AUGUST 2018 UPDATE

At the start of August, work was completed on the bells fittings. Once the work was finished, Graham Clifton and James Haseldine from Whites of Appleton Ltd. Church Bellhangers, were joined for the test ring by Jill and Keith Tinsey and a group of expert local bell ringers including Peter Trent, the former Diocesan Bell Adviser. Five of our trainee ringers had an opportunity to ring the bells and here was a chance for ringers and non-ringers to sound all 5 bells with the Ellacombe Chime.

Practice evenings for our trainees have now switched from Reymerston to Barnham Broom, with the bells being rung silently.

We are now gathering in the promised grants as well as preparing for the rededication service in October.

Our thanks to everyone involved in the Barnham Broom Village Summer Fete at The Mill House  for helping to raise £3184.55 towards the Barnham Broom Church Bells Restoration Appeal. 

Our duck race was very popular and the chance to ring bells on the Carter Campanile was repeated later in the month at St Peter Mancroft as part of their open day.

Planning and rehearsals are now underway for our re-enactment of the history of the Church Bells which will be held at Barnham Broom Church on Saturday 6th October.

We hope to see you there.

Barnham Broom Village Summer Fete - thank you

Thank you to all who came and supported us at the Barnham Broom Village Summer Fete in aid of the Barnham Broom Church Bells Restoration Appeal.

Our thanks to everyone involved for helping to raise £3184.55 towards the Appeal.

Thanks to the organisers, helpers, stall holders and participants as well as all those contributing prizes, donations, cakes, books, plants and equipment etc.

Also thanks to all at Mill House for their support in providing their lovely garden and grounds for the fete and duck race and to all those who helped set up the fete and take it down again.

We are very grateful to :

Barnham Broom Hotel, Golf & Spa for the BBQ and The Bell Inn Public House with their beer tent.

Music by Band in a Box Duo, with Claire and Andy and the D'Capo choir.

The Bells of the Carter Campanile.

Stall holders and games.

All who supported the Duck Race, including Barnham Broom Post Office & Stores for selling ducks in advance.

 

Find more pictures of the fete and duck race on our Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/barnhambroomchurchbellsappeal/

Fete:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/barnhambroomchurchbellsappeal/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1396686357142363

Duck Race:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/barnhambroomchurchbellsappeal/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1396698103807855

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.

Come along on Sunday 19th August at The Mill House, Mill Road NR9 4DE from 1pm to 5pm and watch to see if your duck wins.

The 2016 Duck Race

Barnham Broom Village Summer Fete

Please come and join us at our Village Summer Fete on Sunday 19th August at The Mill House, Mill Road NR9 4DE from 1pm to 5pm.

Our thanks for the use of the lovely garden and grounds for our last major fundraiser for the Barnham Broom Church Bells Restoration Appeal.

We are very grateful to Barnham Broom Hotel, Golf & Spa who will be providing the BBQ and The Bell Inn Public House with their beer tent. Music will be provided by Band in a Box Duo, with Claire and Andy. There will be bells in the form of the Carter Campanile and the D'Capo choir will provide entertainment during the afternoon.

There will be a Tombola, tea and cakes, books, raffle, a bottle stall and produce together with many more stalls.

There will also be lots of fun and games including penalty shoot-out, a duck race, sack race, egg & spoon race, wheel barrow race and much more.

You can buy your ducks for the duck race in advance at Barnham Broom Post Office and Stores or buy them on the day and watch to see if your duck wins.

Entry is free, car park £1 per car and a programme which includes a raffle ticket is £1.

Would you like to see and hear the test ring?

On our Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/barnhambroomchurchbellsappeal/

There are videos taken during the test ring on Thursday 2nd August 2018.

https://www.facebook.com/barnhambroomchurchbellsappeal/videos/1377138722430460/

https://www.facebook.com/barnhambroomchurchbellsappeal/videos/1377168815760784/

 https://www.facebook.com/barnhambroomchurchbellsappeal/videos/1377174919093507/

In the bell chamber, there was a video taken of Bell 3 being rung down prior to the test ring courtesy  of Ben Curtis
Bell 3 being rung down

and a video of the bels in action during the test ring courtesy of Steve Day via public Facebook group 'Post Your Church Bell Pics'

The test ring in action

There are also audio files of the test ring on dropbox via these links:

2018_08_02_BBBells_test_ring_1.mp3 

2018_08_02_BBBells_test_ring_2.mp3 

2018_08_02_BBBells_test_ring_3.mp3

Back in September 2015, before work started, our bells were recorded by Peter Trent, the then Diocesan Bell Adviser, and shared in a dropbox file.

Barnham Broom Bells Sept 2015

A much smaller mp3 version of this is also available via dropbox.

Barnham Broom Bells mp3 Sept 2015

And there was a video of the bells courtesy of Steve Worland
BBBells before the restoration

Rehanging the bells Phase 4 – Ropes and Ringing

Graham Clifton and James Haseldine from Whites of Appleton Ltd. Church Bellhangers came back for two days at the start of August to complete the work on the bells fixtures. 

Work started using spare ropes from Reymerston. These were swapped to our new Barnham Broom ropes before the test ring took place at 1pm on Thursday 2^nd August. 

Graham and James were joined for the test ring by Jill and Keith Tinsey and a group of expert local bell ringers including Peter Trent, the former Diocesan Bell Adviser. Five of our trainee ringers also had an opportunity to ring the bells. 

Peter Trent and our rector, Revd. Dr. Tim Weatherstone both rang all 5 bells via the Ellacombe Chime.

Spare Reymerston ropes fitted in the completed Guide Frame

The Ellacombe Chime ropes in the ringing chamber and silence chamber















Our ropes are fitted and a spot of dusting before the paint is touched up on the Guide Frame















The test ring started with the expert ringers












Then the trainee ringers under the watchful eyes of the experts















The Ellacombe Chime using the hammers above

















Bells and ropes in working order

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More pictures can be found in our Facebook Album

Rehanging the bells Phase 4 – Ropes and Ringing

https://www.facebook.com/pg/barnhambroomchurchbellsappeal/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1375831612561171

on our Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/barnhambroomchurchbellsappeal/