Manx bell ringers are celebrating the Royal Wedding by trying to complete a complicated routine.
There will be an attempt to ring 1,260 changes of what are known as 'Plain Bob Triples' at St George's at lunchtime today (Friday), and 1,260 changes of 'Plain Bob Minor' at Peel Cathedral this evening.
The routine, known as 'a quarter peal' takes ringers two to three years to learn, and it means the bells will sound for well over an hour.
Ringing master Ernie Runciman says successfully completing the challenge would be quite a feat:
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