A recent report by the Churches Conservation Trust & YMCAfit, featured on BBC Breakfast recently, has highlighted the benefits of ringing church bells. The report recommends bellringing to improve agility, co-ordination, and reaction times, tone core abdominal muscles and glutes, work biceps, quads and calves with minimal force and develop muscle endurance.
The church in Great Chishill has 5 bells and although they need a lot of work done on them, they are rung every Wednesday evening and for church services and special occasions. If you would like to try it, the Great Chishill ringers would be very pleased to see you and show you the ropes (pun intended).