Tower captain Doug Nichols finds himself in a 'surprising' situation — from having to cancel events when one person is sick to being 'flat out' teaching people the finer art of bellringing.
abc.net.au/news/hobart-bellringers-st-davids-cathedral-how-to-ring-the-bells/101877920When it comes to hobbies, Doug Nichols admits bellringing is not a common one that pops up.One new recruit grew up near the cathedral and could hear the bells from their home
However, the pastime is experiencing a boom in participants in Hobart — with the recent surge in new ringers resulting in a waitlist being started, and the poster calling for new members being pulled off the wall at St David's Cathedral. These are typically in capital cities — with St David's Cathedral in Tasmania's south the only place in the state where English-style bellringing is taught.
New bellringer Harry Howard grew up listening to the sounds of the bells from his home and got curious about trying it out.
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