Registered Charity number 270529
Named after our first benefactor, Rev Frank Llewellyn Edwards, the fund makes grants towards the restoration and augmentation of church bells in the Diocese of Salisbury. We try to support eligible projects with a grant of around 20% of the total project cost and over the last 5 years we have made grants totalling over £100,000.
How to Support Us
- through your Branch treasurer,
- click on the JustGiving link
- directly by cheque or bank transfer
- Account name: Llewellyn Edwards Bell Restoration Fund (NB: they will accept cheques/deposits saying “LEBRF”)
- Sort Code: 30-90-89
- Account Number: 37611960
If you donate directly and you pay income tax please would you complete the Gift Aid form
More Information
Bell Restoration Fund Review of the year
The Guild’s bell restoration fund had a busy year in 2025 with grants paid out to towers totalling £37,378 and new grants approved adding up to £44,500. Due to the receipt of the substantial Abrahams Legacy and the previously reported
All about Bell Ropes
I recently came across an absolutely brilliant page with answers to over 40 frequently asked questions about bell ropes. Written by Philip Pratt, owner of Avon Ropes and ringer at St Mary, Redcliffe, it gives some practical advice regarding what
2025 LEBRF Open Day Report
This year’s Open Tower Day in support of the Guild’s Llewellyn Edwards Bell Restoration Fund raised a very welcome £1,886. The day consisted of a broadly circular tour beginning at Lyme Regis and ending up at Beaminster ( both ten
Bridport Bell Restoration Success
The restoration of the bells at St. Mary’s church in Bridport has been satisfactorily completed. The bells were fully recast in 1924, and still ring today as a well rounded octave, but now with upgraded bearings, wheels, and clappers they
