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Church of The Ascension, Bitterne Park, Southampton
Service bell in North East turret rehung and provided with a new trigger action clapper

All Saints’ Church, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
Access trap doors counterbalanced for safer operation

St Augustine’s Church, Rugeley, Staffordshire
Gate-end in between the 5th and tenor bells replaced with an integrated ladder to improve access through the bellframe. Access to roof made safer

Church of St John of Beverley, Scarrington, Nottinghamshire
6 bells, tenor 8-0-24 in Ab
Peal of six completed by the addition of a new 2nd bell given by the Southwell Diocesan Guild of Church Bellringers to commemorate their 60th Anniversary. New ceiling installed to underside of balcony
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St Peter’s Church, Ruddington, Nottinghamshire
New ladder and platform installed to provide safer access from the bellchamber floor to the tower parapet
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St Peter’s Church, Thurgarton, Nottinghamshire
6 bells 7-2-9 in A
The peal of four bells augmented to six using two new bells cast by us

St Swithin's Church, Wellow, Nottinghamshire
6 bells 6-2-5 in A
The peal of four bells augmented to six using a second-hand Gillett & Johnston bell provided by the Keltek Trust as the 2nd and a new treble donated by the Southwell Diocesan Guild of Church Bellringers to commemorate their 60th Anniversary

St Peter’s Church, Church, Darby End, Netherton, West Midlands
Second-hand ex-Trinity House buoy bell owned by us installed with new fittings for swing chiming to replace stolen bell

Church of Our Lady & English Martyrs, Cambridge
8 bells 31-2-5 in D
The peal of eight bells rehung on ball bearings, the other fittings overhauled and the metalwork of the whole installation cleaned and painted

Church of St Peter and St Paul, Cranfield, Bedfordshire
New platform, stairway and ladders installed to provide safe access onto the old frame, to the roof and into the pits of the two bells hung in the upper tier of the bellframe
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St Donard’s Church, Belfast, NI
6 bells 9-1-2 in Ab
The bearings cleaned, clappers rebushed, rollers refurbished, chiming apparatus overhauled, the metalwork of the bell installation cleaned and painted and the woodwork treated

Church of SS Philip & James, Holywood, NI
8 bells 12-0-14 in G
The bearings cleaned, the rollers refurbished, the metalwork of the bell installation cleaned and painted and the woodwork treated

St Mary’s Church, Nottingham
12 bells 35-2-23 in C
The bearings cleaned

St Mary’s Church, Blessington, Co. Wicklow, ROI
6 bells 12-0-18 in G
The peal of six bells rehung in a new bellframe on existing fittings

Church of St Mary Magdalene, Newark-upon-Trent, Nottinghamshire
Sanctus bell in nave turret rehung from a new headstock and provided with a new trigger action clapper assembly

St Andrew’s Church, Bredwardine, Herefordshire
6 bells 9-2-1 in Bb
A new bell supplied by us to replace the Rudhall tenor. The five smallest bells tuned. The peal of six rehung with new fittings in a new galvanised fabricated steel bellframe
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Church of St Mary the Virgin, Hambleden, Buckinghamshire
8 bells 11-0-25 in F#
The bellframe adapted to take two additional bells to make eight and the existing Sanctus bell (Mears & Stainbank 1954) hung as the treble. Two new bells have been cast by us to Mears & Stainbank profiles to become the new 2nd and a replacement for the existing treble, which was hung for stationary chiming
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Church of St John the Baptist, Whitwick, Leicestershire
8 bells 11-3-12 in F
The peal of eight bells rehung with new fittings in the existing bellframe

St Mary’s Church, Brownedge, Bamber Bridge, Lancashire
8 bells, tenor 14-3-24 in F
The upper framework rebuilt on new foundation steelwork, the whole frame painted and the bell fittings overhauled

St Peter’s Church, Llanbedr Ystrad Yw, Powys, Wales
6 bells 9-0-15 in G
A second-hand bell obtained from Rusper, West Sussex, tuned and hung with new fittings in the existing 6-bell Taylor frame to become the treble of six

St Audeon’s Church, Dublin, ROI
6 bells 14-2-18 in F
The metalwork of the bell installation cleaned and painted

Church of the Immaculate Conception, Wexford, Ireland
10 bells 31-1-0 in D
The metalwork of the bell installation cleaned and painted

St Mary’s Church, Coity, Mid Glamorgan, Wales
A second-hand bell hung with electrically operated clapper and control gear for use as a Sanctus bell

St Lawrence’s Church, Napton on the Hill, Warwickshire
New access platform and ladders installed in the bellchamber following re-roofing of the tower

Church of The Ascension, Bitterne Park, Southampton
8 bells 8-1-13 in Ab
Existing 8-bell frame reordered and extended to accommodate 13 bells, bearings cleaned and relubricated, pulleys overhauled and new rope guide installed

St Swithun’s Church, Great Dalby, Leicestershire
5 bells 9-1-17 in Ab
The peal of five bells rehung on ball bearings, clappers rebushed and rollers refurbished, the metalwork of the bell installation cleaned and painted and the woodwork treated
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St Mary’s Church, Attenborough, Nottinghamshire
8 bells 11-0-21 in F#
The bearings cleaned, clappers rebushed and rollers refurbished, the metalwork of the bell installation cleaned and painted and the woodwork treated. Hanging relationships of the front 4 corrected
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St Mary’s Church Putney, Greater London
Clappers rebushed, balls rebuilt and ground to shape. Each clapper timed and machined to improve swing dynamics

St Mary’s Church, Southampton
All pulleys refurbished and refitted

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oldham, Greater Manchester
12+1 bells 35-0-4 in Db
Service of the bell installation. Installation of weather proofing to the louvres

St Mary’s Church, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire
Cracked treble casting repaired and two replacement trimmer beams provided due to excessive corrosion

St Mark’s Church, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
8 bells 16-1-2 in F
The five old bells retuned and three trebles added to complete the peal of eight. The bells rehung with new fittings in a new two-tier framework
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Church of St Lucia, Upton Magna, Shropshire
6 bells 8-0-12 in Ab
The bellframe extended to take an additional bell to make six. The 2nd bell replaced with a second-hand bell, previously hung at Formby, Lancs, provided by the the Keltek Trust. A new treble cast by us and all six bells hung with new ringing fittings. The old 2nd rehung for stationary chiming
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