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I was struck that, of all the possible benefits of change ringing, the role of the bells in calling people to worship and announcing the presence of the church in the community was ignored. Given that ChatGPT mines existing information on the internet, that suggests that we are coyly hiding what for many ringers is their primary purpose for ringing. It might be sociable, good for toning the arms, mentally stimulating, a means to celebrate local and national events etc. but have we really moved so far away from the original purpose that bells were hung in church towers that ChatGPT did not come across mention of ringing as a service to the church? Has that connection gone or are we too embarrassed to mention it?