A BELL peal will take place at Town Hall this Sunday to commemorate their first official ringing over one-hundred and fifty years ago.<\/p>\n
The peal will be led by James Perrins and the event is set to mark the first time the Town Hall bells were rung on Christmas day in 1871<\/p>\n
Mr Perrins will bring a team of expert bellringers with him from New South Wales to complete what\u2019s expected to be a three-hour long peal.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith master ringers in the towers, it should be magnificent,\u201d said Edith Fry, who\u2019ll also be taking part in the event as a bellringer.<\/p>\n
Fellow bellringer Laura Goodin said the occasion will be a \u201cchallenge\u201d and a \u201cmassive effort\u201d from everyone involved.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese day\u2019s a lot of people assume the bells are run by a machine and that\u2019s what makes us really happy to ring in real life because we want people to know it\u2019s us human being ringers,\u201d Ms Goodin said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are ringing for three hours and getting that pattern in our heads. The actual handling of the bells is a big challenge because they way upwards of a tonne.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe technique of being able to ring them with enough control so you can change their order predictably and in a nice regular pattern is extremely demanding.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition to the Town Hall ringing, a second peal attempt will start on 1 February at St Peter\u2019s Anglican Church, to celebrate the town\u2019s first peal 125 years ago.<\/p>\n
Ms Goodin said Ballarat\u2019s two bell towers make the city unique compared to other regional counterparts.<\/p>\n
\u201cBallarat is extremely lucky to have two bell towers, one at St Peter\u2019s and the one at the Town Hall,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A BELL peal will take place at Town Hall this Sunday to commemorate their first official ringing over one-hundred and fifty years ago. The peal will be led by James Perrins and the event is set to mark the first time the Town Hall bells were rung on Christmas day in 1871 Mr Perrins will […]<\/p>\n