Friday 9 December 2016

Christmas Bingo – thank you



Thank you to all who supported us for our very enjoyable Christmas Bingo in aid of the Barnham Broom Church Bells Restoration Appeal.

Thanks to those who attended, the organisers and helpers, our caller Buffy and those who provided prizes and refreshments.

The very enjoyable evening helped us to raise just over £300 towards the Bells Appeal.





Wednesday 30 November 2016

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2016 UPDATE

The target date for our Lottery bid is the first of December and we are including summaries of the various aspects of our “Heritage Package” in this. One strand of this will be the development of a programme of re-enactments of the history of the area.

We have been looking at the work needed to install lighting in the belfry and have the approval to go ahead with this.

A huge thank you to everyone for their support during 2016 with donations, contributions to our collection boxes and help and support at our events. Our fund plus pledges has now reached over £26,900 with our collection boxes and events raising over £4,800 so far this year. We’ve had a Quiz Night, Mardling evening, Village Fete and Beetle Drive and our Christmas Bingo evening on Saturday 3rd December is still to come. Please do come and join us.

Watch out for several fund-raising events being planned for 2017.

Saturday 26 November 2016

A week to go to Christmas Bingo for the Bells Appeal



Just a week to go before our Christmas Bingo at Barnham Broom Village Hall NR9 4BU on Saturday 3rd December.

Doors open from 7pm, with eyes down at 7.30. Just turn up on the night for Prize Bingo, Raffle and Refreshments.


We hope to see you there.

Monday 14 November 2016

Christmas Bingo

Once again this year there will be Christmas Bingo at Barnham Broom Village Hall NR9 4BU in aid of the Barnham Broom Church Bells Appeal.

Please do come and join us on Saturday 3rd December. 
Doors open from 7pm, with eyes down at 7.30 for Prize Bingo, Raffle and Refreshments.

Free admission, no pre-booking.

Tuesday 8 November 2016

Our November 2016 Newsletter

Find out how our restoration project is going from our latest Newsletter.
See the Newsletters page on our blog for this and previous Newsletters.
If you would prefer a copy of each Newsletter as it is issued via email, please contact bbbells.appeal@gmail.com to be included on our distribution list.

Our latest Newsletter is here:  Newsletter 06 (Nov 2016)

Monday 31 October 2016

OCTOBER 2016 UPDATE

We are working on a “Heritage Package” to strengthen the link between our Bells, Church and Community as part of our lottery application. Ideas include a new “Barnham Broom Trail”, work on the history and archaeology of the area and various forms of entertainment including possible re-enactments. We’re still looking for local historians to help. Please contact bbbells.appeal@gmail.com if you would like to get involved.

Following the recent structural survey, we were able to toll one of the bells at the funeral of Ken Cranefield, a WW2 pilot officer who was awarded a DFC for bravery and valour while attempting to drop supplies to UK forces in Arnhem in 1944.

Our thanks once again to everyone for your continued support. Our fund plus pledges has now reached almost £26,800. Despite being up against the Great British Bake Off final, our Beetle Drive still managed to raise a small profit.

Do please come and join us at our next fund raising event. We have a Christmas Bingo Evening on Saturday 3rd December at Barnham Broom Village Hall. No need to book in advance, just turn up on the night. 

Beetle Drive for the Bells Appeal - thank you


The Children's prizes


Thank you to all those who joined us for our Beetle Drive in aid of the Barnham Broom Church Bells Restoration Appeal. 
Thanks also to the organisers, helpers, cooks and our MC and adjudicator Tony Baker.

Results of the children’s competition were:
1 Liam 2 Martha 3 Edward 4 Consti

Results of the main Beetle Drive were:
1 Eunice & Jill   135
2 Andy & Liam   129
3 Anne & Jean  127
all out of a possible 168 (12 rounds of 14 points for a complete Beetle)

Totting up the scores
As the winners of each round moved on to the next table, it was a great opportunity to socialise with friends & family, villagers (old and new) and visitors.
Thanks to everyone for helping us raise a small profit of £40. 

