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Farmer for the Campton Bell Appeal
New Bells Arrive
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Ring’
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Campton’s
new church bells arrive on Friday March 9, 2007!
The tower of All Saints Church has been busy
in the last few weeks, preparing for the arrival of our new bells and
bell
frame. New louvres have been installed and pigeon grilles are being
fitted
which should finally solve our longstanding pigeon problems!
The new
bells will arrive mid-morning on Friday, March 9. They will be on
display in the church for about 10 days and there will be opportunities
to view them on Saturday,
March 10, between 10am and 4pm, and also on Sunday, March 11, between
2pm
and 5pm.
On Mothering Sunday, March 18, the bells will be blessed by Dean
at the 11.15am service.
Installation
of the bells and frame will take place during March in two phases and
the work should be complete towards the end of March. We expect to be
ringing the new bells in early April.
The bells will be
dedicated by The Right Reverend Richard Inwood, Bishop of Bedford, at a
special service at All Saints on Sunday, July 1, at 5pm.
If
you would like to know more about the new bells please call John
Loveless or Linda Garton on
819074.
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The eight new
bells
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One of the
three original bells with new fitting
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The
following photograph curtesy of Don Pull
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'This one looks
lightest'
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'I could have
done it on my own'
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Phew!
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CAMPTON’S NEW BELLS DEDICATED ON JULY 1
2007
Witnessed by a
packed church of over 200, the new bells were dedicated on Sunday, July
1, by The Bishop of Bedford during a memorable Evensong service.
Ringers attended
from as far afield as Devon, Hampshire, York and Norwich. Chris Kippin,
currently Master of the Ancient Society of College Youths, a prominent
London-based ringing society, and a talented organist, gave an Organ
Recital before the service. Earlier in the day a number of gardens in
the village were open and we were superbly entertained by Bedford
Morris Men and Shefford Town Band, with diversionary Face Painting and
Bouncy Castle, activities thankfully confined to the young, but with
some of the young at heart itching to join in of course!
A big thank you to
all who have contributed to the Appeal. Your generosity made so much
difference to our progress as we set about raising the £90,000
required. The bells were dedicated exactly three and a half years after
the launch event, 'The BIG Ring' on January 1 2004. We now have a
superb light ring eight. Enjoy them!
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Campton, Beds
All Saints
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Bell
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Weight
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Nominal
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Note |
Diameter |
Cast |
Founder |
1
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2cwt-2qr-17lb |
1977.0 |
B |
21.50" |
2006 |
Taylors, Eayre
& Smith Ltd |
| 2 |
2cwt-3qr-1lb |
1870.5 |
A#
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22.00" |
2006
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Taylors, Eayre
& Smith Ltd |
| 3 |
3cwt-0qr-7lb |
1663.0 |
G# |
23.00" |
2006
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Taylors, Eayre
& Smith Ltd |
4
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3cwt-0qr-4lb |
1482.0 |
F# |
24.00" |
2006 |
Taylors, Eayre
& Smith Ltd |
| 5 |
3cwt-1qr-10lb |
1320.0 |
E |
25.50" |
2006 |
Taylors, Eayre
& Smith Ltd |
| 6 |
3cwt-3qr-3lb |
1248.0
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D# |
26.50" |
2006 |
Taylors, Eayre
& Smith Ltd |
7
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5cwt-0qr-17lb |
1109.5 |
C# |
29.50" |
2006
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Taylors, Eayre
& Smith Ltd |
| 8 |
6cwt-2qr-10lb |
987.5 |
B |
32.50" |
2006 |
Taylors, Eayre
& Smith Ltd |
| Pre-2006 ring
c1 |
4cwt-2qr-10lb |
1178.0 |
*D# |
29.25" |
c1520† |
William
Culverden |
| Pre-2006 ring
c2 |
6cwt-3qr-22lb
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1080.0 |
C#
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32.50" |
c1520† |
William
Culverden |
| Pre-2006 ring
c3 |
7cwt-2qr-12lb |
960.0 |
B |
34.94" |
1603 |
Hugh I Watts |
The new bells were cast by Taylors , Eayre and Smith, of Loughborough.
The construction of the new cast-iron bell frame, fittings for the new
bells and all associated engineering was carried out by Whites’ of
Appleton, Church Bell Hangers, Appleton, Oxon. The total cost of the
project was around £90,000.
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