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
You can donate in any of the following ways:
- 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
- Account name: Llewellyn Edwards Bell Restoration Fund
If you donate directly and you pay income tax please would you complete the Gift Aid form
More Information
Belfry Upkeep: Bell Frames
The bell frame is the structure which rigidly supports the bells and ensures that the vertical and horizontal forces arising from the movement of the
Belfry Upkeep – Stays and Sliders
The stay and slider form a mechanism which enables the bell to be ‘set’ in the up position by holding it just past the balance.
Please Gift Aid your LEBRF donations
If you have donated to the LEBRF in the last four years may we ask you to complete a Gift Aid declaration if you haven’t
Belfry Upkeep – Ropes
The first in a series about simple steeplekeeping There are a number of aspects of belfry maintenance that can be carried out by an interested
Helpful Advice for Bell Restoration Projects
LEBRF Trustee, Ken Webb, has been reviewing material available from the Central Council and suggests that the following pages would be well worth reviewing by
Who Was Frank Llewellyn Edwards?
The Guild’s Bell Restoration Fund is named after its first benefactor – but who was he? Frank Llewellyn Edwards was born in 1873 at Kington
