Keltek Trust activities for 2007

20^th December 2007: A redundant bell from Christ Church, Sparkbrook, Birmingham is to be installed for chiming at St Mary’s RC church, Morecambe, Lancashire.

19^th December 2007: The former ring of six bells from Woodlesford, Yorkshire has been acquired by the Trust and put on offer to Kirkby Overblow, Yorkshire.

16^th November 2007: An ambitious scheme to make good a lost ring of 6 bells at Avington, Hampshire is being considered. If a faculty is granted a ring of three bells will be installed with provision for future augmentation.

24^th September 2007: In co-operation with the Scottish Association of Change Ringers, we have acquired the chime of 10 bells from St George’s North, Greenock and the 12 from Mount Zion Church, Quarriers Village. It is hoped that many of these bells will be installed as new ringing peals of bells in Scotland. SACR website for more details.

21^st September 2007: A bell from Holy Trinity, Formby is to replace the poor sounding second bell at Upton Magna, Shropshire.

27^th 27^th August 2007: A second-hand bell to be used to augment the ring of two to three at Elmsett, Suffolk.

20^th August 2007: A small bell sold to a bell-hanger.

27^th July 2007: It is anticipated that the modern Taylor chime of three bells from the redundant church of St Bartholomew, Ewood Park, Blackburn will be installed for ringing at North Rigton, North Yorkshire.

26^th July 2007: The Trust is arranging for a bell to be cast in memory of Sir John Smith, founder of the Manifold Trust and the Landmark Trust. It will be donated to Stanion, Northamptonshire.

24^th July 2007: Another second-hand bell acquired for the Clapham, North Yorkshire bell augmentation project.

20^th June 2007: A second-hand bell used to augment Stawley from five to six.

19^th June 2007: The “old” 8^th bell from Charminster is to be used in an Australian project.

12^th June 2007: A small bell to be installed for chiming at Dendron, South Africa.

11^th June 2007: A small bell to be installed as part of a clock chime in Wantage.

23^rd May 2007: The parish of Nafferton, E. Yorkshire have paid a deposit to acquire a surplus ring of six bells.

7^th May 2007: An ex-Trinity House buoy bell to be used in the proposed restoration and augmentation at Hannington, Hampshire.

2^nd April 2007: The treble of three from Rufforth, Yorkshire to be used as a clock chime bell at Eastbach Court, English Bicknor.

25^th March 2007: Subject to survey, faculty etc. two surplus bells to become the 3rd and 4th of the proposed augmentation to six at Otham, Kent.

24^th March 2007: The judgement of the Consistory Court is in favour of the parish of Horton, Gloucestershire restoring their ring of bells.

11^th March 2007: A small bell from a redundant Martin Luther church in Bournmouth is to be installed at the Martin Luther church in Windhoek, Namibia.

17^th February 2007: As announced on page 161 in the Feb. 16^th issue of the Ringing World our 10^th anniversary project is the installation of a light ring of bells at St Stephen’s, Lansdown, Bath. It is hoped that the close links between St Stephen’s and two nearby schools will be used to train new recruits into the art of bell-ringing. We hope a bell will be cast in memory of Robin Stubbs, tower captain of Bathwick until his untimely death. Donations may be sent to us for his memorial bell.

19^th January 2007: A disused school bell cast by Carr of Smethwick to be installed for chiming at St Mary, Coity.

18^th January 2007: Our last ex-Trinity House bell and an ex-Swindon bell to become the 5th and tenor of a new ring of six bells subject to faculty approval etc. See the Feb 17th announcement for more details.

Keltek Trust activities for 2006

14^th December 2006: A small redundant bell from Aldwick to be installed at Holy Cross, Coventry for chiming.

10^th December 2006: The ex-Kettering 5^th bell is to become the 2^nd of the proposed augmentation to six at Kirkby Overblow, Yorkshire.

7^th December 2006: The ex-Kettering 6^th bell is to be installed for chiming in an Irish church.

6^th December 2006: One of the pre-millennium ring of bells at Chilcompton is to be installed at Manor Farm, Wantage as a clock hour bell.

23^rd November 2006: The larger of the two ex-Perry Hill bells is to be installed at St Paul, Canonbury, Islington as a clock chime bell.

15^th November 2006: Subject to faculty approval a modern surplus bell to become the treble of six at Orton-on-the-Hill.

7^th November 2006: A modern surplus bell to become the treble of four at Fourways Gardens, Johannesburg.

3^rd November 2006: Another ring of bells for Australia: The parish of St Luke, Mosman Park, Perth, Western Australia are to acquire the pre-2006 ring of bells from St Minver, Cornwall. The tower has yet to be designed and built.

3^rd November 2006: Two bells which will be removed from Rufforth when the new six is installed in 2007 are to become the trebles of six at Otterham, Cornwall.

1^st November 2006: The ring of five at Lynsted, Kent are to be augmented to six using the smallest of the two bells from the now demolished church of St George, Perry Hill, London.

12^th September 2006: The pre-2006 ring of eight from All Saints, Northampton might be hung for ringing overseas.

