{"id":57,"date":"2017-08-12T07:12:23","date_gmt":"2017-08-12T06:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wellsbells.org.uk\/?page_id=57"},"modified":"2025-05-27T19:38:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T18:38:53","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wellsbells.org.uk\/index.php\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently asked questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Frequently asked questions are answered by openning up each of these tabs in turn<\/p>\n<div id=\"accordions-1074\" class=\"accordions-1074 accordions\" data-accordions={&quot;lazyLoad&quot;:true,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;1074&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;click&quot;,&quot;collapsible&quot;:&quot;true&quot;,&quot;heightStyle&quot;:&quot;content&quot;,&quot;animateStyle&quot;:&quot;swing&quot;,&quot;animateDelay&quot;:1000,&quot;navigation&quot;:true,&quot;active&quot;:999,&quot;expandedOther&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}>\r\n                <div id=\"accordions-lazy-1074\" class=\"accordions-lazy\" accordionsId=\"1074\">\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"items\"  style=\"display:none\" >\r\n    \r\n            <div post_id=\"1074\" itemcount=\"0\"  header_id=\"header-1708908667891\" id=\"header-1708908667891\" style=\"\" class=\"accordions-head head1708908667891 border-none\" toggle-text=\"\" main-text=\"Sunday Service Ringing\">\r\n                                    <span id=\"accordion-icons-1708908667891\" class=\"accordion-icons\">\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-active accordion-plus\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-inactive accordion-minus\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                    <\/span>\r\n                    <span id=\"header-text-1708908667891\" class=\"accordions-head-title\">Sunday Service Ringing<\/span>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"accordion-content content1708908667891 \">\r\n                <h4><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Wells Cathedral Communion (open ringing)<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">1st & 3rd Sundays 9.45am - 10.30m\u200b<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Wells Cathedral evensong<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">2nd 4th & 5th Sundays 1.30pm - 3pm<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">By arrangement only for quarter peals<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #993300;\">St Cuthberts\u00a0(open ringing)<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">2nd, 4th & 5th Sundays 10am - 10.45am\u200b<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-service-ringingtimes\" href=\"https:\/\/wellsbells.org.uk\/index.php\/list-all-ringing-in-wells\/open-service-ringing\/\"><span class='mb-text'>Service Ringing Times<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n    \r\n            <div post_id=\"1074\" itemcount=\"1\"  header_id=\"header-1708908706645\" id=\"header-1708908706645\" style=\"\" class=\"accordions-head head1708908706645 border-none\" toggle-text=\"\" main-text=\"Practice nights\">\r\n                                    <span id=\"accordion-icons-1708908706645\" class=\"accordion-icons\">\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-active accordion-plus\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-inactive accordion-minus\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                    <\/span>\r\n                    <span id=\"header-text-1708908706645\" class=\"accordions-head-title\">Practice nights<\/span>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"accordion-content content1708908706645 \">\r\n                <h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Wells Cathedral<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">1st Friday of the month (please check)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">7.30pm - 9pm<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Doors locked at 7.45pm<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Entry by NW door under West Front<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">St Cuthberts<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Other Fridays (when not at the cathedral)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">7pm - 7.30pm Learners and rounds\/call changes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">7.30pm - 9pm General practice<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Handbell practice<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Mondays, usually at St Cuthberts<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">6pm - 7.30pm<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;\"><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-service-ringingtimes\" href=\"https:\/\/wellsbells.org.uk\/?page_id=908\"><span class='mb-text'>List Practice nights<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n    \r\n            <div post_id=\"1074\" itemcount=\"2\"  header_id=\"header-1708908907787\" id=\"header-1708908907787\" style=\"\" class=\"accordions-head head1708908907787 border-none\" toggle-text=\"\" main-text=\"Peal attempts\">\r\n                                    <span id=\"accordion-icons-1708908907787\" class=\"accordion-icons\">\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-active accordion-plus\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-inactive accordion-minus\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                    <\/span>\r\n                    <span id=\"header-text-1708908907787\" class=\"accordions-head-title\">Peal attempts<\/span>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"accordion-content content1708908907787 \">\r\n                <h4><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Cathedral Peals<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">2 peals a year selected by ballot\u200b<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">To enter the ballot, contact the cathedral tower correspondent in the previous year for consideration<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">A 3rd peal rung by invitation around St Andrew's Day (end of November)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Application for 2020 Peal Attempts at Wells Cathedral<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><br \/>\nThe dates of the 2021 peal attempts for visiting bands at Wells Cathedral are yet to be approved, plus an attempt arranged locally for St.Andrewtide on the last Saturday of November. All to start at 12 noon. The fee charged by the Cathedral for a peal attempt is \u00a3100.