Ding, dong as Leslie Phillips might say.

On Sundays the church bells ring. Although not a church-goer for a good many years, I have always found this a comforting sound - very English - you know "God's in his Heaven, all's right with the world" sort of stuff. But apparently in Aldeburgh (ironically the birthplace of Benjamin Brittain) some residents have a different view, and have complained to the council about the fact that once a month the bell-ringers at the local parish church practice their art for some three hours. Thankfully, the council have ruled that this is OK. Mind you, I'm sure I read some time ago that technology can now provide "virtual" bell-ringing which doesn't involve any actual external sound - perhaps this would be the perfect compromise?