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St James Church Beercrocombe near Taunton in Somerset Tower Captain: Keith Thomas - Beercrocombe Tower Secretary: Dr. Elaine Tudor Rock House, Rock Hill, Curry Mallet, Taunton, Somerset 01823 491389 We are a relatively new band who started ringing in 1998 in anticipation of the restoration of the bell tower at our village church. St James, Beercrocombe. As they had not been rung regularly for nearly 80 years, being in need of a complete overhaul and with a cracked tenor, no-one in the village was able to ring the bells. At the instigation of Church Warden Maureen Longstaff, who was also responsible for masterminding the restoration of the bell tower, a band of volunteers was raised from the village. We started with with a band of ten total novices ringing at the nearby village of Fivehead, whose residents endured our amateur efforts for 18 months. Tuition was patiently given by Graham Button and Margaret Taylor together with other members of the Crewkerne Branch of the Bath and Wells Association of Change Ringers.
The Bells St. James has a ground floor ring of five bells with the Tenor weighing 11-3-22 Contacts at St James Tower Secretary-Dr. Elaine Tudor as above Steeple Keeper - Tony Reed, Pippins, Beercrocombe e-mail: tony@beer-crocombe.freeserve.co.uk
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Following completion of the tower
restoration. The new bells were dedicated at a service
on the 12th of December 1999 and at 12
Noon on January 1st 2000 the band 'Rang in the Millenium'.
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