Remembering the Somme this weekend
Today and this weekend we commemorate the centenary of the Battle of the Somme – one of the deadliest battles in British History which began on 1 July 1916.
In the diocese many parishes are holding services of commemoration or remembrance. Here are just some of the dates and times:
Bell ringing
Of all the bell towers in the British Isles, Bangor Parish has the distinction of having lost the most ringers in the Great War, with three killed on the first day of the Somme alone.
The bell ringers at Bangor Parish will remember them and all who fell at the Somme on the evening of Friday 1 July.
The bells will be half–muffled and will be rung in different patterns or methods from 8.45 pm.
Read more here.