{"podcast":{"title":"Broadstairs life - its people, its places and its charm","slug":"broadstairs-life-7682120","podcast_index_feed_id":7682120,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/broadstairs-life/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/broadstairs-life","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/broadstairs-life/20260131_070147_6a81c5cda4d4a1147dd1c02d0fd48de8.png","author":"Barry Stickings MBE","episode_count":68,"summary":"Hello and welcome to my Podcast channel Broadstairs Life. I hope you enjoy and will continue to listen to future podcasts featuring the people of Broadstairs as they share the stories of their lives, their work, their loves and history of this historic and welcoming seaside town in Kent. I am just proud that I can help share information and peoples stories of the beautiful and friendly place I live. Broadstairs, a traditional British seaside coastal resort. What Broadstairs Life is About Human Stories : Personal accounts from locals sharing their life journeys, passions, and professional work. Local History : Exploring the heritage and historic significance of Broadstairs as a classic English seaside destination. A Welcoming Guide : Insights and tips that help visitors navigate and appreciate the beauty of the town. Community Connection : A platform that celebrates the \"welcoming\" spirit of the area. We are on all podcasts platforms Facebook Youtube and other social media platforms pls follow and enjoy my new Podcasts every Tuesday and Friday Thank you and enjoy and feel free to contact me if you would like to take part. Contact me to take part broadstairslife@gmail.com RSS Podcas…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-04T10:17:18.770870+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/broadstairs-life-7682120"},"episode":{"title":"The Bell Ringers of St Peters Church","slug":"the-bell-ringers-of-st-peters-church","published_at":"2026-07-09T23:20:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/broadstairs-life-7682120/the-bell-ringers-of-st-peters-church","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/broadstairs-life-7682120","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/broadstairs-life/2844084","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/370106/2844084/broadstairs-life/2026_06_02_09_20_14_845dabd0-f16f-41c2-b808-d5ed2be5868b.mp3","summary":"The History of the Bells of St Peter-in-Thanet Church St Peter’s church has had bells for over 600 years, but it is not known exactly when they were first installed or how many bells there were. A single bell was in the south east corner of the church and it is said that there are signs of wear caused by a bell rope on the wall of the present Lady Chapel. St Peter’s present tower was built in the 15th century at the north west corner of the church, but nothing is known about the bells until the mid-eighteenth century when the parish registers record that the bells were recast from 5 to 6 between 1754 and 1757. The Bells of St Peter’s John Mockett records in his Journal some work done on the bells both during his time as churchwarden at the end of the 18th century and when his father Elijah was churchwarden some years earlier. In 1777 the fourth bell was recast and put up when Elijah Mockett and John Stainer were Churchwardens. In 1798, John Mockett tells us “The parishioners having appointed Mr Thomas Paine and myself churchwardens for St Peters, we put up a new tenor bell, in consequence of the former having laid, for some years, useless.” The churchwardens’ accounts tell us that the bell was transported by boat to and from Mears’ Whitechapel Foundry and the bill for the recasting was £32.15s.9d. The bell ringers meet to practise at St Peter’s on Mondays from 7:00 to 8:30 pm with a special session for beginners from 6:30 to 7:00 pm. New ringers are most welcome to come along and learn how to ring. If you have ever thought you would like to learn to ring, why not come along to on a practice night to see what is involved. You can be any age from early teens onwards and it doesn’t require particular strength. For further information, please contact the Bellringing Captai…","meta_description":"The History of the Bells of St Peter-in-Thanet Church St Peter’s church has had bells for over 600 years, but it is not known exactly when they were first…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2233,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/broadstairs-life-7682120/episodes/the-bell-ringers-of-st-peters-church/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/broadstairs-life-7682120/the-bell-ringers-of-st-peters-church.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}