Somerset couple ask church to stop ringing their bell every 15 minutes 24 hours a day - receive thre

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[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-17968546[/url]

[quote=BBC News][b]A couple who had a chiming church clock silenced because it kept them awake at night have withdrawn their complaint.[/b]

The clock bell at the 15th Century All Saints Church in Wrington in Somerset had rung every 15 minutes for decades.

But following complaints from new neighbours, Jonathan Apps and Tina Hallett, a Noise Abatement Notice was issued by North Somerset Council.

Now the couple say they have found "public reaction very distressing" and "do not wish to pursue the case".

In a joint statement with All Saints' Church Wrington, Mr Apps and Miss Hallett said they had received "threatening and offensive letters" and "been the focus of some malicious comments on social media".

It went on to say that the couple had not asked for a Noise Abatement Notice to be issued and had "never intended to cause any offence to the local community or any members of it".

The statement added that the church "deeply deplores any threatening behaviour that has been directed towards Jonathan and Tina" and "will continue to work to remove the Noise Abatement Notice served by North Somerset Council".

The chimes had been temporarily switched off for a refurbishment when the couple bought their house in October. The sound was switched on again in November.

After receiving the complaint, council officials told the vicar Nicholas Maddock the bell must not be allowed to chime between 23:00 BST and 07:00 BST.

But church leaders said they had to silence it completely because the bell's computer software could not be programmed locally to stop it chiming at night.[/quote]

[valkery]

That is some serious bullshit right there.

[QUOTE= OP]But church leaders said they had to silence it completely because the bell's computer software could not be programmed locally to stop it chiming at night.[/QUOTE]

If that is the case, get some new bells, because I know that living next to a church that would never stop ringing it's bells would be hell.

[AceOfDivine]

[quote]But church leaders said they had to silence it completely because the bell's computer software could not be programmed locally to stop it chiming at night.[/quote]
What kind of shit programmers do they have?

[SilverKnight]

If you don't like church bells then move away. I can hear my local abby ring it's bells. It's not a big deal and i would rather they kept ringing. Goddam minoritys want people to not have nice things.

[Uber|nooB]

every 15 minutes 24 hours a day seems a bit extreme

[editline]5th May 2012[/editline]

[QUOTE=AceOfDivine;35835522]What kind of shit programmers do they have?[/QUOTE]

i want to know this too

[valkery]

[QUOTE=SilverKnight;35835545]If you don't like church bells then move away. I can hear my local abby ring it's bells. It's not a big deal and i would rather they kept ringing. Goddam minoritys want people to not have nice things.[/QUOTE]

Are you directly next to your local abby, and if so, does it ring its bells all hours of the day and night, disrupting your conversations, sleep and anything else you may want to accomplish in peace?

If not, your opinion is useless.

[Liem]

I have a clock that does that every 15 minutes, You kinda forget it's there
What's with all the dumb ratings?

[smurfy]

[QUOTE=AceOfDivine;35835522]What kind of shit programmers do they have?[/QUOTE]

I doubt they have any, this is the countryside, they will just have had some tech guy come and set it up and no one there actually knows how it works

[BoSoZoku]

Can't they just turn them off at night? I mean I understand the program they use is crap (or they can't use it) but turning it off is not rocket science.

Or they are so lazy that they can't even be bothered with doing it?

[Last or First]

[QUOTE=AceOfDivine;35835522]What kind of shit programmers do they have?[/QUOTE]
A flock of pigeons trained to fly into the bells head first in order for it to drop food from the top. "Switching it off" just meant not refilling it.

Seriously, is it so fucking hard to just program it so it goes off only once an hour? Even just twice an hour would be good. And would it really be so fucking hard to add
if (time > 23 || time < 7) {
dontFuckingChime()
}

[hexpunK]

[QUOTE=SilverKnight;35835545]If you don't like church bells then move away. I can hear my local abby ring it's bells. It's not a big deal and i would rather they kept ringing. Goddam minoritys want people to not have nice things.[/QUOTE]

Yeah damn those people wanting the noise pollution created by faulty software wanting to stop the bells ringing every 15 minutes! Who are they to ask for a better quality of life! Snobs!

[AceOfDivine]

[QUOTE=Last or First;35835738]A flock of pigeons trained to fly into the bells head first in order for it to drop food from the top. "Switching it off" just meant not refilling it.

Seriously, is it so fucking hard to just program it so it goes off only once an hour? Even just twice an hour would be good. And would it really be so fucking hard to add
if (time > 23 || time < 7) {
dontFuckingChime()
}[/QUOTE]
But isn't computer devil's work?

[Cyclocius]

It's been like that for decades? Is it some tradition?

[asteroidrules]

Some seriously light sleepers here.

[AceOfDivine]

[QUOTE=asteroidrules;35835858]Some seriously light sleepers here.[/QUOTE]
Depending on how close you live, these bells can be loud.

[MadDog986]

If its software related go down to the store and pick up a power switch with at timer!

