bell—ringers returned to durham cathedral's tower for the first time in more than a year after coronaviruse march 2020 only one has been rung before services. there was one small difference today though, in order to maintain social distancing, instead of the usual ten people, only six were allowed to climb the tower. alison freeman reports. bells ring. it's a sound that signifies another step towards normality. this afternoon the bells and durham cathedral were run by a team of bell—ringers for the first time in more than a year. this highly skilled group hadn't been able to get together to bring them in sequence since the start of the first lockdown, last march. i think probably everyone in the country has missed hearing church bells everywhere and now we're getting back to ringing again there might be a bit of hope for everyone as well that we are finally getting out of this terrible year. a lot of us rain, two, three times a week and it's been something that's been missing from our lives, effectively, for the last year and a bit. it's fantastic for us all to get back in the tower togeth

and bell—ringers return to durham cathedral's tower for the first time in more than a year after coronavirus