The Devon Church Bell Restoration Fund (DCBRF) is a registered charity (no. 276490) which exists to help finance bell restoration work within Devon. Since its inception in 1972 the fund has helped over 200 Devon churches with grants totalling more than £120,000.

Devon has more church bells than any other county and struggles to find enough funding to maintain the bell installations. To contribute to this fund or for more information about the DCBRF please contact the Secretary , or the Treasurer .

Grants paid out in 2009/2010

• Berrynarbor, £300
• Berry Pomeroy, £6000
• Kilmington, £850
• Membury, £2200
• Chagford, £450
• Meavy, £280
• Sampford Courtenay, £4600
• Dodbrooke, £3200
• Buckland Brewer, £400
• Atherington, £4000
• Coffinswell, £500
• Merton, £1000
• Awliscombe, £300
• Sourton, £350
• Brixton, £420
• Chittlehampton, £550

Grants awarded in 2009/2010

• Stoke Canon, £6500
• Plymtree, £1400
• Brentor, £3000
• High Bray, £2800
• Uffculme, £440

All of these grants are for work on the bells to make them:

(a) ringable
(b) easier to ring, or
(c) safe to ring