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Bell details in italics indicate the details before work was carried out. Bell details in bold indicate the up to date details, after work has been carried out.

Abington, Northants
3 8-1-3 C
6 10-1-24 A

Three new bells were cast and tuned to become the treble, 2nd and tenor, the three existing bells were retuned. All six were rehung on new fittings into a new six bell frame.

Bredbury, Gr Man
8 11-2-7 G

The bells were lifted and the bearings cleaned and refitted.

Cannon
18" 25lbs

photo  Cast from a reproduction pattern of the earliest known cannon in Europe - called a Loshult - for Granite Productions ltd who are doing a series entitled "History of Explosives" for Sky.

Farthinghoe, Northants
5 11cwt G#

The frame was underpinned to secure it and the derelict fittings were removed. No further work is currently planned.

Gresford, Clwyd
8 24-0-3 D
8 24-0-3 D + 4 trebles

Four trebles have been added to create a new light ring of eight. Due to the way the ropes hang the bells cannot be rung as a ten.

Hackthorn, Lincs
6 8-0-8 G

Five bells from Milton, Oxfordshire, were retuned and a new bell was cast and tuned to augment the ring to six.

Ingestre, Staffs
6 13-0-4 F
6 12-3-14 F

The bells were retuned and rehung on new fittings in the existing frame.

Kelvedon, Essex
6 20-3-3 Eb
8 19-3-2 Eb

The six existing bells have been retuned and rehung with new fittings in a new frame, two new trebles have been cast and tuned to augment the ring to eight.

McShane, Maryland
2 2-2-14 F#

Two bells were cast and tuned for the 'Good Council Project'

Middlesborough
8 11-0-25 G

The bells were originally a ringing peal in St Hilda's Church, and were removed when the church was demolished in the 1960's. It 1975 they were re-housed in a steel structure outside All Saint's Church. As part of a major town centre regeneration, the bells have been relocated to the North West of All Saint's Church with new electro-magnetic hammers and a control unit.

Newburn, Tyne & Wear
6 16-1-9 Eb

photo  photo  The six bells were made safe to allow fire investigators into the church. The following week the bells were removed from the church and brought into the foundry. The extreme heat of the fire has caused severe damage to the bells.

Orton on the Hill
4 8-2-0 Ab
5 8-2-0 Ab

A new treble was cast and tuned to augment the ring to five.

Preston by Weymouth
6 12-3-0 F# The tenor was welded, the fifth was replaced and two trebles cast and tuned to be rehung by Matthew Higby Bell Engineering.

Plaque

photo  A metal plaque was cast to commemorate the four oak trees that were planted from acorns in 2005. The acorns came from Catherine Parr's tree which was planted by Henry VIII.

Queanbeyan, ACT
6 2-3-0 F

photo   A ring of six bells has been created using two new bells, cast and tuned at the foundry, two bells from the Canberra Carillon, a trinity house bells and a bell from Devizes, all Taylor bells.
     
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Stanton, Glos
6 9-1-16 G
6 9-1-16 G

A new frame has been made and new fittings put on all the bells, the bells remain an anticlockwise peal and are due to be hung by Berry & Co.

Walsingham
1 2-1-4 G
A new 22 bell was cast and tuned and hung in the Catholic church in the centre of the village.

Xewkija, Gozo
5 88-3-14 F#

photo  photo  Three new bells have been cast to complete a chord of five bells. Each of the new bells has intricate decorations on it. The bells are now on route to Gozo and are due to be consecrated on 10th June.
 

Birmingham, St Paul.
10 12-2-13 F#

photo  A complete new peal of 10 bells, plus two dumb bells, were cast and tuned and installed. It is intended that the tower will become a ringing centre.

Bolton-by-Bowland
4 13-2-7 F
6 13-2-7 F

A second hand bell (Taylor 1973) and a newly cast 2nd and being fitted and hung to complete the ring of six.

Bristol, St Mary
Redcliffe
14 50-2-21 B

The clappers from the twelve have been overhauled along with the pulley boxes from the 4th 5th and 6th. The ninth was rehung with new ball bearing assemblies.

Cardington
6 7-0-5 G
8 7-0-5 G

Two trebles have been added to complete the ring of eight.

Grindleton

A new bell, 1’ 6” diameter, was cast and hung in a new framework for swing chiming to mark the 200th anniversary of the opening of the present church. The original bell by Robert Bolton of Wigan, 1805, remains in its original frame above the new bell.

Hampsthwaite
3 9-1-11 F#
6 9-1-11 F#

photo  Three trebles have been added into the existing six bells frame, two second hand bells and a new third.

Leicestershire Regiment

photo  12 replica regimental badges were cast from the original.

Madresfield
6 13-2-16 Ab
6 9-2-1 Ab

The Taylor 1867 ring of six has been remodelled and rehung. The original 4th and tenor bells were taken out of the ring and the former 5th has become the tenor. Two new treble bells have been added. The keynote of the peal remains as it was.

Mold
6 7-3-18 A
8 10-1-16 G

The original six bells have been augmented to eight by the addition of a treble and a tenor, cast by Eijsbouts. The old tenor was recast and the remaining bells tuned. The eight bells are being rehung in a new iron and steel bell frame with new ringing fittings.

Pulborough
8 13 1⁄2 F#

The ring of eight has been rehung on new fittings and the poor toned 4th bell has been replaced and the old bell retained as a service bell.

Record Length Peal
22,400 changes
10hrs 48 mins

photo  The attempt to ring 100 spliced surprise Major on the foundry bells was successful. Congratulations to the band!

Rushmere
6 9-2-0 A

The poor toned tenor bell was replaced with a new bell.

Zejtun

A new bass bell was cast in the early part of the year to replace the cracked bell and tuned to compliment the existing Taylor 1946 bell. The new bell proved so successful, three new trebles were added to make a complete Taylor chord set. For more information see www.zejtunparish.com

 
     
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