The project at St Blaise was to replace the ring of six bells with a newly cast ring of eight bells hung in a new frame. The poor-toned 2^nd bell of the existing ring being retained and put on display in the church.

The remaining five bells have been sold to the Trust for re-use elsewhere. They have been slightly re-tuned to create the back five of a ring of six at the church of St Michael & All Angels, Hackthorn, Lincolnshire.

The photographs on the left are reproduced by courtesy of Kate and David Crennell. Link to Chilton, Oxfordshire web site.

They show the "old" six bells on removal from the tower on Tuesday 5^th March 2002 and loading of five of the ring onto a lorry for transportation to Hackthorn. The Trust donated the ex-Milton tenor bell to the Hackthorn bells project.

Like many projects, considerable funds still need to be raised. If you would like to donate to this scheme please contact the Trust for further details. Email: bells@keltek.org

Milton's new ring of eight bells has now been installed. Interestingly they are a ring cast to Gillett & Johnston profiles by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry.

The ring of six bells has been installed at Hackthorn and dedicated on 23^rdApril 2006.

Hackthorn, Lincolnshire, St Michael & All Angels