Report to November 2023
Two bell maintenance courses have been run for the Tonbridge District. I have had a couple of enquiries and so please get in touch if you would like me to run another.
| Broomfield | Proposals for a ringing gallery |
| Egerton | Inspection & maintenance |
| Minster-in-Thanet | Inspection & maintenance |
| Ringwould | Inspection & maintenance |
| High Halden | Clapper repair |
| Southborough | Inspection |
| Westgate, St James | Inspection |
| Woodnesborough | Inspection |
| Brabourne | Inspection & maintenance |
| Biddenden | Inspection |
| Ightham | Inspection with work to be done |
| Marden | The bells have been removed and will be rehung in the original metal frame (Nicholsons) |
| Tonbridge | May now proceed with some rehanging with new fittings |
| Penshurst | Faculty applied for to rehang with new fittings and re-order the bells |
| Leeds | Clappers serviced and possible work to frame |
| Snodland | Church House Snodland was a church but after becoming redundant, it was converted to a house but retaining much of the internal layout of the church. It has a tower and the intention was to install a 7cwt ring of 6 but only the tenor was put in. Unfortunately, the access to the tower is very small and so I was unable to get to the bell. The owner is hopefully going to send me some video / pictures. The bell is supposed to be in a frame for 6. The bell is chimed twice a year at Christmas and New Year and is rung from the master bedroom ensuite shower! |
Report for the Handbook 2022
| Bethersden | Fundraising and faculty application for a complete rehang |
| Bobbing | Enquiry re: bells safe for a funeral |
| East Malling | Maintenance enquiry |
| Eastry | Tenor bearing plate loose, repaired as required |
| Hunton | Maintenance & repairs |
| Hythe | New clapper fitted to 7th |
| Ightham | Chiming hammers being upgraded |
| Mersham | These bells had not received much attention for a long time. General overhaul and some adjustments. These are now much improved |
| Kippington (Sevenoaks) | Repair rope on single bell |
| Lydd | Clapper problem |
| Marden | Rehanging work planned |
| Meopham | Repairs to louvres |
| Newington-next-Hythe | Maintenance |
| Pluckley | Inspection & maintenance |
| Ramsgate, St Augustine (RC) | Pugin’s masterpiece and Pugin centre. Inspection of the single bell with a view to installing more bells as was originally planned. Interesting ringing room as the existing rope drops beside the high altar |
| Selling | Repairs to sound control doors |
| Shorne | As per doctor’s appointment, diagnosis and repair of loose bolts advised by telephone! |
| Sundridge | Inspection & maintenance |
| Temple Ewell | Inspection and rope repair of single bell |
| Warehorne | Inspection & maintenance |
| West Malling | The tenor bell has cracked. Offer of a possible replacement bell has fallen through |
| Wickhambreaux | Inspection & maintenance |