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Dunblane Cathedral Handbell Ringers
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Dunblane Cathedral's handbell ensembles for ages 8-adult have performed widely, on television & radio, across the country in venues large & small
📍Dunblane, Scotland

http://www.dunblanecathedral.org.uk/page/90/handbell-ringers

#Handbells
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Tickets available now for Dunblane Cathedral Handbell Ensembles annual Carols & Carillons Christmas Concert, Dunblane Cathedral Sun 14 Dec 7.30pm

Tickets (adult £10, concession £8, children free) from Meldrum’s Newsagents, Dunblane High Street, or online: landing.churchdesk.com/en-gb/e/4245...
November 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Very many thanks to everyone who supported our craft fair today:
👩‍🎨 craft workers from around country
🛍️ all who purchased craftwork
🍜 all who bought refreshments
🎵 all who showed appreciation for live music performances
🪑 all who helped set up beforehand & tidy up afterwards
…/👇
November 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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IT’S TODAY
🎄Christmas Craft Fair
🗓️ Sat 8 Nov
📍Dunblane’s Victoria Hall
🕥 10.30am-4pm
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 craftworkers from around country
☕️ Café (morning coffee, light lunches, afternoon tea)
🎶 Handbell music performances to enjoy
🤝 In support of Dunblane Cathedral Handbell Ensembles
November 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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IT’S TODAY
🎄Christmas Craft Fair
🗓️ Sat 8 Nov
📍Dunblane’s Victoria Hall
🕥 10.30am-4pm
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Wide range of craftworkers from around the country
☕️ Café (serving morning coffee, light lunches, afternoon tea)
🎶 Handbell music performances to enjoy
🤝 In support of Dunblane Cathedral Handbell Ensembles
November 8, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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🎄Christmas Craft Fair
🗓️ Saturday 8 November
📍Dunblane’s Victoria Hall
🕥 10.30am-4pm
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Wide range of craftworkers from around the country
☕️ Café (serving morning coffee, light lunches, afternoon tea)
🎶 Handbell music performances to enjoy
🤝 In support of Dunblane Cathedral Handbell Ensembles
October 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Dunblane Cathedral Handbell Ringers performed in HRGB Scottish Regional Association Rally today in Kirkcaldy: “The Agincourt Song” arr. Guy Ratcliffe (as Battle of Agincourt took place on exact same day 1415); & “I'm gonna be (500 miles)” by Craig Reid & Charlie Reid (with…/👇
October 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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🗓️🙍‍♂️ #OnThisDay 1883 the Boys' Brigade, the international youth organisation, was founded. This photograph from 1922 is of the 1st Leith Boys' Brigade handbell group. There were many Boys' Brigade handbell groups in the country

#Handbells #HandbellMusic #HandbellsRFun #Handbells4All
#BoysBrigade
October 4, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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🎵😀🎶 Looking for a fun group music-making activity? Ring with us - we have groups for adults, children and teenagers starting Sunday 14 September - just click here for more information: landing.churchdesk.com/en-gb/e/4141...

#Handbells #HandbellMusic #HandbellsRFun #Handbells4All
September 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Today is #ReadComicsInPublicDay so here’s a comic version of something which has surely never happened in any handbell ensemble! No, never...ever 😂#InternationalReadComicsInPublicDay 💥
August 28, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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#OnThisDay 1955 first edition of Guinness Book of Records was published in Britain. Guinness World Record for longest continuous time individual has played handbells is 28 hr 50 min 21 sec by Joe Defries in Penticton, Canada 5-6 July 2005 - 511 separate tunes, no repetitions, streamed live online
August 27, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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🗓🐕🐾🐶 For #NationalDogDay #DogDay today here's an image, in the style of 17th century artist Ferdinand van Kessel, of puppies clambering over music and handbells

#Handbells #HandbellMusic #HandbellsRFun #Handbells4All
August 26, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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🗓✍️📖 #OnThisDay 1858 Charles Darwin first published his theory of evolution so here's a handbell related image 😀

#Handbells #HandbellMusic #HandbellsRFun #Handbells4All
August 20, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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🗓👨‍🎨🖼 #OnThisDay 1967 Belgian surrealist artist René Magritte died. Here is a handbell musician image in homage to his style

#Handbells #HandbellArt
August 15, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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🗓👨‍🎨🖼 #OnThisDay 1956 abstract expressionist artist Jackson Pollock died. Here's a handbell image in homage to his style

#Handbells #HandbellArt
August 11, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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🗓🖼👨‍🎨 #OnThisDay 1928 US artist Andy Warhol was born, so here's a handbell image in homage to his style

#Handbells #HandbellArt
August 6, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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🗓🗿⚒️ #OnThisDay 1898 English sculptor Henry Moore was born. He is best known for his semi-abstract outdoor monumental bronze sculptures, so here's a figure ringing handbells in homage to his work

#Handbells #HandbellArt
July 30, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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🗓👨‍🎨🖼🎨 #OnThisDay 1890 Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh died so here’s a handbell musician image in homage to his style
#vanGogh #Handbells #HandbellArt
July 29, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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‪It’s #NationalTalkInAnElevatorDay today! If you only had 30 seconds in lift or elevator with someone who’d never performed with handbells, what would you say about experience of being part of handbell group?‬
‪#ElevatorPitch #TalkInAnElevatorDay #Handbells #HandbellsRFun #Handbells4All ‬
July 25, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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In tribute to composer Hal H Hopson, who sadly has died, here is his choir and handbell introit “Lord, Pour Out Your Spirit” performed in Dunblane Cathedral by Dunblane Cathedral Choir and Dunblane Cathedral Handbell Ensemble

#Handbells #HandbellMusic #Handbells4All
July 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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It's #WorldSnakeDay today. Did you know that tradition has it that Saint Patrick rang a handbell and drove out all snakes from Ireland? Perhaps this cartoon also illustrates the difficulty snakes would have in being part of a handbell ensemble 😂
July 16, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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🗓👨‍🎨 #OnThisDay 1862 Austrian artist Gustav Klimt was born. Here's a handbell musician themed image in homage to his style

#HandbellArt
July 14, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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#OnThisDay 1937 artist David Hockney was born. Here's a handbell image in homage to his style
July 9, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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"Greatest Showman" P T Barnum, of "Greatest Show on Earth" circus fame, was born #OnThisDay 1810. He's credited with popularising handbells in USA after he brought widely-lauded Lancashire handbell ensemble to America in 1847. In his autobiography he described them as "really admirable performers…/👇
July 5, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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#OnThisDay 1845 Irish philanthropist & founder of children's homes Thomas John Barnardo was born. In 19th & 20th century Dr Barnardo's Boys Handbell Ensemble toured Canada, Australia and New Zealand presenting concerts to raise funds for Barnardo's Children's Homes

youtu.be/bPR0_MGo2ak
July 4, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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It’s #FreshVeggiesDay today so here’s various vegetables made into a handbell image as a reminder that making music with handbells also contributes to your health & wellbeing by providing light upper-body cardio-vascular exercise 😊
June 16, 2025 at 5:48 AM