We hope you can all attend our Christmas Bingo Evening on Saturday 3rd December. Please add it to your diary!!!!


Wednesday 19 October 2016

A week to go to the Beetle Drive for the Bells Appeal

Just a week to go before our Beetle Drive at Barnham Broom Village Hall NR9 4BU on Wednesday 26th October. Do please come and join us. 

Doors open 5.30pm and the Beetle Drive will be between 6.00pm and 8.00pm. 
Admission is £5 adults / £3 children (under 16) and includes sausages & baked potato.

To help with the catering, we do need to know numbers in advance, so please buy your tickets by this weekend if possible from Barnham Broom Post Office & Stores.

Let us know as you book if a Vegetarian option is needed. Tea/Coffee/Squash will be available at a small charge and there will be a raffle in aid of the Bells Appeal.


Friday 30 September 2016

SEPTEMBER 2016 UPDATE

As part of our lottery application, we are looking at ways to strengthen the link between our Bells, Church and Community involvement. One of our ideas is to develop a new “Barnham Broom Trail”, where the history of the village will complement a walking map of the area.
Do we have any local historians who would like to help with this? Please contact bbbells.appeal@gmail.com if you would like to get involved.

Please come and support us at our fund raising events. We’re having a Beetle Drive on Wednesday 26th October. Tickets are £5 adults / £3 children (under 16) and are on sale now from Barnham Broom Post Office and Stores. Entrance includes Sausages and Baked Potato
We’ll also be having Christmas Bingo on Saturday 3rd December.
Both are at Barnham Broom Village Hall.

Thank you to everyone for your continued support, helping our fund plus pledges to reach over £24,700.

Our latest trainee bell ringers, who showed an interest in learning more about bell ringing after seeing the Charmborough Ring portable belfry at the fete, have started lessons at Reymerston Church with Ringing Master Keith Tinsey and his wife Jill.


Sunday 25 September 2016

How does a Beetle Drive work?

Roll a die to build a Beetle

Beetle Drive for the Bells Appeal

Please come and join us for a Beetle Drive at Barnham Broom Village Hall NR9 4BU on Wednesday 26th October between 6.00pm and 8.00pm.  Doors open 5.30pm. 


Admission is £5 adults / £3 children (under 16) and includes sausages & baked potato. To help with the catering, we'll need to know numbers. So please buy your tickets in advance from Barnham Broom Post Office & Stores. Let us know as you book if a Vegetarian option is needed. Tea/Coffee/Squash will be available at a small charge and there will be a raffle in aid of the Bells Appeal.


Friday 26 August 2016

AUGUST 2016 UPDATE

Two members of the Bells Appeal Committee recently visited the Lottery grant headquarters in Cambridge to discuss a possible Heritage Scheme grant for our bells. We were very encouraged by their response and so are going forward with an application. To help our application, we need to show the link between our Bells, Church and Community involvement, not just for fund raising. Do you have any ideas of how we could make more use of our Bells and Church in the community? Contact bbbells.appeal@gmail.com with things you would like to see.

Several people, both adults and children, showed an interest in learning more about bell ringing after seeing the Charmborough Ring portable belfry at the fete. Those who put their names forward are being invited in September to see for themselves what is involved and to try their hand at ringing a full size bell.  All potential ringers are welcome and if there are any more people who would like to join the growing list, please contact bbbells.appeal@gmail.com.

Our sincere thanks to Church Care for awarding us a grant of £2200 towards our bells and to everyone for their individual contributions helping our fund plus pledges to reach over £23,400.

There will be a Norfolk Churches Trust cycle ride on 10th of September. Details and forms in the church or from the website (www.norfolkchurchestrust.org.uk/bike-ride).


