Bells ring out for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in Mansfield
A team of bell ringers in Mansfield helped celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee by filling the air with the sound of bells.
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The team, from St Peter’s Church in Mansfield, rang the church bells for half an hour.
Matthew Robertson, Tower Captain, said: “We started ringing at 7.52pm and stood the bells at precisely 8.22pm bringing the session to a close.
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Hide Ad"The times chosen, of course, reflected the year Queen Elizabeth II acceded to the throne and the current year.
"Thus 70 years of her reign were condensed into half an hour's ringing.
"During the session we rang traditional rounds and call changes which were expertly directed by Daniel Robertson from Bell 5.
"Other members of the team were Val Robertson (Bell 1), Jill Duckmanton (Bell 2), Sue Goodley (Bell 3), Julia Hardy (Bell 4) and Stuart Duckmanton (Bell 6).”