Church Bell Fund

St Barnabas Church has a vibrant and enthusiastic band of bell ringers, with a much-deserved reputation as a flagship ringing centre in Essex. We currently have 2 practices a week, on Tuesday and Saturday mornings, and regularly ring for Services and at other village community events. Refer to our Bellringing page.

To secure the long term of bell ringing at St Barnabas, we are installing rope guides and replacing a life-expired bell wheel on our historic bells. The rope guides will make the bells easier to control, increase bell ringers' safety and enhance the teaching of new ringers. The guides restrain the distance that ropes can flap around, which will improve the experience for teachers and students and encourage more people to learn to ring.

The ancient art of bell ringing is enjoying a renaissance at St Barnabas, but we need to train new generations of ringers to ensure that this uniquely English craft can continue in years to come.

Our goal is to raise £10,000 and we are working very hard to make this happen. Please help us build on our success and support this appeal by scanning our QR code and donate today.

Scan the code, select the link and follow the on-line directions for payment via your credit / debit card. Thank you!