We will also have a Beetle Drive and Christmas Bingo later this year.

Friday 29 July 2016

Our July 2016 Newsletter

Find out how our restoration project is going from our latest Newsletter.
See the Newsletters page on our blog for this and previous Newsletters.
If you would prefer a copy of each Newsletter as it is issued via email, please contact bbbells.appeal@gmail.com to be included on our distribution list.

Our latest Newsletter is here: Newsletter 05 (July 2016)

Thursday 28 July 2016

JULY 2016 UPDATE


Thank you to all who supported and helped at our very successful Village Fete, allowing us to raise over £3,300 towards the Bells Appeal. We were encouraged by the kind comments both on the day and since of how much people enjoyed a traditional Village Fete.  The Charmborough Ring was also a big success, with a full peal of bells ringing thanks to local bell ringers, many people trying their hand at ringing the bells and several showing an interest in following this up.

Planning will start soon on a Beetle Drive and Christmas Bingo for later this year.

Meanwhile we are working on our application to the National Lottery. A second application for the fabric of the church will be made at a later date. Both applications need to include how we can increase the use of the Bells and Church not just for fund raising but as part of village life. Do you have ideas on how we could do this? If so, please contact us at bbbells.appeal@gmail.com with your thoughts.

Thank you all for your continued support and donations. Following the Village Fete, our total fund plus pledges has now reached over £23,000.

Tuesday 26 July 2016

Barnham Broom Village Fete – the winners



A list of the prize winners with winning weights and numbers is on display both at Barnham Broom Post Office and Stores and in the Bells Appeal folder in Barnham Broom church.


How close did you get to the winning numbers?








Duck Race:
1 Lee Kelly
2 Guy Willis
3 Stanley Skeoch (from Scotland)
Wooden Spoon: Robert Nelson

Raffle:
1 Fee Sharples (Golf Day)
2 Kirsty Atkins (Paint Balling)
3 Geoff Rowlands (World Atlas)
4 Anthea (Hamper & Plant)
5 Les Tickle (Glasses)
6 Pam Mead (Lunch Voucher for Debut Restaurant)

Skittles (adult 27, junior 12):
Adult winner: Andrew Westview
Junior winner: Dominic

Number of Sweets in Jar (304):
Daisy Eagle 

Weight of Cake (1.455 kilos):
Sarah Softley

Weight of Sheep (78lbs):
Mr Forsyth

Bowling for Pig (adult 200, junior first to 150):
Adult winner: Andrew Gavin
Junior winner: Issac Braybrook

Treasure Hunt:
Brian Read

Barnham Broom Village Fete - thank you

Thank you to all who joined us for the Barnham Broom Village Fete in aid of the Barnham Broom Church Bells Restoration Appeal. We had around 300 come through the gates on foot and around 200 cars in the car park plus all the volunteer helpers, stall holders and participants.








Thanks to all who contributed with prizes, cakes, books, plants, bric-a-brac and the loan of various items of equipment.

Thanks also to the organisers, helpers, stall holders and participants, to those who helped set up the fete and take it down again, to the EDP for their Community Chest grant towards the hire and transport of the Charmborough Ring, to those who gave donations and to all at Mill House for their support in providing such a great venue for the fete and duck race.





















We appreciate the feedback both on the day and since of how much people enjoyed a traditional village fete.  The glorious sunshine gave everyone a chance to socialize and enjoy the various attractions, helping us raise over £3,300 towards the Bells Appeal.





Friday 15 July 2016

Barnham Broom Village Fete Programme

Please come and join us at our Village Fete on Sunday.


As well as stalls, games and refreshments, there will be a range of entertainment including music, a fire engine (emergencies permitting), a duck race and bell ringing. We’ll have big bells in the form of a portable belfry and small bells with the Windmill Hand Bell Ringers. See our Programme of Events to help you plan your afternoon.
Download your copy here: Village Fete Programme 2016

Thursday 14 July 2016

The Charmborough Ring - a portable belfry





Our successful application to the EDP Community Chest Scheme has helped us hire the Charmborough Ring for the Barnham Broom Village Fete on Sunday 17th July 2016.