6^th August 2006: A small bell to be installed in a bell-cote at Redenhall, Norfolk.

19^th June 2006: The Trust has offered to donate a surplus bell from Reading, St Barnabas to St Swithun, Wellow, Nottinghamshire where it will become the treble of a ring of five.

13^th June 2006: The Trust has acquired the two treble bells of the former East Acton chime that are currently hung at West Heidelburg, WA. They are to be replaced by heavier bells and the former 2^nd bell is to become the treble of the proposed ring of eight at Balmain, NSW. The former treble bell will be used as a single chiming bell at Balmain.

12^th June 2006: The ring of three bells at Rufforth, N. Yorkshire are likely to be replaced by the front four of the ex-Cradley Heath chime (Taylor’s 1939) and two trebles added to create a ring of six.

26^th May 2006: The ex-Kettering third is to become the second of six at Thurgarton, Nottinghamshire.

26^th May 2006: The ex-Kettering fourth is to become the treble of six at Sibson, Leicestershire.

26^th May 2006: Three of the pre-millennium ring from Chilcompton are to be used as part of the restoration and augmention scheme at East Rudham, Norfolk.

25^th May 2006: The ring of eight bells from Denholme, W. Yorkshire have been removed and are to be installed at Brompton, N. Yorkshire.

24^th May 2006: The ring of eight steel bells at St Mary’s, Moseley, Birmingham are likely to be replaced by a bronze ring based on the back four of the ex-Cradley Heath chime (Taylor’s 1939).

22^nd April 2006: The Trust is donating a second-hand bell to Clapham, North Yorkshire where it should become the third of the proposed augmentation from three to six bells.

17^th March 2006: The augmentation project at Tilton-on-the-Hill has been abandoned and the ex-Hampstead bell allocated to the project is now available for re-use elsewhere.

24^th February 2006: The ex-Abingdon 7^th is to be hung for chiming at Falmouth parish church and the existing chime of eight bells are to be hung for full circle ringing.

23^rd February 2006: Two ex-Cuddington bells and the ex-All Saints, Alton tenor bell are to be installed at Ennis Cathedral, Ireland as chiming bells.

20^th January 2006: The minor ring of three bells at Otterham, Cornwall is to be restored and augmented. A tenor bell has been located to convert the ring to major scale.

4^th January 2006: A surplus bell from Coleorton to replace the cracked 5th bell at Deerhurst, Gloucestershire.

Keltek Trust activities for 2005

8^th December 2005: A former mill bell acquired at auction by the Trust is to replace the cracked tenor at Much Cowarne as part of the bell restoration scheme.

7^th December 2005: The bell which was going to be used to augment the ring of four at Llandrillo y Edeyrnion is now going to be installed in a cemetery chapel in Perth, WA, Australia.

27^th November 2005: Subject to faculty the parish of Horton, Gloucestershire hope to restore their long derelict ring of five bells and augment to six. The cracked tenor is to be replaced by a bell supplied by the Trust.

17^th November 2005: Harrington, Lincolnshire are to augment their ring of three to five bells. The project will involve replacing two existing bells with modern bells and adding two trebles.

26^th October 2005: A bell to be hung for chiming at English Bicknor as part of the scheme to restore the ring of bells.

15^th October 2005: South Africa is likely to have another ring of bells installed. A deposit has been paid by the authorities to acquire the front six bells from St Helen’s, Abingdon for installation at the Cathedral church of St Cyprian, Kimberley.

16^th September 2005: The Trust has acquired three ex-Pitsea clock tower bells. The smallest bell to be hung for chiming at Shore school chapel, Sydney, NSW.

10^th September 2005: A small bell to be installed in Botswana for chiming.

4^th September 2005: A surplus bell to be hung for chiming at All Saints, Queen’s Park, Bedford.

13^th August 2005: The Trust is donating a bell to Waresley, Cambridgeshire to augment the ring of three to four.

19^th July 2005: A bell cast by Sheridan of Dublin and acquired from The Sisters of Mercy at Rock Ferry is to be installed at St John’s Cathedral, Limerick as a service bell.

5^th July 2005: A small surplus bell cast by an unknown founder sold to a bell-hanger.

10^th June 2005: The ex-Kettering 7^th bell is to replace the cracked 2^nd at Collingbourne Kingston.

8^th June 2005: The project to augment the ring of four at Llandrillo yn Edeyrnion has been abandoned and the bell acquired for augmentation sold to a bell-hanger.

26^th April 2005: The largest of the three ex-New Shildon chime is to replace the cracked 5^th bell at Sandford Orcas, Dorset.

11^th April 2005: A surplus bell cast by an unknown founder sold to a bell-hanger for installation in Finland.

17^th March 2005: An ex-Trinity House buoy bell bought for stock by a bellhanger to be installed for chiming at Christ Church, Bangkok, Thailand.

14^th March 2005: A surplus bell to augment the ring of four to five at Brompton Ralph, Somerset.

