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    Ready to ring the changes with new additions
    The Rev Sarah Chapman is pictured with bellringers Mark Place and Paul Mason.
    The Rev Sarah Chapman is pictured with bellringers Mark Place and Paul Mason.

    FOUR new church bells will be the subject of a dedication service in Southampton next month.

    The Church of the Ascension, Bitterne Park, has recently added four bells to its ring of eight, providing Southampton with its first ring of 12 bells.

    Southampton City Ringers raised £35,000 for the project and each new bell weighs between 100kg and 130kg.

    It is the lightest set of 12 bells in the world and is expected to attract national and international interest.

    The dedication service, including ringing on the new set of 12, will take place at the Church of the Ascension at 4pm on Sunday, May 4.

    For details on bell ringing and learning how to ring, visit southamptoncityringers.org.uk.

    7:14am Sunday 20th April 2008

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    Posted by: sailor sam, portsmouth on 9:19am Sun 20 Apr 08
    How nice!
    The City residents will now be able to hear 'Pompey Chimes' ring out!
    Perhaps John Portsmouth Football Club Westwood, Pompey's world famous campanologist, could be invited to attend the inauguration ceremony!
    Posted by: paul b on 11:39am Sun 20 Apr 08
    I bet this will cause offence to minority groups
    Posted by: Mike, New Forest on 6:16pm Sun 20 Apr 08
    And this is bloody news?? Mrs knapp from No.53 was telling me about her piles earlier and that was more interesting.
    Posted by: constance tench, from the pompey bench on 7:57pm Sun 20 Apr 08
    i used to be a bell-ringer......unt
    il i got tolled off!
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