The Bells and the Ringers
The bells are rung prior to Sunday morning services, festivals as well as weddings and other special occasions.
For Remembrance Sunday the bells are rung half muffled.
Anyone who is interested in learning to ring is welcome. Practice night is Monday at 7.30pm.
The Church has 6 bells
The lowest in tone, known as ' The Tenor ' is in F#. The highest in tone is known as the ' Treble '.
The weights vary from 4cwts. 3qts. 11lbs. to 12cwts. 1qtr. 22lbs.
The earliest record of our church bells is in the official Inventory submitted at Saltwood Church in 1552, which is in the Public Records Office in London. We believe that a peal of bells remained in existence until a new peal was cast in 1723 by John Waylett. There they remained until 1912. In 1911 a member of the firm of Mears and Stainbank was invited to visit the Church Belfry and examine the bells. ( This firm was responsible for Big Ben, the Bow Bells and the Liberty Bell, together with many other famous rings ).