The Charmborough Ring is a portable belfry with 6 bells hung for full circle ringing. It is operated by the Charmborough Bell Trust as a registered charity for promoting change–ringing in the wider community. Change-ringing originated in English churches in the 17th century and is still going strong today. Each bell rotates backwards and forwards, sounding once as it rotates in each direction. By changing the speed of rotation, the ringers cause the bells to sound in different orders according to a pre-arranged permutation or “method”.
 
See more information about the Charmborough Ring by visiting their website at www.charmborough.org

Visit YouTube to see how the portable belfry is erected at

www.charmborough.org/ picture of 2013 Ashford School, Kent  




Sunday 3 July 2016

Choose your duck

Do you have a favourite number? Why not choose the number on your duck for the Duck Race at the Barnham Broom Village Fete in advance. £1 a duck at the Barnham Broom Post Office & Stores.

Thursday 30 June 2016

JUNE 2016 UPDATE

Organisation of the Barnham Broom Village fete on Sunday 17th July continues with posters, banners and, thanks to Warners Estate Agents, estate agent boards going up in Barnham Broom and the surrounding area. 






Entrance to the fete is free but there will be a small fee of £1 for car parking on the day.



As well as the entertainment already advertised, we’ll be having big bells and little bells on display. Our successful application to the EDP Community Chest Scheme was for the hire of a Travelling Belfry for the fete, which has now been confirmed. There will also be Hand Bell Ringers.  We’re planning a Bouncy Castle (weather permitting), a soft play area and face painting. With all the recent rain, the ducks would have sailed down river pretty quickly if our duck race had been last weekend. 





If you can help to set up or participate in the fete please talk to Karen at the Barnham Broom Post Office & Stores or contact us via bbbells.appeal@gmail.com 

Thursday 16 June 2016

Barnham Broom Village Fete

Please join us at the Barnham Broom Village Fete on Sunday 17th July in aid of the Barnham Broom Church Bells Restoration Appeal. The fete will be held from 1pm to 5pm at Mill House Mill Road Barnham Broom NR9 4DE and all are welcome.

We’ll have various stands as well as Children’s games, Tombola, Books, Bric-a-brac, a Produce stall, Cake Stall and much more.
There will be entertainment including the D'Capo Choir, Perfect Performers Dance School, a Fire Engine (barring emergencies) and a Duck Race.
Refreshments will include a BBQ by City College Norwich Hotel School and a Beer Tent by The Bell Public House Barnham Broom as well as Teas/Coffees and Cakes.

We look forward to seeing you there.


Monday 30 May 2016

MAY 2016 UPDATE

Once again the bells have rung out from the Church of St Peter & St Paul, Barnham Broom. This time it was part of a structural survey of the Bell Tower. We had 4 ringers available for our 5 bells. A passing visitor who was drawn by the sound of the bells turned out to be an experienced bell ringer from Yeovil.  Joining in, that meant three out of our five ringers were Bell Captains.

A big thank you to everyone involved with the very enjoyable Mardling and Music evening with Keith Skipper and Ian Prettyman which raised just over £285 towards the Barnham Broom Church Bells Restoration Appeal. The fine weather meant that we could enjoy our refreshments afterwards al fresco.

Organisation of the Barnham Broom Village fete on Sunday 17th July is stepping up a pace. Posters will be going up around the village soon and more information will be available nearer the time. If you can help to set up or participate in the fete please talk to Karen at the Barnham Broom Post Office & Stores or contact us via bbbells.appeal@gmail.com

Our thanks once again for your continued support and donations. Our total fund plus pledges has now reached over £19,800.  

