York Minster bell-ringers sacked
The bells at York Minster have fallen silent after 30 volunteer ringers were sacked.
York Minster said their 鈥渁greements were terminated鈥 in order to replace them with a 鈥渇ully trained professional team鈥 led by a new head bell-ringer.
John Ridgeway-Wood, who plays the smaller carillon bells, was suspended after speaking out about the controversy on social media.
He told 5 live the situation is 鈥渃ompletely bizarre and unique鈥 and that the bell-ringers were sacked due to issues around 鈥渉ealth and safety鈥.
鈥淭here are people at the Minster who have been ringing these bells for 30 years 鈥 they know the dangers,鈥 he said.
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