UK Registered Charity Number: 1154107
Conservation by Re-use
Helping churches acquire surplus and/or redundant bells to be hung for
English-style full-circle bell-ringing.
THE CENTRAL COUNCIL OF CHURCH BELL RINGERS SITES
The Central Council of Church Bell Ringers Main web site
The Central Council of Church Bell Ringers Stewardship & Management Workgroup web site
Fred E Dukes International Bell Fund administered by the CCCBR Stewardship & Management Workgroup. Bell Fund Grants web site
The Ringing World web site for More about bell-ringing
RINGING SOCIETIES
UK Ringing Societies index
Australia & New Zealand Association of Bellringers web site
North American Guild web site
OTHER SITES
Charities Aid Foundation web site
SOUND OF BELLS
A series of articles about the sound of bells originally written for the weekly journal The Ringing World. articles
Have a look at Bill Hibbert’s web site for more information about tonal analysis of bells. A worthwhile visit for those who would like to know more, especially for those who would like to have a go at analysing the sound of a bell!
Another worthwhile site is Nigel Taylor’s articles. It contains a wealth of information about temperaments and tuning. Link to articles
BELL FOUNDERS, HANGERS, BELL REPAIR, SOUND CONTROL
Please look at our Bell Founders & Hangers page for a list of the UK bell-founders, bell-hangers, bell-repair and sound control contacts. Links to their web sites may be found on this page.
PHOTOGRAPHS
David Kelly has an extensive collection of church photographs which are available on the Flickr web site. Licensing is set to Attribution, Non-commercial- share alike, Creative commons. Please feel free to use the photos providing your use is compatible with the license.