2^nd March 2005: An ex-Trinity House buoy bell to be installed for chiming at St Silas, Kentish Town.

1^st March 2005: A small bell to be installed for chiming at Renishaw School, nr. Sheffield.

5^th February 2005: The heavy ring of five at Bredon, Worcestershire are to be augmented to six by the addition of a surplus bell from Huntsham, Devon.

23^rd January 2005: The ring of five at Llanbedr Ystrad Yw is to be augmented by a second-hand bell from Sussex.

2^nd January 2005: A 19” diameter bell sold for private use.

2^nd January 2005: A modern Taylor bell is being acquired to become the treble at Bolton-by-Bowland, Lancashire. Another bell will be required to complete the proposed augmentation from a ring of four to six.

1^st January 2005: Another of the ex-Wokingham All Saints bells is to be re-used in Yorkshire. The old 6^th bell is to become the third of four at Kirkby Overblow.

Keltek Trust activities for 2004

12^th December 2004: Fundraising at St Paul’s church, Birmingham (The Jeweller‘s Church) has progressed well, and whilst there is still much to do the project team has established that they will be casting an entire ring of 10. Consequently the ex-Cradley Heath chime is now being offered elsewhere in the West Midlands area.

14^th November 2004: Two bells acquired by a bell-hanger for a possible augmentation project in Hampshire.

12^th November 2004: A 3 cwt bell to replace a cracked bell at Kelsall, Cheshire.

8^th November 2004: A surplus bell to be installed for chiming at Romford library.

8^th November 2004: A small bell to be used as a ringing demonstration bell.

6^th November 2004: The recently restored ring at Sutton Cheney, Leicestershire is to be augmented to six by the addition of two second-hand bells.

5^th November 2004: A small surplus bell to be installed in an empty bell cote for a church to house conversion at Brobury, Herefordshire.

2^nd November 2004: A surplus bell to replace a cracked chiming bell at Deepcar, South Yorkshire.

30^th October 2004: A surplus bell to be installed for chiming at St John’s College, York.

20^th September 2004: A surplus bell to be used as part of the augmentation from 10 to 12 at Goulburn Cathedral, NSW, Australia.

14^th September 2004: A year after locating a bell to augment to a ring of five, the parish of Tilton-on-the-Hill are to acquire one of the three bells from Christ Church, Hampstead to augment to a ring of six. 17^th March 2006: The scheme has been cancelled and the ex-Hampstead bell put back on the bells available lists.

16^th August 2004: The Trust is to donate a surplus bell from Marden Ash to North Scarle, Lincolnshire where it is expected to become the 2nd of the proposed restoration and augmentation to six.

8^th August 2004: A small bell cast by Westcot of Bristol to be installed for chiming at St David, Ely, Cardiff.

25^th July 2004: The Trust has acquired the modern Taylor eight-bell chime from Grainger’s Lane Methodist Church, Cradley Heath and it is hoped they will form the basis of a new ring of ten bells at St Paul’s church, Hockley, Birmingham (The Jeweller‘s Church). Stop Press Dec 2004. Sufficient funds have been promised to cast ten new bells so the ex-Cradley Heath chime is now being offered elsewhere in the West Midlands area.

2^nd July 2004: An ex-Trinity House buoy bell and the 4^th of the pre-2003 ring at Kidderminster are to augment the chime of three to five at West Wittering, Sussex.

29^th June 2004: The two surplus trebles from All Saints, Wokingham have been acquired for the proposed project to augment Hampsthwaite, North Yorkshire from a ring of three to six.

20^th June 2004: A redundant bell from All Saints, Grays, Essex to be installed (subject to faculty) for chiming at Downhead, Somerset.

19^th June 2004: An ex-Trinity House buoy bell acquired by an individual.

18^th June 2004: A bell ex-Mawnan is being acquired to become the treble of the proposed augmentation to five at Great Catworth, Cambridgeshire.

1^st May 2004: An ex-Trinity House buoy bell to become the treble (of five) of the proposed augmentation and remodelling of the ring of three at Scraptoft, Leicestershire.

30^th April 2004: The pre-2004 ring at Kettering has been removed. The two trebles are on offer to Church Knowle, Dorset as part of the proposed project to restore and augment the ring of three to six. Bells 3-7 are being acquired by Attleborough, Norfolk as part of a proposed project to replace most of the original ring with a lighter ring of bells. 15^th July 2004: The Attleborough scheme has been cancelled because of urgent repair work to the tower buttresses.

3^rd April 2004: A bell formerly hung at Our Lady of Canvey, Canvey Island to become the 3^rd of the proposed ring of eight at St Augustine (RC), Balmain, Sydney, NSW. This is the third bell we have located for the project.

1^st April 2004: A bell formerly hung at Countess Wear, Exeter to be hung for chiming at High Kelling, Norfolk.

24^th March 2004: The ex-Kettering eighth to replace the underweight 7^th at Coleorton, Leicestershire.

16^th March 2004: The St Levan restoration and augmentation project has been cancelled. Bells allocated to the project have been put back on the available bells list.

