{"id":815,"date":"2021-07-31T00:02:15","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T23:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wellsbells.org.uk\/?page_id=815"},"modified":"2026-04-05T00:40:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T23:40:46","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wellsbells.org.uk\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellsbells.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Wabs-1888.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"622\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wellsbells.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Wabs-1888.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellsbells.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Wabs-1888.jpg 622w, https:\/\/wellsbells.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Wabs-1888-300x241.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Wells Bellringers in 1888<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h1><ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/wellsbells.org.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/04\/history-of-ringing-in-wells\/\">History of ringing in Wells<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Although Wells Amateur Bellring Society (or WABS as we are locally known) was founded in 1875, the first record of bells in Wells was in 1226 when Bishop Jocelin asked for bell ropes to be purchased for the Cathedral. 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