Any Bell. Anyone. Anywhere.

At 8am on 27th July 2012, thousands of people across the UK will be joining together to ring in the first day of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Everyone across the country is invited to take part.

Work No. 1197: All the bells in a country rung as quickly and as loudly as possible for three minutes by Turner Prize-winning artist and musician Martin Creed is a London 2012 Festival commission and will be performed by you.

Anyone can take part by ringing any bell whatsoever.

All you have to do is click on Take Part to let us know you’re going to ring your bell. We’ll remind you of the date nearer the time.

Even better, why don’t you Create an Event of your own and invite your colleagues, friends and family to join you.

Everyone who takes part will be able to download a free exclusive Martin Creed ringtone as soon as it becomes available.

Please join us at 8am on 27th July to experience millions of bells ringing out across the country in order to mark this historical moment and to celebrate the beginning of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Work No. 1197 is supported by Discovering Places, the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad campaign to inspire the UK to discover their local historic, built and natural environment.
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