Friday 27 May 2016

Mardling and Music evening - thank you

Thank you to Keith Skipper and Ian Prettyman for a very enjoyable evening of Mardling and Music at Barnham Broom Church.
Thanks to all who organised, helped, decorated, provided prizes and memorabilia and supported the evening helping us raise just over £285 towards the Barnham Broom Church Bells Restoration Appeal.

  

Panoramic view from the organ loft shows the audience gathering 











Thursday 28 April 2016

Our April 2016 Newsletter

Find out how our restoration project is going from our latest Newsletter.
See the Newsletters page on our blog for this and previous Newsletters.
If you would prefer a copy of each Newsletter as it is issued via email, please contact bbbells.appeal@gmail.com to be included on our distribution list.

Our latest Newsletter is here:  Newsletter 04 (Apr 2016)

Wednesday 27 April 2016

APRIL 2016 UPDATE

We have confirmed the details of our revised restoration quotes, so now have a like-for-like comparison.

We have heard that our March application for the EDP Community Chest campaign was successful. We are being awarded £200 which will be put towards the Barnham Broom Village Fete in aid of the Bells Appeal. The second Barnham Broom application via the Parish Council was unsuccessful. We are still collecting tokens in Barnham Broom for local causes. So please continue to cut out the tokens printed daily in your EDP and drop them into the collection box at Barnham Broom Post Office & Stores.

A big thank you to everyone involved with the Quiz Night on Saturday 16th April. This hugely enjoyable evening raised just over £575 towards the Barnham Broom Church Bells Restoration Appeal. Our next event is the Mardling evening with Keith Skipper and Ian Prettyman at Barnham Broom Church and tickets for this are available from Barnham Broom Post Office & Stores. Please do come and join us. See our posters for further information. 

Our thanks once again for your continued support and donations. Our total fund plus pledges has now reached over £19,000.  

Tuesday 19 April 2016

Quiz Night for the Bells Appeal - thank you



Thank you to all who joined us for our sell-out Bangers & Mash Quiz Night in aid of the Barnham Broom Church Bells Restoration Appeal.  
Thanks also to the organisers, helpers, those who provided prizes and especially the cooks and our quiz master Tony Baker.

The competition was very close.
The results of the quiz were:
1 Morecambe & Not So Wise 105 points & tie-breaker
2 IQs 105 points
3 Oddbins 104 points

Thanks to all your support for this well attended and hugely enjoyable evening which raised just over £575 towards the Barnham Broom Church Bells Restoration Appeal.


Friday 15 April 2016

Keith Skipper and Ian Prettyman in Barnham Broom

We are proud to present two of the area’s best-known performers as part of their fundraising tour of local churches.

Writer, broadcaster and entertainer Keith Skipper is again teaming up with Methodist preacher Ian Prettyman for a Mardling and Music Evening in aid of our Church Bells Restoration Appeal at St Peter and St Paul Church Barnham Broom NR9 4DB on Saturday, May 21st. 

Keith, based in Cromer, and Ian, from Lowestoft, have appeared together on many occasions as part of productions of All Preacher Great and Small in churches and as members of the much-loved Press Gang entertainment troupe in theatres and village halls over a period of 25 years.
“We make regular use of our inter-county rivalry on these outings but always find complete harmony when it comes to the target in mind – encouraging local communities to support a vital drive for extra finances “ says Keith. “We are delighted to include Barnham Broom on the last lap of our great adventure in so many wonderful local buildings.”
While Keith shares favourite church and chapel yarns and verses as well as a Bible reading in his beloved Norfolk dialect, his colleague provides musical items, including traditional East Anglian farming and fishing songs and a rousing medley on his melodeon.

Doors open 7pm for a 7.30pm start and the show runs without a break until about 9pm. Then it’s time for mardling, a raffle in aid of the Bells Appeal and refreshments.
Tickets are £10 per person and go on sale at our Quiz evening on Saturday, April 16th. Following this they can be purchased from Barnham Broom Post Office & Stores.
Refreshments are included in the ticket price and Parking is available.


