Dramatic cathedral rescue

worcester cathedral rescue

An injured man was lowered 80ft from the bell tower 11 February 2017.

Bell repairs

bell repairs

Whitechapel Bellfoundry doing repairs to the fittings of the second and third bells.

Financial Times Masterclass feature about ringing at Worcester Cathedral

FT article

Published article about ringing in the cathedral.

Worcester Band peal at Liverpool

liverpool cathedral

Eight Worcester Cathedral ringers took part in peal on the heaviest ringing bells at Liverpool Cathedral on 1 January 2017. Congratulations to Nick Brown who is the youngest ringer to ring the 82 cwt tenor single-handed to a peal.

New Year’s Eve in the tower

new years eve 2016

Party in the cathedral ringing room to celebrate the arrival of 2017.

Remembrance Sunday in the ringing room

ringing room

Filmed before the Remembrance service, 13 November 2016.

Grandsire Caters for Remembrance Sunday

grandsire caters

The peal of Grandsire Caters for Remembrance Sunday 2016 on the half-muffled harmonic minor ten.

Peal book page

peal book page

An example page from the Worcester Cathedral Peal book recording the peal which took place on 12 May 1937 to mark the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The work is done by Clare Griffiths.

Involvement in the city community

WFCS Nelson Mass

The Guild is actively involved in the city community. Below is an example of the Guild’s advertising to support a series of concerts by the Worcester Festival Choral Society, including the Nelson Mass.

“our wonderful experience in Worcester”

sam at worcester

Nick and Sam came to visit from Kent in the summer and Sam wrote an article in their local ringing magazine about “our wonderful experience in Worcester this summer”