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 

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.

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.  

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 

Our April 2016 Newsletter

Find out how our restoration project is going from our latest Newsletter.
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Our latest Newsletter is here:  Newsletter 04 (Apr 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 16^th 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.  

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.