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><br \/>\nA draw for the visiting bands will be held in January 2019. If you would like to apply to be entered into the draw, please send a cheque for \u00a3100 payable to \u201cWells Cathedral\u201d, post dated to 31<sup>st<\/sup> January 2019, to the Cathedral tower correspondent (see <a href=\"http:\/\/bath-wells.org\/towerselect.php?DoveID=WELLS++CAT\">Link<\/a>\u00a0 for contact details). If you do not have a cheque book account, electronic transfer is possible and details will be provided on application.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><br \/>\nOnce the draw has been held, the cheques from the successful applicants will be passed on to the Cathedral Office to be cashed, and the remaining cheques will either be destroyed or returned. If you would like your cheque returned in the event that your application is unsuccessful, please include a return address with your application.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #993300;\">\u200bSt Cuthberts Peals<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">On application to St Cuthberts tower correspondent<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n            <\/div>\r\n    \r\n            <div post_id=\"1074\" itemcount=\"3\"  header_id=\"header-1708908959044\" id=\"header-1708908959044\" style=\"\" class=\"accordions-head head1708908959044 border-none\" toggle-text=\"\" main-text=\"Toilets\">\r\n                                    <span id=\"accordion-icons-1708908959044\" class=\"accordion-icons\">\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-active accordion-plus\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-inactive accordion-minus\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                    <\/span>\r\n                    <span id=\"header-text-1708908959044\" class=\"accordions-head-title\">Toilets<\/span>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"accordion-content content1708908959044 \">\r\n                <ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Wells Cathedral<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Bishop's Palace<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">St Cuthberts (by arrangement)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Union Street car park<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Market Place to the left of the Town Hall<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Bus station<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-service-ringingtimes\" href=\"https:\/\/binged.it\/2BlDCLW\"><span class='mb-text'> Show toilets on a map<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n    \r\n            <div post_id=\"1074\" itemcount=\"4\"  header_id=\"header-1708909013592\" id=\"header-1708909013592\" style=\"\" class=\"accordions-head head1708909013592 border-none\" toggle-text=\"\" main-text=\"Getting to and staying in Wells\">\r\n                                    <span id=\"accordion-icons-1708909013592\" class=\"accordion-icons\">\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-active accordion-plus\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-inactive accordion-minus\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                    <\/span>\r\n                    <span id=\"header-text-1708909013592\" class=\"accordions-head-title\">Getting to and staying in Wells<\/span>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"accordion-content content1708909013592 \">\r\n                <p><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-service-ringingtimes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wellssomerset.com\/getting-here\"><span class='mb-text'>Getting here<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-service-ringingtimes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wellssomerset.com\/public-transport-and-taxis\"><span class='mb-text'>Transport to Wells<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-service-ringingtimes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wellssomerset.com\/cafes\"><span class='mb-text'>Cafes in Wells<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-service-ringingtimes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wellssomerset.com\/pubs---bars\"><span class='mb-text'> Pubs, bars and restaurants in Wells<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-service-ringingtimes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wellssomerset.com\/bandb-hotel-listings\"><span class='mb-text'>Staying in Wells<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n    \r\n            <div post_id=\"1074\" itemcount=\"5\"  header_id=\"header-1708909099857\" id=\"header-1708909099857\" style=\"\" class=\"accordions-head head1708909099857 border-none\" toggle-text=\"\" main-text=\"Suggested parking in Wells\">\r\n                                    <span id=\"accordion-icons-1708909099857\" class=\"accordion-icons\">\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-active accordion-plus\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-inactive accordion-minus\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                    <\/span>\r\n                    <span id=\"header-text-1708909099857\" class=\"accordions-head-title\">Suggested parking in Wells<\/span>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"accordion-content content1708909099857 \">\r\n                <h4><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Union Street Car Park<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">short stay<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">fills up quickly on saturdays<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">max stay 3 hrs\u200b<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Whiting Way (Waitrose) car park<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">short stay ground floor<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">long stay upper floor\u200b<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Cathedral Green<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">on street parking<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">limited time monday-saturday 8am-6pm 2hrs,<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">no return for 2hrs<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">fills up quickly at popular cathedral events\u200b<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #993300; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold;\">St Cuthberts Street<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">On street parking<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">limited time Monday-Saturday 8am-6pm 1hr<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> no return for 1hr<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Note: