Bell Restoration

Below is the 2024 Bell Restoration Report provided by Brian Butcher, Bell Restoration Officer:

I am now able to confirm that this will take place at Barming on 27th July. Light refreshments will be available from 10.00 for a 10.30 start. The course will consist of a talk with PowerPoint presentation. Due to numbers as they stand, there are too many to ascend the Read more…

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 Read more…

Below is the report on bell restoration activities up to the end of 2021:

Brian Butcher, Bell Restoration Officer, has been reviewing and collating details about all of the work to bells that has been undertaken by the KCACR.  The result is the document below, which shows that work has been done in over 343 churches/buildings over the years and savings of £686,840 (at Read more…

Below is the report on bell restoration activities up to the end of February 2020:

Below is an update with regards to projects/work that has been completed or is ongoing as at August 2019:

Below is an update with regards to projects/work that has been completed or is ongoing as at February 2019:

Below is an update with regards to projects/work that has been completed or is ongoing as at July 2018: Charing Ropes guides have been fitted to the intermediate floor to hopefully stop the problem of ropes landing on the floor. Chilham Further discussions re obtaining the secondhand bell. Faculty now Read more…

Following acceptance by the PCC at Monkton of the offer of a bell from the Keltek Trust on 23rd January, the project to augment them to 6 is now going ahead. Monkton was up until recently a ring of three and through the efforts of Rev. David Cawley and the Read more…