Our
re-enactment of the history of the Church Bells which was due to take place on
6th October has been rescheduled and will now be held on Saturday 3rd November
at 4.30pm in Barnham Broom Church. More
details nearer the time.
Thursday, 6 September 2018
Friday, 31 August 2018
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.
Tuesday, 21 August 2018
Barnham Broom Village Summer Fete - thank you
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
Monday, 6 August 2018
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.
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| 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
There are videos taken during the test ring on Thursday 2nd August 2018.
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'
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'
There are also audio files of the test ring on dropbox via these links:
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.
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
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 2nd 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
.
More pictures can be found in our Facebook Album
Rehanging the bells Phase 4 – Ropes and Ringing
on our Facebook page
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