Bell in one hand, scroll in the other ... In addition to his town crier duties -- which include leading parades and appearing at openings -- he works as a toastmaster, a kind of master of ...

According to The Sun, the town crier dates back to times when literacy ... hear ye," and then he'd ring a bell, pull out a scroll, and give everyone the news. Today, there are still 200 official ...

unfurl his scroll and start “crying,” friends recalled. It wasn’t sad weeping, mind you, but “crying,” as in “town crier.” O’Connell, using the name Redmond O’Colonies ...

Equipped with a paper scroll, a bell and an umbrella, the newly hired town crier cleared his throat and addressed a crowd in the pouring rain on Wednesday in the Quebec City neighbourhood of St-Roch.

What am I doing out here with my stupid scroll? They’d listen to Bertram ... I’m an observational town crier. I’m not a hack. Oh, “Hear ye! Hear ye! Take my wife, please—she’s for ...

Some speak to tourists or represent their town at public events. And some — like the 10 competitors (and one crier-turn-judge from England) who made their way to Provincetown — travel to ...

Nearly 30 years ago, Cheryl Stinson decided to respond to an ad in the Concord Monitor looking for a Penacook town crier. A volunteer position, each town crier writes a short weekly column ...

David Summers, (fourth from the right) said the win was a great way to celebrate his birthday A man said he was "absolutely elated" to win a British town crier competition on his birthday.

A teenage town crier from Cornwall is hoping a more modern outfit will give the role a new lease of life. Max Morrison, 18, became Redruth Town Crier last year but the traditional garb does not ...