"Middle age is when, if you have a choice between two temptations, you select the one that will get you home earlier."  Keith Skipper Nov 2015






Tuesday 5 April 2016

EDP Community Chest March Applications

Thanks to more tokens being dropped in to the village shop on Monday 4th, we had enough to post both Barnham Broom March applications ready for Friday's deadline.

Thanks also to those who volunteered extra tokens via Private Messages.

Sunday 3 April 2016

Spare EDP Community Chest March tokens please?

Thank you to everyone for the March EDP Community Chest tokens from the collection box at Barnham Broom Post Office & Store and via Barnham Broom & District WI.
We have sufficient March EDP tokens to apply again this month as we were not successful in February.

We are just under 70 tokens short for an application on behalf of a second Barnham Broom project and one has been nominated by the Parish Council.
If you still have any March EDP tokens, please drop them into the collection box at Barnham Broom Post Office & Store or let us know where they can be collected from so that we can make the second application before the deadline of Friday, April 8.

If our applications are not successful, we will be able to try again. So please do carry on cutting out the tokens printed daily in your EDP and dropping them into the collection box at Barnham Broom Post Office & Store.


Thank you

Thursday 17 March 2016

MARCH 2016 UPDATE

We now have our revised restoration quotes and are checking the detail on these as well as finalising our other costs before making our submission to the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Thank you to our volunteers for help with the tidy up of the ringing chamber, organ loft and vestry which is now complete.

We still have some spaces on the next course of training for bell ringers. Lessons start in April and all ages are welcome. For further details email us via bbbells.appeal@gmail.com.

We were unsuccessful in our application with the February tokens for the EDP Community Chest campaign, but we will be trying again in March. So please continue to cut out the tokens printed daily in your EDP and help us reach our target of 500 tokens by dropping them into the collection box at Barnham Broom Post Office & Stores.

Our thanks to everyone who voted for us with their green tokens in the Waitrose February Community Matters Initiative. We’re looking forward to receiving a £270 donation from this.

Details of our Quiz Night on Saturday 16th April are now finalised and tickets are available from Barnham Broom Post Office & Stores. Do please join us for a quiz plus Bangers & Mash. See our posters for further information.

A big thank you for your continued support and donations. Our total fund plus pledges has now reached over £17,000.  

Saturday 12 March 2016

Clearance working party thank you

Thank you to everyone who came and helped with the Clearance working party at Barnham Broom Church.  As hoped, we managed to complete the tidy up by mid-day.

Downstairs complete

Plenty of space for the bell ringers now



The balcony tidied

Down tools for a coffee break


More photos can be seen on our facebook page:

Monday 7 March 2016

Quiz Night for the Bells Appeal

Please come and join us for a Quiz Night at Barnham Broom Village Hall NR9 4BU on Saturday 16th April.  Doors open 7pm for a 7.30pm start.  

Admission is £5 per person and includes Bangers & Mash. To help with the catering, we'll need to know numbers. So please buy your tickets in advance from Barnham Broom Post Office & Stores. Let us know as you book if a Vegetarian option is needed. Tea or coffee will be available for a donation or bring your own drinks along.

Come along as a team of 6 or join with others to form a team on the night.



Friday 4 March 2016

Clearance working party on 12th March

A week to go before our Clearance working party at Barnham Broom Church. 
Please do come and give us a hand.

