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  • Yorkshire tails in the 1880's
    This week's Ringing World has a picture of a (stone) peal board at Stroud for a peal rung on 29th January 1842. The board has two ropes, one each side, with sallies of red, white and green. These are coloured in the original paint.
  • Peal Fees
    Guild of Devonshire Ringers (GDR) charge £0.60 per rope. This is to cover the cost of writing up the peal book. It actually pays a proportion of printing the annual report as well.
    Bath & Wells collect a donation, amount at the individual's discretion.
  • bound copies of the ringing world
    There are a number of bound years at Exeter Cathedral, unsure what dates. These are in the process of being removed to tidy up. They may already have gone though, as no one had expressed an interest in them.
  • Bell muffles for Remembrance Sunday, funerals etc
    My experience of Big Wilfs is very good, especially once the ball and flight have been painted with non-slip paint (Exeter Cathedral has used these for years without issue, including peals).
    Unfortunately, Wilf has ceased production. I'm unsure whether others use industrial strength velcro, as Wilf did.