8^th March 2004: Three surplus bells, two ex-Mawnan and one ex-Whetstone to be installed for chiming in Pretoria, South Africa.

4^th February 2004: A small bell from Aldershot to be installed for chiming at Holmstead Manor, Sussex.

30^th January 2004: A bell from the now demolished Roundway Hospital Chapel, Devizes to be the 5^th of the proposed ring of six at Queanbeyan, ACT. The tenor is to be an ex-Trinity House buoy bell acquired by ANZAB.

27^th January 2004: The front six of the pre-2004 Writtle, Essex ring are being tuned to become the back six of a ring of eight for Seattle, USA. Two bells are to be cast to complete the octave.

Keltek Trust activities for 2003

13^th December 2003: A surplus bell from Lancaster Antiques centre acquired by an individual.

9^th December 2003: A small surplus bell from Sittingbourne to be used in a former school at Reading St, Kent.

8^th December 2003: An ex-Trinity House buoy bell and a surplus bell from Herne Bay, Kent likely to be the 4^th & 7^th of the proposed ring of eight at St Augustine, Balmain, NSW.

8^th December 2003: A redundant bell from Grimsby, All Saints likely to become the treble of six at Moseley, St Anne.

7^th December 2003: A surplus bell from Wigan acquired by an individual.

5^th December 2003: A bell bought from a stall at the Headington Steam Ralley likely to become the treble of the augmentation to six at Whitmore, Staffordshire.

30^th November 2003: The service of dedication took place for the restoration and augmentation of the ring of 4 to 6 at Middleton, North Yorkshire. The Keltek Trust provided the additional two bells and donated one of them.

26^th November 2003: A bell acquired on Ebay to become the treble and a surplus bell to become the second of the proposed augmentation to six at Beckbury, Shropshire.

3^rd November 2003: A small surplus bell to be installed for chiming at Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

1^st November 2003: A redundant bell from Little Carlton, Lincolnshire to replace the poor sounding 2^nd at Hilmarton, Wiltshire.

14^th October 2003: An ex-Trinity House buoy bell to be installed for chiming at Nambucca Heads, NSW, Australia.

9^th October 2003: Subject to faculty a surplus bell from Childrey to become the 2^nd of the proposed augmentation to six at St Levan, Cornwall.

4^th September 2003: The project to restore the unringable three and augment to six at Stratton-on-the-Fosse has been cancelled. Bells allocated to the project are now back on the bells available list.

10^th August 2003: A surplus bell to become the treble of a proposed augmentation of a Dorset ring of 3 to 6.

7^th August 2003: A bell acquired on Ebay to become the 3rd of the proposed augmentation to six at Beckbury, Shropshire.

6^th August 2003: A small surplus bell in private ownership to be hung for chiming at St Andrew’s church, Mickfield, Suffolk.

5^th August 2003: An ex-Trinity House buoy bell to be installed for chiming at Framlingham, Suffolk RC church.

20^th July 2003: The back four of the Liverpool, Highfield St chime are to be used as part of a proposed augmentation project of a three to a six at Wickersley, S. Yorkshire.

11^th July 2003: The Trust is donating a surplus Gillett & Johnston bell from Newhaven, Sussex to the Whitmore, Staffordshire restoration project where it is to become the 2^nd of the proposed augmentation from three to five.

5^th July 2003: The two ex-Kidderminster Gillett & Johnston trebles are on offer to Ludlow as part of a proposed augmentation project to 12.

8^th June 2003: Another ring of bells for Australia. A Trinity House buoy bell acquired during 2002 by ANZAB is to be the 2nd of a ring of proposed ring of six Orange, NSW. Individual surplus bells from Scarborough (treble), Kent (4th), Wokingham (5th) and Kidderminster (tenor) are to be include in the ring.

30^th April 2003: A small Gillett & Johnston bell to be installed for chiming at St John’s, Ranmoor, Sheffield.

15^th April 2003: Hunslet church has recently been found to have serious structural problems. The scheme to install the back four of the ex-Highfield St, Liverpool chime as part of a lighter ring of bells has been cancelled.

14^th April 2003: It is anticipated that a surplus bell from Elmsett, Suffolk will be used to augment the ring of five at Bacton, Norfolk to six.

11^th April 2003: The pre-2002 Whetstone 4^th bell to augment a Leicestershire ring of four to five.

25^th March 2003: The old 7th from Kidderminster to be acquired for a potential ANZAB bell installation project (see 8^th June 2003 announcement).

16^th March 2003: An ex-Trinity House buoy bell to become the treble of six at Scarrington, Nottinghamshire.

13^th February 2003: A bell from the Holy Spirit, Prestatyn likely to be used as part of an augmentation from three to five bells at a church in Gloucestershire.

1^st February 2003: A surplus Llewellin & James bell (ex-Cheddar treble) is to augment the ring of five at Badsworth, Yorkshire to six.

26^th January 2003: An ex-Trinity House buoy bell to be installed for chiming in South Yardley, Birmingham.