Tuesday 1 March 2016

EDP Community Chest: the magic 500 in February

Our thanks to everyone for such a fantastic response to our EDP Community Chest application. Not only have we sent off our 500 February tokens, we have over 400 spare tokens that may be of use to other local groups. 
The EDP have had a great response to their campaign. See their website for details.
We may not be successful this month, but we will be able to try again. So please do carry on cutting out the tokens printed daily in your EDP and dropping them into the collection box at Barnham Broom Post Office & Stores.
Thank you


Thursday 25 February 2016

Clearance working party at Barnham Broom Church

On Saturday12th March we'll be forming a working party to clear the Ringing Chamber, Organ Loft and Vestry.
This is a one-off exercise to facilitate the removal of the bells for renovation and to leave the Ringing Chamber clear for the ringers.
With enough volunteers, we hope the clearance will only take a couple of hours.
If you would be prepared to help us with the clearance, please gather at Barnham Broom Church at 9.45am on Saturday 12th March.

Thank you

Friday 12 February 2016

Our fundraising events: Dates for your diaries

There are several fundraising events coming up over the next few months.
These events will be advertised on our blog, Facebook and Streetlife pages as well as on posters in the village.
We’ve added a new “Dates for your diaries” page to our blog. This will put our calendar of events in one place, keeping track of all our future events.  We’ll keep this up to date with new events and details as they are planned.
Please come and join us at these events to help raise funds for our Bells Appeal.


Monday 8 February 2016

FEBRUARY 2016 UPDATE

Please help us with our local fundraising.

A big thank you to Waitrose for making us part of their Community Matters Initiative this month. If you are shopping in Wymondham at Waitrose, please support us with your green tokens.

We are looking for your help so that we can apply to the EDP Community Chest campaign as part of our fund raising efforts. Please cut out the tokens printed daily in your EDP and help us reach our target of 500 tokens by dropping them into the collection box at Barnham Broom Post Office & Stores.

We also have several fund raising events over the next few months. Dates for your diaries are:
Quiz Night 16th April
Mardling Evening 21st May
Beetle Drive 24th June
Fete 17th July
More details to follow nearer the time.


Would you like to learn to ring the bells?

We are looking for more people to come and train as bell ringers. Lessons start in April and all ages are welcome. For further details look out for contact details in the next Group News or email us via bbbells.appeal@gmail.com.



Thank you once again for your continued support and donations. We are waiting for our revised quotes for the Bells refurbishment to see if we have a new Appeal Target to aim for.

Sunday 7 February 2016

EDP Community Chest collection in Barnham Broom

The Barnham Broom Church Bells Appeal are hoping to apply to the EDP Community Chest campaign as part of our fund raising efforts. Please help us reach our target of 500 tokens by cutting out the tokens printed daily in your EDP and dropping them into the collection box at Barnham Broom Post Office & Stores.

Thank you

Sunday 24 January 2016

Our January 2016 Newsletter

Find out how our restoration project is going from our latest Newsletter.
See the Newsletters page on our blog for this and previous Newsletters.
If you would prefer a copy of each Newsletter as it is issued via email, please contact bbbells.appeal@gmail.com to be included on our distribution list.

Our latest Newsletter is here:   Newsletter 03 (Jan 2016)

JANUARY 2016 UPDATE


While we are awaiting the refined restoration quotes based on finalised details of what is to be included, we are looking at the work needed to provide lighting in the Bell Chamber.
We also need help with cleaning and clearing the tower area.
Please contact us via bbbells.appeal@gmail.com if you would be able to help with the church clearance.
 
The Events committee are still looking for individuals, groups or businesses from Barnham Broom or the surrounding villages to be part of the Barnham Broom Fete on Sunday 17th July 2016 from 1.00pm to 5.00pm. If you would like a stall or can provide games, please contact the organisers for further details via bbbells.appeal@gmail.com.

Another date for your diaries is Saturday 21st May 2016, when there will be a Mardling evening with Keith Skipper in the Church at Barnham Broom.  

We are looking forward to being part of the Waitrose Community Matters Initiative in February. Please support us with your green tokens in Wymondham Waitrose. We are also looking into taking part in the EDP Community Chest campaign, so please start collecting your vouchers.

Thanks to your continued support and donations, we have now raised over £13,000.  A new donation form including gift aid option is now available via our blog.