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Bellringing
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David Middleton, the Great Brickhill Tower Captain, among the
bells on display in the church before being sent away for restoration
At present there are no church bells within the Benefice that are capable of being rung. The bells at Little Brickhill and Stoke Hammond are in need of attention and are not currently being rung. Bow Brickhill church has four bells but these are also not in a condition to be rung, just a single bell that can be rung before services.
There are no bells being rung at Great Brickhill at the moment for the best of all possible reasons. In October 2009 the six bells and bell-frame were lowered and the bells have been taken to Whites of Appleton in order to be re-furbished. Strengthening work is currently being carried out on the tower and a new eight-bell cast iron bell-frame will be installed. Two new bells have been cast by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry and all eight bells will be hung in the new bell-frame in the spring of 2010. For full details of the history of the bells and the bell restoration project, go to the "Bells and Bellringing" page in the "GREAT BRICKHILL" section.
Up to the time that the bells were removed in the autumn, the team of bellringers in Great Brickhill held regular practice sessions and rang the bells for weddings and before most of the church services. This will resume with great enthusiasm as soon as the bells are back in place. With the addition of the two new bells the Great Brickhill bells will be a fantastic facility for a small village church.
David Middleton (pictured above) is the Great Brickhill Tower Captain and would like to hear from anyone in the locality who would like to join the team of ringers. Training will be given to newcomers.
Contact David Middleton:- dmiddleton@themail.co.uk
To find out more about bellringing in this area, visit the website for The North Bucks Branch of the Oxford Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers:- http://www.northbucks.org.uk
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