11^th January 2003: An ex-Trinity House buoy bell to be installed for chiming in Lagos, Nigeria.

8^th January 2003: A small bell cast in 1790 to replace a chiming bell stolen from Llanfaglan Old Church, Caernarfon.

4^th January 2003: A bell cast by Wilson of Glasgow to be hung for chiming at Waiheke Island, New Zealand.

Keltek Trust activities for 2002

28^th December 2002: A modern surplus bell from New College, Southampton acquired to be part of a new ring of bells in Nottinghamshire.

19^th October 2002: An ex-Trinity House buoy bell to be installed for chiming in a newly constructed church in Dublin.

17^th October 2002: Three redundant bells from different places to be slightly re-tuned and installed at St John’s RC Cathedral, Limerick to create a chime of four bells.

30^th September 2002: An ex-Trinity House buoy bell sold to Rev. Peter Newing for a Gloucestershire augmentation project.

30^th September 2002: An ex-Trinity House buoy bell to be installed for chiming in Antigua, West Indies.

6^th September 2002: A surplus Wells of Aldbourne bell to be acquired by Advent, Cornwall to augment their ring of bells.

2^nd September 2002: The surplus Llewellyn & James bell from Laira, Plymouth is to be installed for swing chiming at Dowlais nr. Merthyr Tydfil.

1^st September 2002: Two surplus Rudhall bells to be used as part of a clock chime.

22^nd August 2002: A small bell to be installed at the Nook public House, Bushmills, County Antrim.

22^nd July 2002: A 1902 Taylor bell from a redundant church in Patna, Scotland to replace the poor-sounding tenor at Whetstone, Leicestershire.

22^nd July 2002: A surplus bell to become the treble of the proposed augmentation to eight at Polesworth.

11^th July 2002: A surplus bell from Herne Bay, Kent to be used in a Somerset restoration and augmentation project.

10^th July 2002: An ex-Trinity House buoy bell to be installed as a service bell at Littlehampton, RC.

4^th July 2002: An ex-Trinity House buoy bell to augment the ring of three at Fulbrook, Oxfordshire to four.

28^th June 2002: Subject to faculty and fund-raising etc. a surplus bell is to augment Sandon, Staffordshire to a ring of six.

26^th June 2002: Two ex-Trinity House buoy bells acquired for stock by ANZAB for potential future bell projects.

20^th June 2002: A surplus bell to become the treble of the proposed augmentation to six at Llandrillo yn Edeyrnion, Clwyd.

6^th June 2002: An ex-Trinity House buoy bell to be installed as a service bell at Holy Rosary cathedral, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

29^th May 2002: An ex-Trinity House buoy bell to become the 2nd of the augmentation to six at Barbon, Cumbria.

19^th May 2002: An ex-Trinity House buoy bell to be installed at Combpyne, Devon subject to a bell being made available from the redundant church at Rousdon. The bell will be bought back by the Trust if the project does not proceed.

28^th April 2002: A surplus bell acquired for the Middleton, N. Yorkshire augmentation project.

28^th April 2002: An ex-Trinity House buoy bell acquired by a bell-hanger for a potential project.

26^th April 2002: A small bell to be installed for chiming at the former church of St John, Uxbridge.

22^nd April 2002: Two ex-Trinity House buoy bells acquired by a bell-hanger for potential projects.

22^nd April 2002: An ex-Trinity House buoy bell to become the 2nd of the proposed ring of six at Menangle, NSW.

17^th April 2002: The ex-Stanton-in-Peak ring to be installed for ringing at Hartington, Derbyshire.

27^th March 2002: A small bell to be installed for swing chiming at Cayton School, near Scarborough.

22^nd March 2002: A bell acquired from a scrap yard to be the second of an augmentation to five at Thorpe Arnold, Leicestershire.

13^th March 2002: An ex-Trinity House buoy bell to replace the existing 2nd bell at Little Wymondley, Herts. as part of the restoration and augmentation project.

12^th March 2002: An ex-Trinity House buoy bell to become the 3rd of the proposed augmentation to a ring of six at Potterhanworth, Lincolnshire.

5^th March 2002: An ex-Trinity House buoy bell to be installed for chiming in a Tanzanian church.

5^th March 2002: An ex-Trinity House buoy bell to become the 3rd of the ring of six at Prestatyn, Clywd.

1^st March 2002: A small bell acquired from a scrap-metal yard to become the treble of four at Little Wymondley, Herts.

28^th February 2002: The smallest of three bells from Llandybie quarry to become the treble of the proposed augmentation to five at Inworth, Essex.

28^th February 2002: A small bell to be hung for chiming at Peel (RC), Isle of Man.

28^th February 2002: An ex-Trinity House buoy bell to be installed for chiming at All Saints, Crondall, Hampshire.

25^th February 2002: A bell to be acquired by Rev. Peter Newing for a potential augmentation in Gloucestershire.

24^th February 2002: A proposed new ring of bells to be installed at Hampstead, Christ Church.

