These list show how the money you give to the Belfry Repairs Fund is widely distributed to help projects throughout the Branches.
Tower | Year | Grant | Paid towards the cost of … |
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Worcester, All Saints | 2011 | £1,000.00 | Installing a "flat 6th" bell to the existing ring of 12 bells, to provide a "middle 8". |
Croome D’Abitot | 2011 | £265.64 | Materials to repair or replace broken wheels enabling the bells to be rung again. The work was carried out by members of the Association's Western Branch to celebrate the Branch's Centenary. |
Ripple | 2011 | £300.00 | Preparing and painting the bellframe and ironwork. |
Worcester, St John | 2011 | £7,500.00 | The provision of new fittings for the bells, installing new supporting steels and repairs to the bellframe. |
Alvechurch | 2012 | £8,000.00 | The restoration of the bells with new fittings in a new frame. |
Hinton on the Green | 2012 | £300.00 | Fitting bird proofing mesh. |
Kempsey | 2012 | £4,000.00 | The augmentation of the existing six bells to a ring of eight bells. |
Worcester, St Martin in the Cornmarket | 2012 | £7,700.00 | A new ring of ten bells in a new frame to be installed below the existing ring of bells, which are retained as clock bells. |
The Lye | 2012 | £5,000.00 | Re-hanging the bells with new fittings. |
Redditch | 2014 | £40.00 | Replacing the crown staple, rebushing and joint pin on the fourth bell. |
Pebworth | 2015 | £750.00 | Repairing a broken headstock on the tenor bell. |
Great Malvern | 2016 | £11,250.00 | A new bell with a suitable inscription, as part of an augmentation project from eight to ten bells. |
Bishampton | 2017 | £500.00 | Refurbishment of the pulleys. |
Oldswinford | 2017 | £100.00 | Repairing the tenor clapper. (The paper annual report shows the wrong amount) |
Leigh | 2018 | £250.00 | Fitting bird proofing mesh. |
Childswickham | 2020 | £750.00 | Maintenance work and improving the rope circle. |
Great Hampton | 2020 | £750.00 | Maintenance work and replacing the ceiling bosses. |
Himbleton | 2020 | £550.00 | Restoration of the bells to a ringable order. |
Hinton on the Green | 2020 | £1,000.00 | Refurbishment of the clappers and roller boxes, and related sundry repairs. |
Studley | 2020 | £500.00 | Refurbishment of the clappers and roller boxes. |
Croome D'Abitot | 2021 | £250.00 | Supplying and fitting new ceiling bosses, enlarging the ceiling holes where needed. |
Stoke Prior | 2021 | £75.00 | Improving the lighting in the bell chamber. |
Stoulton | 2022 | £1,000.00 | Frame painting and refurbishment work of the fittings. |
Chaddesley Corbett | 2022 | £750.00 | The fitting of five flapping boards in the intermediate clock room to better guide the ropes of the front bells. |
Tower | Grant Offered | Towards the cost of … |
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Elmley Castle | £ | Remodelling the bells into a lighter ring of six in a new frame, to better distribute the bell weight in the tower. Grant withdrawn pending a revised/new schedule of work and application. |
Stoke Prior | £ | Frame strengthening work and the fitting of frame corner cleats. Grant withdrawn pending a revised/new schedule of work and application. |
Document revised 22-11-22