On Tuesday 11th April, representatives from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (who administer the Grant Scheme) travelled to the Foundry to hammer out with company representatives just how the scheme should be applied. This covered things such as grants available for repairs to bells, fittings (including bell ropes), and inspections that lead to repairs; the supply and installation of additional bells, fittings and framework; rules concerning the zero-rating of approved alterations; etc.

More details can be found here.

It is in the interests of all bellfounders that our representatives continue to have an input into any legislation that affects the industry as a whole, a role WBF has served in the past. and is happy to continue doing so in the future.

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New Cathedral Ring for Alabama WBF Wins Best Family Business Award Whitechapel and A Passion for Churches Report on 2005 Ringing Roadshow Three Decades of Charlie Smith Ringing at the Royal Northern 100 Years of the Hughes Family at WBF Lord Mayor Opens WBF Shop Extension Report on Ringing Roadshow, 2003 Ringing Roadshow, 2003 New York: The 9-11 Bell Dedication The 1881 Libel Case Casting the 9-11 Bell Another Liberty Bell A Big Wheel Open Day 2001 (with photos) Historic Finds at the Foundry Open Day 2000 (with photos) Masham and the Millennium