Leeds Minster: We tried church bell ringing and realised it was a specialist skill

Bell ringing, also known as change ringing, is the art of ringing several carefully tuned bells in succession to create a tune and has been part of British culture since roughly the seventeenth century.

The Leeds Minster Society of Change Ringers, which was re-founded in 1989, runs regular practices and services, as well as entering bell-ringing competitions. They even enter youth competitions, which aim to encourage young people to get involved.

Leeds Minster Ringing Master, Wendy Bloom has grown up as a bell-ringer with her parents meeting in a Belfrey. She met her husband, Graham, in a ringing room in Cambridge.

Watch to learn more about what bell ringing is all about and how people can get involved in this fun and challenging hobby.