4^th February 2002: A ring of eight bells is to be installed in one of Australia’s oldest churches. St James, Sydney is to install the ring using one of the ex-St Paul’s, Bristol bells as the tenor.

14^th January 2002: The largest of three bells from Llandybie quarry to become the treble of the proposed augmentation to five at Barby, Northamptonshire.

15^th January 2002: Two bells, one ex-New Shildon and the other ex-Llandybie quarry to become the treble and second of the proposed augmentation from 3 to 6 at Potterhanworth, Lincolnshire.

8th January 2002: A ships bell to be used for a font at West Huntspill, Somerset.

Keltek Trust activities for 2001

December 2001: A small chiming bell to be installed at the Myddelton Retreat, Ilkley, Yorkshire.

26^th November 2001: A small bell from Cannock to be hung as a school calling bell near Drybrook, Gloucestershire.

9^th November 2001: A bell from a redundant church in Co. Durham to be installed at Caunton, Nottinghamshire to augment the ring to five. In 1997 the Trust located a bell which allowed Caunton to augment to four.

5^th November 2001: Subject to formal PCC approval, a modern Taylor bell acquired by the Trust is to become the tenor of an augmentation from 2 to 3 bells at Thoroton, Nottinghamshire.

3^rd November 2001: With funding for the repairs to the tower at St Nicholas, Deptford in place, the parish have indicated that they would like to install the ex-Homerton ring. Deptford appears on the “lost rings” list as 6 of its ring of eight were removed in 1955.

29^th October 2001: A small surplus bell ex-Countess Wear, Exeter sold to a bell-hanger for re-use at Croyde, Devon.

27^th October 2001: Another bell acquired for the Egloskerry project to enable the ring of two to be augmented to four.

27^th October 2001: Four bells acquired for the proposed new ring of six at Menangle, NSW, Australia. They are the treble, 4th, 5th (ex-Albrighton

) and tenor (ex-Rode Hill, Somerset).

23^rd September 2001: A light ring of six bells to be installed at Stanton-in-Peak, Derbyshire replacing a heavier ring. The new bells will be based on the front four of the Liverpool, Highfield St chime.

3^rd September 2001: A 1982 Whitechapel bell to become the treble of a new ring of six bells at Prestatyn parish church.

18^th August 2001: A small bell from Gowerton, Swansea to be installed in a former church building in the Isle-of-Man.

29^th July 2001: Three small bells (two ex-Hannington’s department store, Brighton and one ex-Salford) acquired by an individual for a potential new light ring of bells with a 2cwt tenor in Shropshire.

13^th July 2001: It is reported that the Charleston (Cathedral) bells have been rung for the first time.

12^th July 2001: A small bell from Sunderland to be hung for chiming in the Philippines, also a small bell is to be used as a ringing demonstration bell at Bradford-on-Avon, Wilts.

9^th July 2001: Two surplus Simpson tuned bells re-tuned to become the treble and second of the proposed augmentation to six at Colton, Staffordshire. Ring of six dedicated on 9^th September 2001 by the Bishop of Lichfield.

8^th July 2001: A new ring of bells for Lincolnshire. Subject to faculty it is hoped that a “transferred” ring of bells will be installed at Hackthorn.

12^th June 2001: The augmented ring at Dowlish Wake, Somerset dedicated.

7^th June 2001: A second-hand brass founder’s bell (ex-Thurgarton) to be installed at the Old School, Kennington.

1^st June 2001: A small bell to be used as a ringing demonstration bell at Hornsey, London.

25^th May 2001: A small chiming bell from the redundant church at Lucton, Herefordshire to be installed for chiming at a Warwickshire church.

13^th April 2001: The Trust achieves 150 bells relocated. The destination of the 150th bell is Tealby, Lincolnshire where it will become the second of the proposed augmentation to six.

5^th April 2001: A second bell found for Gringley-on-the-Hill, Notts. to augment from a ring of four to six.

26^th March 2001: A surplus bell from Plymouth, St Andrew is to be used to augment the ring of bells at Badsworth, west Yorkshire to a ring of five.

14^th March 2001: The augmentation of Dowlish Wake to a ring of six completed using a surplus bell from Southampton.

2^nd February 2001: The surplus five-bell frame from Steeple Langford acquired for a potential project in the Vale of the White Horse. Hopefully another unringable to be restored!

17^th January 2001: The surplus tenor bell at Coggeshall is to be acquired for an “arts” project in Stromness, Orkney subject to planning permission being granted.

11^th January 2001: Surplus bell from the Albrighton augmentation scheme acquired for an Australian bell-installation project.

5^th January 2001: Singleton (NSW) is the first bell-installation project to be completed this year.

4^th January 2001: A small chiming bell located for a new church in the Bahamas.

Keltek Trust activities for 2000

24^th November 2000: A ring of six bells acquired for the Lismore, NSW project.

30^th October 2000: The Trust acquires a ring of six bells formerly hung at St Paul’s, Homerton, London.

25^th October 2000: A clock bell from Hutton Gate Farm, Guisborough, Yorkshire is to be used to augment the ring of five at All Saints, Norwich to a ring of six. Link to the UEA Society web site for more details of this project.

