Change ringing is a style of church bell ringing started in England around the end of the sixteenth century. Because of constraints imposed by the physics of swinging bells, tunes are not played. Instead, the bells are rung in ever changing patterns to a steady rhythm. Change ringing, while an obscure art, remains as widely practiced today as at any time in the past, and continues to evolve. The largest concentration of interest remains in England, which is home to over 95% of the world's bells hung for change ringing, with many of the remainder in other parts of the UK. However, there are small pockets in other parts of the world, mostly former British colonies, including Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, the United States, and Zimbabwe. The past few decades have seen an increase in interest, with the number of towers outside the UK roughly doubling since about 1960. This category is for sites having to do with any aspect of change ringing.
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- Commercial Recordings Manufacturer of church music recordings whose catalog includes a few recordings of change ringing.
- Campanophile Reports of peals and quarter peals and articles about ringing.
- ringing.org Varied resources for change ringers, including peal and quarter-peal composition collections and indexes, and the Felstead peal records.
- Change Ringing Resources Links to sites for compositions, education, methods, peals, people, and organizations for bellingers, articles and collections of compositions.
- Steve Noyes Guide to the towers on the Isle of Wight, each with history, bell description, and contacts, together with practice nights, Sunday ringing and district information. Also offering a book on learning Grandsire Doubles as their first method, compositions and a shareware software for ringing applications.
- Peal Database Details of peals rung since 1987.
- Sensors Devices to detect the position of a swinging bell for use with software or hardware simulators.
- Handbell Recordings Downloadable excerpts from recordings of handbell peals.
- Abel Bell Ringing Simulator Software simulating ringers to allow individual practice without a band.
- Pick Bus's bellringing page Experiences of bellringing and how others can get involved.
- Beltower Bell Ringing Software Multi-functional software for change ringing, incorporating a bell ringing simulator, method, touch and peal printing, editing, composer and prover.
- The Ringing World The official journal of the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers. News, gossip and useful information about bell-ringing.
- Young Bell Ringers Cycling Tour An annual cycling tour of selected bell towers in England (varies each year). Includes tour reports and photos from recent years.