It is unlikely that a 'Cambridge Maximus' or a 'Merry Andrew' will be heard from the belfries of the Vatican or Cologne
Cathedral, for their bells, like those throughout Europe, are not tolled by humans but by automatic bell-ringing machines. In Britain the invasion has already begun.
Will British change-ringers be replaced by German machines? Valda Hood goes in search of the first infiltrators.
Producer MICHAEL BRIGHT BBC Bristol