by Rich Westman | 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...
by Rich Westman | Jul 16, 2018 | BRF General
A grant of £1280 has been approved by the Guild Committee for repair works to Mottram-in-Longdendale, St Michael. This is the first application the church has made to help remedy the issues they are facing with the frame, and the grant is towards the cost of Stage...
by Rich Westman | Jul 16, 2018 | Mid Cheshire Branch News, BRF Grappenhall
Grappenhall are now getting near to their appeal total of £175,000. In order to preserve their quoted costs from the bell founders, they have had to place an order by the end of June. This they did which gets Grappenhall into the bell founders schedule of bells to...
by Rich Westman | Jul 16, 2018 | BRF Crewe
Crewe and the South Branch are awaiting the outcome of a Viability Report commissioned by Cheshire East council, which is investigating the potential future uses for the site. This report will help determine whether there is a future for the bell installation and its...
by Rich Westman | Jul 11, 2018 | Mid Cheshire Branch News, BRF Runcorn
The Chester Diocesan Advisory Committee have granted the faculty required by Runcorn to overhaul their bells. It’s a major step forward in the project, which has also submitted an application to the Garfield Weston Foundation’s 60th Anniversary Fund. The...
by Rich Westman | Jul 11, 2018 | BRF Runcorn
We’ve received the news that the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers have awarded the Runcorn rehang project a grant of £1300 from their Bell Restoration Fund. This is the third successful grant for the project following the AllChurches Trust (£2000) and the...
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