Bell Restoration Committee News
- 5 December 2007:
Fred E Dukes International Bell Fund 2008 grant applications invitedApplications are invited for allocation of grants towards bell restoration projects outside the British Isles. The primary purpose of the Fund is to support sterling expenditure with the UK bell founders. Applications must be received by 31 January 2008.
Full details can be found on this website or by contacting Jackie Roberts via , from whom application forms and guidance are also available.
- 15 November 2007):
Landfill Communities Fund - 5 November 2007):
UPDATED: Registering the whole Ringing Society as a Charity — or just the Bell Restoration Fund? - 16 March 2007:
Fred E Dukes International Bell Fund 2007 grants awarded - 6 December 2006:
UK Charities Act 2006This issue of Charity Commision News contains an overview of the Charities Act 2006 which was passed on 8 November.
- 30 November 2006:
Fred E Dukes International Bell Fund 2007 grant applications invitedApplications are invited for allocation of grants towards bell restoration projects outside the British Isles. The primary purpose of the Fund is to support sterling expenditure with the UK bell founders. Applications must be received by 31 January 2007.
Full details can be found on this website or by contacting Jackie Roberts via , from whom application forms and guidance are also available.
- 22 September 2006:
Puzzling over "A ringers' window at Sherburn in Elmet" - 4 July 2006:
Fred E Dukes International Bell Fund 2006 grants awarded - 20 March 2006:
Gift Aid and Tower Open Days - New rules from April 2006
From 6 April 2006 new regulations by HM Revenue & Customs will allow the right of admission to tower open days by UK taxpayers to be paid for with a Gift Aided donation, provided that the donation is at least 10% more than the cost of a normal admission ticket.
Further details and background information may be found in the new Council Guideline on UK Gift Aid and Tower Open Days which supersedes the version published in March 2004.
The Model Gift Aid Declaration form can be downloaded from this website and modified where indicated [ ... ].
- 8 February 2006:
Gift Aid Declaration forms now availableA Gift Aid Declaration form for contributions to the Central Council Bell Restoration Fund can now be downloaded from this website. Also provided is a Model Gift Aid Declaration form for customisation by local bell restoration funds.
- 22 January 2006:
Central Council Bell Restoration Fund - 2005 Grant AwardsApplications were invited early last September, at which time about £13,000 was available for distribution. This included an anonymous donation of £10,000.
By the closing date of 7th October a total of 35 applications had been submitted. Then a further anonymous donation of £5,000 was received; this together with income from the sale of jigsaws, interest and sundry donations, allowed a total of £19,400 to be available for distribution.
We are most grateful to all who support the Fund, but particularly to the anonymous donors whose substantial contributions have made these awards possible.
Not all the applicants were successful. We had previously advertised the criteria and priorities of the Fund, and due to the large number of applications these were applied in order to arrive at a fair distribution of the available money. 26 grants have been offered and accepted.
Whenever there is money in the Fund, the demand for grants is always very heavy and therefore we are always grateful for any donations or legacies.
Yours faithfully,
Kate Flavell
Chairman, Central Council Bell Restoration Committee
- 11 November 2005:
Fred E Dukes International Bell Fund 2006 grants offeredApplications are invited for the 2006 round of grants from the Fred E Dukes International Bell Fund. Applications must be from towers outside the UK and Ireland. Full details can be found on this website or by contacting Jackie Roberts via , from whom application forms are also available. The closing date for applications is 31 January 2006.
4 April 2005:
Fred E Dukes International Bell Fund 2005 grants offered
