[Bell Historians] RE: CBC Bells Committee

[David Bryant]

> Who are THE BELL EXPERTS? 

People who actually have a good knowledge of the technical and historical aspects of bells?

It would be quite easy to check someone's knowledge - advertise the positions openly, and set a task to prospective applicants such as ask them to prepare a descriptive report on a specified bell installation.

> Well we know who the CBC thinks they are: 
>  
> __________________________________________________________ 
>  
> Bells Committee 
> * Dr Alan Thurlow (Chair) 
> * Julian Munby (archaeologist, Oxford Archeology) 
> * Alan Strickland (bell adviser) 
> * Andrew White (archaeologist) 
> * James Clarke (bell adviser) 
> * Christopher Ridley (Estate manager) 
> * Douglas Kent (SPAB) 
> * Andrew Lamb (musical instrument conservator, Bate Collection) 
> * Revd Dr John Baldwin (historian) 
> __________________________________________________________ 

Apart from John Baldwin and James Clarke, have any of these actually carried out any first-hand research?

> Who would this list vote to appoint to the committee (given a 
> completely free choice and discounting previous worthy members)? 
>  
> I nominate Mr. D. Love-B, Mrs. A. Willis and Mr. R. Smith. 
>  
> Oh ... and Mr. B. Hibbert. 

There are plenty of suitable people - in addition to those you list, ones which I can immediately think of are Andrew Aspland and Mark Regan (so far as I know neither of them have served on the bells committee before).

Are the criteria for appointments made public these days, or are they shrouded in secrecy? Openness and accountability are generally things which the CofE dislikes intensely.

David 		 	   		  

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