The Stewardship and Management workgroup regularly reviews all aspects of Tower Stewardship and can offer advice and recommendations on matters including insurance, tower management, safeguarding, risk assessments, church law, health & safety, fire risk, complaints, etc.
A number of guidance notes are available below on common subjects. Some of the existing guidance notes are currently being reviewed and updated so if you cannot find what you are looking for or require further information on a particular subject please contact the Stewardship & Management workgroup Lead: smLead@cccbr.org.uk
Information and guidance notes on equipment and installations used in ringing (including handbells and mobile belfries):
- Terms of Engagement for Tower Visits – this guidance note provides information on how to engage with the Stewardship & Management workgroup for advice on all aspects of bells, bell hanging, bell towers and bell maintenance.
- Church Tower Access – A Guide for Bell Ringers
- Lighting in and around Church Towers
- Lightning Conductors
- We are updating our information to make sure it is relevant and accurate – more to follow
For comprehensive information on Belfry Maintenance, the Central Council’s Manual of Belfry maintenance is available for purchase through the online shop:
This new publication builds on the excellent work of previous contributors to the Tower and Bells Handbook, whilst introducing much new material and advice. In its breadth and depth, it covers a wide range of topics relevant to church bells and bellringing – towers, bells,frames, sound control, the faculty system, health & safety and more. (Dr C.D. O’Mahony, President, Central Council of Church Bell Ringers)
- Insurance Guidance – advice for individual ringers, ringing organisations, parochial church councils and clergy on factors to consider regarding insurance while ringing tower bells and other issues related to ringing
- Safeguarding Update – Central Council update on safeguarding December 2018
- Safeguarding Guidance and Forms June 2019
- Safeguarding guidance including 3 appendices
- Safeguarding Guidance (without appendices)
- Appendix A – Role description for a bell ringing leader
- Appendix B – Role description for a safeguarding officer in a society
- Appendix C – Good practice guide for display in towers
- Example safeguarding policy for ringing societies – this can be edited, in Word
- Tower warning notice – with space for local details
- General Data Protection Regulations – advice for ringers
- Appointment of Bell Ringing Tower Captain
- Faculty Rules 2019 (making changes to Church of England Churches)
- We are updating our information to make sure it is relevant and accurate – more to follow
Church projects – considerations for bells and bell ringing
Information and advice on bells projects is being updated, to include
- new installations,
- restorations and
- augmentations.
Meanwhile, please contact smPro@cccbr.org.uk for information.