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The bells will ring out this Saturday at 10 different churches
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The bells will ring out this Saturday at 10 different churches
This weekend, bells in towers up and down the country will be ringing to mark the Coronation of King Charles III. Since the Coronation was announced there has been a concerted effort, ‘the ‘Ring for the King’ campaign, aimed at recruiting new ringers to learn the fascinating and absorbing hobby...
Ahead of the coronation of King Charles III on May 6, we looked at another historic coronation.
The first celebration commemorated an event which took place exactly 100 years ago.
With the big day on Thursday, November 20, partying in Swindon began earlier that week. The local branch of the International Sequence Dance Circle held a ball at the Co-operative Hall in East Street where Princess Elizabeth’s dance, the Royal Minuet, was on the programme. And guests at the Coate Amateur Swimming Club Wedding Eve celebration paid six shillings to dance the night away to Johnnie Stiles and his Band at the Town Hall. Although the town had no official entertainment, numerous street parties had been organised and Swindon schoolchildren enjoyed a day off school. At Blunsdo...