Saving Pembroke's Bells. Get the bells back up the tower!

 

Your contribution can help us save Pembroke's bells. 3 of the 8 bells in the church of St. Mary’s, Pembroke can no longer be rung. They won't be rung again until restoration work is complete. Bells have rung here since the 1760s but they are now in a terrible state. Notoriously challenging to ring and out of tune, the bells need significant work to save them and make them worthy of the historic Norman tower.

Listen to the bells here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSQkil-EVaI

Several different bell founders cast the eight bells in different years. Six bells were restored and two new ones added for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897. The Pembroke Bell Ringers are undertaking an extensive restoration project.

We will take the bells out for re-tuning, replace the out of tune second bell, rebuild the bell frame further down the tower and rehang the bells with new fittings. We will add two new bells to make a peal of ten*. The ringers and volunteers will carry out as much of the labouring work as possible to reduce costs.

This exciting heritage project will safeguard the bells for the next few hundred years, to be enjoyed by all, for many generations to come.

*The target doesn't include the two new bells which will cost approximately £10,000 each with fittings . If you would like to buy a bell, you can help choose its dedication/inscription. 

Contact Anne Bunker for further information or to donate directly.

The names of everyone who makes a donation through GoFundMe or in person will be recorded in a book of donations (except for anonymous donations).