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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>David Cawley is correct about the "early Keltek"
transfer as it was bell number 3. Numbers 1 and 2 were from Larkhall, St Saviour
(Bath) which went to Bicknoller (treble) and Griffith Cathedral, NSW (tenor).
David asked if I could find homes for for the two trebles from St Paul's,
Bristol.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A year or so earlier I had visited Buckland Dinham
on hearing that their small bell-restoration fund was at risk at being used for
other purposes. BD were one of the many parishes hit by rampant inflation; as
fast as they could raise money to restore the bells, the cost of the scheme rose
by an almost equal amount. The lack of progress resulted in stagnation and there
was little prospect of the bells being restored. BD had applied to English
Heritage for a grant and they had noticed there was a sum of money in the church
accounts. There seemed a very real prospect that the PCC might use the money for
other purposes. In January 1992 I visited and met the late John Phippen, one of
the bell-ringers. I suggested a scheme to him whereby they spend all the money
raised on installing a new bell-frame (as I reckoned that was all they could
afford) as this would clear the bell-fund without it having to be used for other
purposes. I added that as more funds were raised they could hang the bells one
at a time in the new frame. I received a letter from John in July saying that
they were actively pursuing the suggestion. To cut a long story short the parish
found that by actually starting to do something the money started to come in
again; so much so they instructed Bob Parker to install a frame for eight bells
and hang the six.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mary and I purchased the two ex-St Paul's bells
(removed by Andrew Mills during October 1993) and they were delivered
to Whitechapel. Alan Hughes advised that one would be suitable for BD and Mary
and I donated it to the parish. Although the Keltek Trust wasn't registered as a
charity until a few years later it was one of the events that led to its
registration as a charity.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>BD bells went in as an eight and were rung from the
ground floor; completion I believe was December 1994. A while later I organised
an open-day to raise funds for the St Michael with St Paul, Bath
bell-restoration and rare towers like Farleigh Hungerford, Berkley and BD were
included. The queues at BD were enormous. We made so much money on the day that
we donated approximately half to BD towards their ringing platform from which
they are now rung.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dave</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>