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…
Below is an update from Brian Butcher with regards to projects/work that has been completed or is ongoing as at October 2016: Aylesham Inspection of a single unsafe bell requested. (DAC) Bobbing Correction of striking for number 2. The restoration of these bells is not going ahead and they have Read more…
Brian Butcher has provided a report of all the BRF work that has been completed, looked at or requested since the previous report right up until the end of August 2015. Download the report from here.