm.

We plan to hold the first general ringing over the weekend of New 
Year's Eve. The intention is to combine a planned visit by a peal 
band from Birmingham, England, with three days of general ringing by 
members of the NAGCR and other visitors. This will mean there will 
be plenty of experienced 12-bell ringers present during this weekend 
to add their expertise to the ringing. Plans are at an early stage, 
but we hope to start the event on the evening of Friday December 
29th, and finish on the afternoon of Monday January 1st. Further 
details to follow. Because this event is dependent on the effective 
operation of the sound control, please do not make any non-
refundable travel arrangements until the event is confirmed. We 
will also be looking into accommodation options for visiting 
ringers, recognizing the cost of hotels in NYC at that time of year.

A very important part of the ringing program at Trinity will be the 
establishment of training programs for new ringers, and also for 
more experienced ringers wishing to develop their 12-bell ringing 
skills. As well as having a simulator attached to the 12 bells, 
there will be a dumb-bell and simulator in the parish hall for 
training purposes. In addition, video facilities are being 
installed to enable beginners to see the relationship between rope 
movements and bell movements, and to help correct handling faults.

Trinity Church has its own media department and operates an 
extensive web-site. This includes the web-casting of certain 
Trinity services. Both the dedication service and the initial peal 
attempts will be web-cast on the church's web-site at 
HYPERLINK "http://www.trinitywallstreet.org"www.trinitywallstre-et.org .
Over time we expect the bells and 
ringers to feature regularly as part of the Sunday Service web-casts.

Trinity Church is located at the intersection of Wall Street and 
Broadway, with the tower facing East along Wall St. There will be 
views from the ringing chamber on three sides out of the existing 
clock-windows. Air-conditioning and heating will make it a 
comfortable place at any season of the year.

A working group comprising Trinity staff and some New York area 
ringers is meeting regularly to develop plans for the ringing and 
the training of a band. We will provide further updates as events 
unfold over the coming weeks. 

 

Tim Barnes (Ringing Master-elect)
Tony Furnivall (Tower Captain-elect)
September 11th, 2006

end of quote

mew



I sincerely hope that Holy Trinity, New York don't turn out to be 'just 
another ring of twelve' (we've got rather too many of them already!) 
and prove to be something of which that great city can be proud ...I'm 
sure they will.

Richard

R










 


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