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The past year has seen Litcham’s bells rung only infrequently, due to their generally poor condition – During ringing for a wedding in October one of the bell ropes started fraying badly and since then no ringing has taken place, although the rope has now been repaired.

Two surveys of the bells have been carried out with a view to comprehensive repairs and tuning work being undertaken. The total cost will probably be in excess of £30,000, so there is a lot of fundraising to be done, but the end result should be a properly tuned set of bells that will not need any further major work for perhaps a hundred years.

One positive outcome of the surveys is that they report the bells are at present safe to ring, which means they will still be available for weddings and major services such as Christmas. For this to happen, Litcham is reliant on ringers from other villages coming to help out, so it would be nice if more people from the village decided to learn. At the moment there are a number of beginners learning at Raynham church on a Monday night, and anyone interested in having a go at bellringing would be welcome there.

Litcham’s bells and tower are of historical interest and Tim Angell would be happy to show anyone interested round. Tim can be contacted on 01328 700045. All you need is a head for heights, depending on how far up the tower you want to go. A small donation to the bell fund would be appreciated.

Tim Angell

More information about bellringing at Litcham.

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