October 2000: Six good condition second-hand bell wheels re-located for a potential restoration project in the Merseyside area.

7^th September 2000: A surplus modern bell to become the treble of six at the proposed restoration and augmentation of the unringable ring of four at Rolleston, Nottinghamshire.

5^th September 2000: A 3 cwt bell acquired by Rev. Peter Newing for possible use in a Gloucestershire restoration project. Bell now resold to be treble of a ring of four at Morley, Derbyshire.

12^th August 2000: A small bell to be hung for chiming at Brinnington, Stockport.

8^th August 2000: A surplus bell from the ring at Coggeshall, Essex is to become the treble of the proposed augmentation to five at Donyatt, Somerset.

6^th August 2000: An Evans bell weighing about 11cwt is to be installed as a clock hour bell at Crondall, Hampshire.

28^th July 2000: A small surplus bell from County Clare, Ireland to be hung in a bell cote at St Joseph’s, Cheadle, Staffordshire as part of the restoration of the former convent.

16^th July 2000: The augmented rings at Barnburgh and Langley Burrell are dedicated.

15th July 2000: Second-hand headstocks acquired by the Merseyside Bell Restoration Group for a Liverpool, area project.

11^th June 2000: The Merseyside Bell Restoration Group acquire a surplus bell which will be slightly re-tuned to become the treble of the proposed ring of six at Speke, Liverpool.

5^th June 2000: A surplus bell located which will become the 3^rd of the octave at Lismore, NSW, Australia. Latest information 25^th November 2000: The bell is no longer being used in the Lismore project as a ring of six bells has been acquired by the Trust for the project.

20^th May 2000: Barnburgh, South Yorkshire augmentation project completed. The minor-three have been augmented by the addition of a treble and tenor; the latter being donated by the Trust.

26^th April 2000: A small chiming bell dated 1791 is to be installed at Rottnest Island, Perth, WA as part of the restoration of one of the oldest buildings in WA – “Rotto’s” prison settlement.

21^st April 2000: The ex-Rode Hill, Somerset bell which was acquired by the Trust and weld-repaired is to become the tenor of a new ring at Lismore, NSW, Australia. Latest information 25^th November 2000: The bell is no longer being used in the Lismore project as a ring of six bells has been acquired by the Trust for the project.

28^th March 2000: Tealby to acquire a modern Gillett & Johnston bell to use as the treble of the proposed augmentation from 4 to 6. The 5 cwt bell was upturned and used as a flower pot for most of the last decade!

17^th March 2000: Surplus Thomas Gardener bell (cast 1757) from Coggeshall to become a clock bell at Coity.

15^th March 2000: Buscot are the first church to install a second-hand bell-frame acquired by the Trust and the third church to install a bell acquired by the Trust’s Bell Rescue Fund.

3^rd March 2000: Farleigh Hungerford are the second church to install a bell acquired by the Trust’s Bell Rescue Fund. The ring of five bells were tried out on 3rd March.

3^rd March 2000: Surplus bell located for Hessle, East Yorkshire augmentation project (from six to eight bells). This is the 125th bell we have helped to re-locate.

2^nd March 2000: Pittsburgh, PA project added to our web site.

1^st March 2000: Langley Burrell augmentation work completed from 4 to 6 bells; they are the first church to install a bell acquired by the Trust’s Bell Rescue Fund.

2^nd February 2000: Surplus bell from Wapley, Gloucestershire to be installed for chiming at St Stephen’s, Stanley, Hong Kong.

20^th January 2000: Chime of bells acquired by the Trust.

10^th January 2000: Disused small bell from Suffolk sold for installation in a church in Tanzania.

Keltek Trust activities for 1999

24^th December 1999: St Peter’s, Barnburgh (Nr. Doncaster) are to receive Ringing in the Millennium funding to assist with the augmentation of a minor-key ring of three to a major-key ring of five bells. The Keltek Trust will be donating the new tenor bell.

5^th December 1999: The replacement ring of bells dedicated at Tollard Royal.

29^th November 1999: A bell from the Augustine Centre, Southampton to be used to augment the ring of five bells at Dowlish Wake, Somerset.

23^rd November 1999: Small chiming bell from Northumberland to be installed at Alaro, Mallorca

22^nd November 1999: Small chiming bell from Pott Shrigley to be installed at Lancaster Priory

2^nd November 1999: A disused bell formerly used as a Fire Warning bell in a manor house likely to be used as part of a new ring of bells in Cornwall. Latest information (May 2001): Bell sold for chiming to a church in St. Vincent.

22^nd October 1999: Bell in an antique shop to be installed for chiming in a Shropshire church.

14^th October 1999: A new ring of bells for USA. It is highly likely that a church in Pittsburgh will install a ring of eight bells based on the front six of the pre-millennium ring at Preston, Lancashire. The bells are expected to be hung mid-2001.

