The 21-year-old gearing up for a bellringing marathon

Dylan Thomas ringing bells at Wellington Cathedral of St Paul, 2020.
Photo:
Lisa Doyle
When you think of bellringing in an old cathedral, the first thing that comes to mind probably isn't today's youth - but here to flip the script is 21-year-old Dylan Thomas.
Dylan is the Ringing Master at
Wellington Cathedral of St Paul
and he's gearing up to take part in a historic peal attempt next week to mark the end of Matariki.
The peal, is basically a marathon of three and a half hours of non-stop bellringing, with each bell being struck over five thousand times.
Dylan speaks with Paddy Gower about his hopes of keeping the tradition of bell-ringing alive.

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