AN appeal has gone out to church bell ringers around Britain to join in a major event this year to commemorate the centenary of the end of the First World War.

The organisers of Battle’s Over, a national and international event marking the Armistice, wants to see more than 1,000 churches and cathedrals participate by ringing their bells simultaneously at 7.05pm on the night of November 11, 2018.

Pageantmaster Bruno Peek is encouraging bell ringers to take part in Ringing Out for Peace.

“We want this to be the most widespread ringing of church bells since the First World War,” he said. “It would be a fitting and moving tribute to the 1,400 or so bell ringers that we understand lost their lives during World War I.

“I have no doubt that dedicated campanologists in Britain and around the world will want to join in this once-in-a-lifetime tribute to everyone who served on the battlefields, the high seas and the home front.”

Ringing Out for Peace is part of Battle’s Over, a unique day-long commemoration of the end of the First World War taking place across the world.

Churches can register their involvement by completing an entry form found online at www.brunopeek.co.uk.