9^th October 1999: Frome Branch of Bath & Wells DACR to donate a bell to Farleigh Hungerford

3^rd October 1999: A ring of two at Egloskerry, Cornwall dedicated

28^th September 1999: Randwick, NSW decide to replace their poor sounding steel bells with bronze bells.

26^th September 1999: Lisvane, Cardiff take delivery of a rare J & E Smith of Chesterfield bell from Wetton, Staffordshire to the mutual benefit of both parishes.

28^th August 1999: Bell in an antique shop to be installed for chiming at St Luke’s, Sevenoaks, Kent.

26^th August 1999: Another bell acquired for the proposed new ring at Singleton, NSW.

26^th August 1999: Bell acquired by George Dawson for Kneeton, Nottinghamshire augmentation project.

14^th August 1999: Bell acquired for Kemberton, Shropshire augmentation project.

20^th June 1999: Bell in an reclamation yard to be installed for chiming in Portugal.

6^th June 1999: Ex-South Petherton tenor to be installed for chiming at St Charles of Borromeo, Detroit

25^th May 1999: Surplus bell from St Chad’s, Shrewsbury to be used as part of the proposed augmentation to 8 at Albrighton, Shropshire.

18^th May 1999: 21cwt bell from St Chad, Burton-on-Trent to be used as a clock bell in York.

7^th May 1999: Bell from the redundant church of St Matthew, Dewsbury to be installed for ringing at Emley as part of the restoration and augmentation scheme.

18^th April 1999: Surplus bell to be used to augment Tibberton, Gloucestershire to a ring of three.

18^th April 1999: Two surplus bells from Tollard Royal to go to the Royal Opera House.

18^th April 1999: Surplus bell to be incorporated into a chime at Roath, Cardiff.

4^th April 1999: Bell from Sharrow, Sheffield to be incorporated into a clock chime at Towcester.

19^th March 1999: Bell from Radley College, Abingdon to be hung for ringing at Egloskerry, Cornwall.

9^th March 1999: Surplus bell from Lenton, Nottingham to be used to augment East Ogwell, Devon to six.

19^th January 1999: Mears bell & four-bell frame removed from Purbrook, Hampshire for eventual installation at Buscot, Oxfordshire to create a ring of four.

8^th January 1999: Surplus bell from the Blackburn Diocese to be installed for chiming in Wexford, Ireland.

7^th January 1999: One of the surplus bells from the pre-Ringing in the Millennium ring at Tollard Royal is donated by the Trust to the Speke, Liverpool bell installation project where it should become the 3rd of a new ring of six bells.

Keltek Trust activities for 1998

13^th December 1998: One of the pre-Ringing in the Millennium bells from Northchapel, Sussex to be installed for chiming at Christ Church, Union Grove, Stockwell, London.

3^rd November 1998: A surplus bell from the pre-Ringing in the Millennium ring of two at Stratford-sub-Castle is to be used to augment the ring of four at Langley Burrell, Wiltshire.

22^nd October 1998: One of the pre-Ringing in the Millennium bells from Northchapel, Sussex to be installed for chiming at Silvasii, Romania.

18^th October 1998: Two modern surplus bells located for the Singleton, NSW, Australia bell project.

13^th October 1998: Two surplus bells located for the St Barnabas, Penny Lane, Liverpool bell project.

3^rd October 1998: Two modern surplus bells, one from Emmanual, New Brighton and the other from Rangemore Hall acquired for the Singleton, NSW, Australia bell project.

11^th September 1998: The Trust acquires the ring of six bells from Waterfoot, Lancashire for the St Barnabas, Penny Lane, Liverpool bell project.

4^th August 1998: A small chiming bell found for Queens Park School, London.

8^th July 1998: A small chiming bell from Farleigh Hungerford to be used in a bell model at Prestbury, Gloucestershire.

29^th June 1998: A bell located for the Gringley-on-the-Hill augmentation project.

5^th June 1998: A chiming bell located for a church in Tanzania.

23^rd May 1998: A replacement tenor bell found to replace the existing cracked bell as part of the Ringing in the Millennium restoration at Greystoke.

23^rd May 1998: The second bell located for the proposed Ringing in the Millennium scheme at Llansilin.

1^st May 1998: A small chiming bell found for The Lee, Buckinghamshire.

26^th April 1998: A small chiming bell found for Torre Abbey, Devon.

11^th April 1998: The 3^rd bell of the proposed ring of eight located for the Manuka, Canberra, ACT bell project.

21^st February 1998: A small chiming bell located for a chapel at Pleasley, Derbyshire.

20^th February 1998: The treble bell located to complete the Ringing in the Millennium restoration and augmentation scheme at Alderton, Wiltshire.

18^th January 1998: A surplus bell from the Shellingford augmentation project located for the Wetton bell restoration and augmentation project.

8^th January 1998: One of the pre-Ringing in the Millennium ring at South Petherton to be installed for chiming at St Mary of Furness, Barrow-in-Furness

3^rd January 1998: The 6^th bell of the proposed ring of eight located for the Manuka, Canberra, ACT bell project.

Keltek Trust activities for 1997