Our October Newsletter

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Our latest Newsletter is here: Newsletter 02 (Oct 2015)

Would you like to hear the bells ringing?

Peter Trent, the Diocesan Bell Adviser, very kindly recorded our bells ringing last week and shared this with us 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

Our restoration costing reports have given us the details of our bells: 

BELL	DIAMETER	DATE	FOUNDER
Tenor	3'- 21/8"	1733	Thomas Newman
4th	2'- 115/8"	C15th	John Magges
3rd	2'- 81/2"	C15th	Brasyers of Norwich
2nd	2'- 51/2"	1893	Mears & Stainbank
Treble	2'- 31/2"	1707	Thomas Newman

The 3rd and 4th bells are listed in the Church Buildings Council "Schedule of Bells for

Preservation" in the Diocese of Norwich.

John Barnes from the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers advises “A bell that has never been tuned is called a maiden bell.  All your bells are maiden bells.”

SEPTEMBER 2015 UPDATE

Our first four Bell Ringers are continuing their lessons with Keith Tinsey at Reymerston and are now joining the regular Bell Ringers at their Friday evening practice sessions.

We have three separate costings for the work needed on the bells as well as a costing for the repairs to the bell tower.  Peter Trent, the Diocesan Bell Adviser and John Barnes from the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers joined us at 5pm on Monday 21^st September at the Church of St Peter & St Paul, Barnham Broom. We were able to listen to the sound of the bells we are trying to restore thanks to Keith Tinsey and local ringers Mark Tweedy, Phil Dentten and Jill Tinsey. This will help with the decision-making process on the options available to us.

Our thanks once again for your continued support and donations. Special thanks to the North Norfolk Pony club for their recent donation,  the Barnham Broom and District WI for fund raising at their August meeting and to the Customers and Staff of Barnham Broom Post Office and Stores where over £150 has been raised so far from the Bells Appeal collection boxes.

Thanks also to all who supported or helped at the coffee morning, which raised £215.

Ringing the Bells

On the damp Monday evening of 21^st September, members of the Bells committee met up with Peter Trent, the Diocesan Bell Adviser and John Barnes from the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers to hear all 5 bells of the Church of St Peter & St Paul, Barnham Broom, ringing.

Thanks to our bell ringing trainer, Keith Tinsey and local ringers Mark Tweedy, Phil Dentten and Jill Tinsey, it was possible to listen to the sound of the bells we are trying to restore, with a full round being rung for the first time since 1973.

Coffee morning for the Bells Appeal – thank you

Thank you to all who came to support us at our coffee morning in aid of the Barnham Broom Church Bells Restoration Appeal.

Our thanks go to all who provided refreshments, produce and bring and buy items and for those who helped on the day. Special thanks for the use of such a beautiful garden where the warm, sunny weather made for a very relaxing morning.

Coffee morning for the Bells Appeal

Please come and join us for a coffee morning on Thursday 10th September 10-12.

As well as tea, coffee, cakes and biccies, there will be a Bring and Buy Sale and Produce Stall all in aid of the Barnham Broom Church Bells Restoration Appeal.

Further details on our posters going up around the village.

AUGUST 2015 UPDATE

A big thank you for your continued support and donations, helping our fund reach over £9,000 so far. Irons and Stone Restoration Ltd have completed their work restoring the trapdoor to the roof of the tower and we are gathering quotes for both the Tower and Bells restorations.

We’ll be holding a coffee morning next month, on Thursday 10th September, in aid of the Bells Appeal. Look out for details by poster, facebook and blog nearer the time.

Another date for your diaries is Sunday 17^th July 2016, which is the date set for the Barnham Broom Village Fete in aid of the Bells Appeal.  Organisation of this is just starting.