Ringers Floor – Fundraising project

Toilets and kitchen are done and the Church re-ordered to make a more usable space for us all to use and enjoy.  So what is next:   “The Bells”

We need to re-instate the original ringing-floor level, as it was before the old heater-blower system necessitated the use of the gallery.

Unfortunately, as with all ancient buildings, it is not just replacing the floor. There is some work to do at that level on the tower itself, there is a crack that needs attention and the masonry supporting the floor- timbers need work to make secure for the next 100 years.

Hingham was, in the past, a well-known ringing tower, both for the quality of the bells and the standard of its ringing. Peels of three and four hours have been rung since the 1700’s. It is only in the last 20 years that we have fallen silent.

So what is our aim?  Once the ringing floor/ tower has been repaired, and with the help of our existing ringers, we will once again be able to teach a new generation of ringers, then in the course of time, re-establish St. Andrew’s Hingham as a Tower of some repute, where ringers want to visit.  Also, once again we can field our own band of ringers for weddings and special occasion services.

There is a lot of local interest in this ancient art and we must not let Hingham’s bells be silenced for ever.

Update on Fundraising March 2026

We were delighted to be awarded £5000 to this project from Norfolk Churches Trust and £5000 from the Geoffrey Watling Charity. This means we can now progress to applying for permission to undertake the works in the Tower to repair the ringing-floor level and the crack in the Tower Wall. The overall project costs £101,023 and we have now raised £51,846. Only another £49,000 to go!! We are now applying for grants to help with this project.