A pleasure to attend the launch of the appeal last month by St Mary's Church, Chirk to raise £60,000 to restore their church bells, the beautiful sound of which I featured in a post last week. Thank you to Deryl Crocombe for inviting me and to Peter Furniss for his inspiring talk about the six bells which were cast in 1814 and last overhauled in 1912. And thank you to the vicar Rev. Matt Wilkinson who always makes us all feel so welcome at St Mary’s Church.
As a Cluster of towers Bangor-on-Dee, Overton-on-Dee and Chirk have recently been awarded the Association of Ringing Teachers award for Cluster of the year. The judges were looking for ringers who demonstrated commitment and drive to develop the next generation of ringers and leaders by supporting each other in ringing and teaching as a Cluster of towers. Many congratulations to everyone involved!
