Last Friday, as part of the build up to the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics we were at the “All the Bells” event in Beverley’s Wednesday Market. The event was led by the East Riding’s Town Crier Michael Wood, Three Times World Champion Town Crier and Britain’s Loudest Town Crier. At 8.12am, hundreds of residents, many with hand bells, Read More…
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Britain’s Loudest Town Crier measures over 105dB
The noise measurements made at the recent British Town Crier Championship revealed some interesting statistics about the competitors. Michael Wood, Town Crier for the East Riding of Yorkshire, was recorded at a level of 105.4 dB(A) (LAFmax) at a distance of 2M, some 3dB higher than the next highest recorded level. Although the highest LAFmax level was used as the Read More…