(turn it off at night, turn it on during the day)

[DaysBefore]

[QUOTE=SilverKnight;35835545]Goddam minoritys want people to not have nice things.[/QUOTE]
Yeah mate fuck those pesky minorities getting in the way of our obvious glory. We should get rid of them.

Fucking moron.

[AK'z]

Who cares about it during the day, but at night the bells would disrupt everyone's sleep.

It's like asking people to turn their music down at night. Why is this so different?

[Kalibos]

[QUOTE=SilverKnight;35835545]If you don't like church bells then move away. I can hear my local abby ring it's bells. It's not a big deal and i would rather they kept ringing. Goddam minoritys want people to not have nice things.[/QUOTE]

uuuggghhh hang yourself

[myon]

[QUOTE=SilverKnight;35835545]If you don't like church bells then move away. I can hear my local abby ring it's bells. It's not a big deal and i would rather they kept ringing. Goddam minoritys want people to not have nice things.[/QUOTE]

Your name and that statement, ugh.

[AceOfDivine]

[QUOTE=Oicani Gonzales;35836601]I wouldn't mind the normal 1 bell ring per hour, but every 15 minutes is fucking bullshit, why would anyone even do that in the first place[/QUOTE]
Because their software said so.

[Doneeh]

[QUOTE=AK'z;35836546]Who cares about it during the day, but at night the bells would disrupt everyone's sleep.

It's like asking people to turn their music down at night. Why is this so different?[/QUOTE]

Thing is, it didn't seem to disrupt anyone's sleep for the past few decades. And even if it did, they didn't seem bothered enough by it to file a complaint and get a whole damn town on their ass.

But really, if you're a prospective homeowner, isn't this the kind of shit you should be looking for? It may have been off while they moved in, but I assume that they visited the town to check it out beforehand, if not, that's their fault. Can't be that hard to link a church to church bells, and I assume the community there practically revolves around it with how uptight they are.

Also, don't most churches just do this by hand? I mean, a priest or something must be living there, so couldn't he just ring it during the day and leave it during the night?

[David29]

Nearly 20 years I have lived next to a church. Every 15 minutes, the bells ring.

I barely notice it.

[AceOfDivine]

[QUOTE=David29;35836846]Nearly 20 years I have lived next to a church. Every 15 minutes, the bells ring.

I barely notice it.[/QUOTE]What's your point?
The people who complained didn't live there anywhere that long. After 20 years you'd get used to any sound even if it was thunder each 5 minutes.

[AK'z]

[QUOTE=Doneeh;35836641]Thing is, it didn't seem to disrupt anyone's sleep for the past few decades. And even if it did, they didn't seem bothered enough by it to file a complaint and get a whole damn town on their ass.

But really, if you're a prospective homeowner, isn't this the kind of shit you should be looking for? It may have been off while they moved in, but I assume that they visited the town to check it out beforehand, if not, that's their fault. Can't be that hard to link a church to church bells, and I assume the community there practically revolves around it with how uptight they are.

Also, don't most churches just do this by hand? I mean, a priest or something must be living there, so couldn't he just ring it during the day and leave it during the night?[/QUOTE]

That's because people just want to get back to sleep.

At least someone realises it disrupts sleep and acts on it.

[editline]5th May 2012[/editline]

[QUOTE=David29;35836846]Nearly 20 years I have lived next to a church. Every 15 minutes, the bells ring.

I barely notice it.[/QUOTE]

It's probably less harsh, more a light ambient bell sound.

Background ambience is always nice for sleep, even te perfect silences of the countryside make me feel uneasy.

[Doneeh]

[QUOTE=AK'z;35836879]That's because people just want to get back to sleep.

At least someone realises it disrupts sleep and acts on it.[/QUOTE]

Or maybe they should have done the research beforehand? Really, I'm pretty positive that a real estate agent would have mentioned an old ass church that rings bells, or something along those lines. They either didn't realize what they were getting into, didn't bother to get the correct information, or didn't bother to scope out the neighborhood more than they did.

[Clementine]

[QUOTE=SilverKnight;35835545]If you don't like church bells then move away. I can hear my local abby ring it's bells. It's not a big deal and i would rather they kept ringing. Goddam minoritys want people to not have nice things.[/QUOTE]

Haha wow this is the most unintelligent post I've seen in awhile

[ThePinkPanzer]

[QUOTE=SilverKnight;35835545]If you don't like church bells then move away. I can hear my local abby ring it's bells. It's not a big deal and i would rather they kept ringing. Goddam minoritys want people to not have nice things.[/QUOTE]

Okay I will just go move into the free house that is conveniently located miles away thanks.

[AK'z]

[QUOTE=Doneeh;35836982]Or maybe they should have done the research beforehand? Really, I'm pretty positive that a real estate agent would have mentioned an old ass church that rings bells, or something along those lines. They either didn't realize what they were getting into, didn't bother to get the correct information, or didn't bother to scope out the neighborhood more than they did.[/QUOTE]

Unlike a train track, I don't think a bell would be mentioned.

I guess it would be like living next to Big Ben then moaning about the iconic chimes. Now it kind of makes sense to remove the complaint.
Maybe a lot of the community got used to the bells and removing them would make it weird.

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