Restoration of Castle Brom bells is complete

DING DONG DONE IT: St Mary and St Margaret's Church has a new ring
of eight bells following the completion of a major restoration.

THE bells at a Castle Bromwich church will ring out tomorrow morning following the completion of a major restoration project.

Work hanging the eight bells was finally finished yesterday (Friday), after a month's work in the belfry of St Mary and St Margaret's.

£100,000 was raised for the project by the church bellringing team, with Loughborough-based foundry Taylor's tasked with recasting the six existing bells and forging two others. 

Last month they started work on the installation and now, at last, the new ring of eight bells is in place.

In the past few days residents will have heard the chimes for the first time since February, when the old installation was dismantled. 

In the end, the work was completed to exactly the schedule set out in the spring - and at a rather quicker rate than the four year restoration intended for Big Ben!

In recognition of their efforts, the bellhanging team was presented with bottles of Stay Upright - an ale which has been specially brewed by Birmingham's Two Towers Brewery to celebrate the end of the restoration.

The dedication service will be taking place tomorrow (Sunday) at 10am.