Fun With Bells - Bell And Handbell Ringing Interviews

Cathy Booth’s special guest this month is ringer and project manager par excellence Tim Keyes who gives us the inside scoop of Ledbury’s rather exciting bell restoration and augmentation project.Tim very helpfully talks through all the different stages of the project, step by step, with plenty of top tips for those of you planning your own bell project.Cathy hears about the challenges faced, exacerbated by Brexit and COVID-19, but also the enormous highs that come with engaging the whole community in innovative ways.However, this podcast is much more than the story of a successful project, as the interview takes a surprising literary turn. But then again, we always knew that bell ringing is poetry in motion ...Top 5 takeawaysEmbarking on a bell project? Make sure you have a really good core team with skills in communications, technical issues and finance. Don’t forget to also work closely with the church.Struggling to find the big donations? You may have to diversify your funding to reach your target.There ar