Priest Row round the corner is limited to 30mins<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">no return for 1hr<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-service-ringingtimes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wellssomerset.com\/parking\"><span class='mb-text'>Parking in Wells<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n    \r\n            <div post_id=\"1074\" itemcount=\"6\"  header_id=\"header-1708909163689\" id=\"header-1708909163689\" style=\"\" class=\"accordions-head head1708909163689 border-none\" toggle-text=\"\" main-text=\"GDPR Policy\">\r\n                                    <span id=\"accordion-icons-1708909163689\" class=\"accordion-icons\">\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-active accordion-plus\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-inactive accordion-minus\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                    <\/span>\r\n                    <span id=\"header-text-1708909163689\" class=\"accordions-head-title\">GDPR Policy<\/span>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"accordion-content content1708909163689 \">\r\n                <p>The Wells Amateur Bellringing Society will hold personal details of its members and of some non-members for the purposes of the operation of the Society which will be solely confined to the following:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Contact between officers of the Society and members individually for the purpose of advising events and meetings, collection of subscriptions, distribution of newsletters and minutes of meeting including, where appropriate, electronic transmission.<\/li>\n<li>Contact between officers of the Society and non-members individually where the individual has requested information and\/or for the purpose of organising ringing for weddings or other events where the ringers are paid or where ringing is requested.<\/li>\n<li>Minutes of meetings will include names of those members present and any actions or spoken participation by them.<\/li>\n<li>Photographs of members taken at events will not be published without permission.<\/li>\n<li>Personal information of members and visitors will be shared with the Churchwardens of St Cuthberts Church, Wells and with the Chapter Clerk of Wells Cathedral to enable them to carry out their legitimate business. Some details may be included in Bath and Wells Diosesan Association communications, notices or website where an individual has agreed for such use for the specific purpose as a contact (eg bookings for training). Details will only be shared with other third parties with the consent of the individual whose details are held.<\/li>\n<li>A request for access to, correction of or deletion of data held by the Society about an individual will be handled by the committee as soon as is reasonably practical.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n            <\/div>\r\n    \r\n            <div post_id=\"1074\" itemcount=\"7\"  header_id=\"header-1708909295504\" id=\"header-1708909295504\" style=\"\" class=\"accordions-head head1708909295504 border-none\" toggle-text=\"\" main-text=\"Safeguarding\">\r\n                                    <span id=\"accordion-icons-1708909295504\" class=\"accordion-icons\">\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-active accordion-plus\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                        <span class=\"accordion-icon-inactive accordion-minus\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n                    <\/span>\r\n                    <span id=\"header-text-1708909295504\" class=\"accordions-head-title\">Safeguarding<\/span>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"accordion-content content1708909295504 \">\r\n                <h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">We take safeguarding seriously, and we follow the policies in adopted by the respective churches in which we ring<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Details about safeguarding at St Cuthbert\u2019s church can be found here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-service-ringingtimes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.achurchnearyou.com\/church\/11052\/page\/54267\/view\/\"><span class='mb-text'>Safeguarding at St Cuthberts<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">In addition, we follow the recommendations of the Central Council:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-service-ringingtimes\" href=\"https:\/\/cccbr.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/SM_Safeguarding_AppendixC_Notice_2019_Ver_2-1.pdf\"><span class='mb-text'>Central Council guidelines<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">General details about safeguarding at the Cathedral can be found here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-service-ringingtimes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wellscathedral.org.uk\/your-cathedral\/safeguarding\/\"><span class='mb-text'>Safeguarding at Wells Cathedral<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The recommendations of the Central Council have been included in the procedures approved by the Cathedral for ringers, which can be read here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-service-ringingtimes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wellsbells.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Ringing-Safeguarding-V6.docx29238.pdf\"><span class='mb-text'>Wells Cathedral Ringing Safeguarding<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n            <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frequently asked questions are answered by openning up each of these tabs in turn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"iawp_total_views":257,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-57","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"a3_pvc":{"activated":false,"total_views":0,"today_views":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellsbells.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/57","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellsbells.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellsbells.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellsbells.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wellsbells.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/wellsbells.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/57\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1081,"href":"https:\/\/wellsbells.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/57\/revisions\/1081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wellsbells.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}