This, together with the grant from the Guild, and other fundraising, means that we have been able to place our order with the Bellfoundry.  We await a start date, but anticipate the removal of the bells will commence in early March 2025.

A Summary of the Project is as follows:

• Augmenting the ring to 6 using a suitable second hand bell (from St Anne’s on the Sea)
• Repainting the Frame
• All new fixtures and fittings
• Installing a Rope guide in the ringing chamber.
• Installation of 2 training bells in the clock chamber, sensors on all bells, connected to at least 2 computers to aid silent practices (and potentially the ability to have practices on 8)
• The church handbells are also being refurbished, and made into a tune ringing set (2 octaves), and a change ringing set

The project also includes open days, visits to the Bellfoundry, and other community-related promotional activities

For those on Facebook, our main channel of promotion, please visit, and like ‘Harby Bell Restoration Project’ https://www.facebook.com/HarbyBells, or for any other information, please email harbybells@gmail.com, or call/message Jonathan on 07792172452

We look forward to sharing our progress with you.

Jonathan Dickenson