by Tom Nestor | Dec 13, 2020 | BRF General
The ABRA project at Audlem to refurbish and rehang the six bells at St James is already raising funds and is seeking a faculty. The projects at Cheadle and Chester are applying for grant funding from Guild BRF.
by Ade Bowen | Feb 11, 2020 | Guild News, BRF, BRF Grappenhall, BRF General
A grant has been awarded from the BRF to Christleton, giving them £3000 towards major refurbishment works to improve these bells, including refurbishing clappers and wheels, cleaning and repainting the frame and replacing the rest of the roller boxes. Wybunbury...
by Ade Bowen | Nov 6, 2019 | Guild News, South Cheshire Branch News, Wirral Branch News, BRF, BRF General
At the November meeting of the Executive Committee, the following applications for a grant from the Guild BRF were successful: Burton for extensive refurbishment works on clappers, roller boxes, Hastings equipment and wheels, and for new gudgeons, bearings, rope...
by Ade Bowen | Jun 7, 2019 | Guild News, BRF, BRF General
At the June meeting of the Executive Committee, the following applications for a grant from the Guild BRF were successful: Chester Cathedral for replacement clappers; Christleton for clapper refurbishment and roller box replacement Hyde for clapper refurbishment;...
by Ade Bowen | Sep 13, 2018 | Chester Branch, BRF, BRF General
A grant of £335 has been given to Malpas, as additional items were found to be needing attention during their recent major works. This is the last of a series of works on the installation, and should ensure that the bells remain in good condition for many years to...
by Ade Bowen | Jul 16, 2018 | BRF General
A grant of £550 has been made to Sutton, St James, towards work to replace a badly worn gudgeon and associated bearings. As the work has been already been completed, this grant has been paid immediately on ratification by the Guild Committee. Interestingly, this...
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