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When bell ringing, each person controls one bell via a rope. The rope has a fluffy coloured part, which is called the sally.
The action of ringing a bell can be broken into two components; a handstroke and a backstroke. It is usual to start by practising backstroke with the tutor looking after the handstroke.
After becoming proficient at backstroke, the learner will attempt the handstroke whilst the tutor looks after the backstroke. The next stage is to combine the two actions.
It may take a few weeks before moving on to ring with other ringers. A bell can easily lift a grown man to the ceiling at great speed but ringing is a very safe pastime because participants are taught how to handle a bell safely.
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