21 Jun 2025

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

From Saturday Morning, 9:30 am on 21 June 2025
Dylan Thomas ringing bells at Wellington Cathedral of St Paul.

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.