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 £100,000.

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 (UK pounds) in 2008/9

• Plymouth, Emmanuel 1500
• Lustleigh 900
• Walkhampton 1000
• Sampford Spiney 5000
• Parkham 450
• Sidmouth 1000
• Hockworthy 100
• Berrynarbor 300

Grants awarded (UK pounds) in 2008/9

• Berry Pomeroy 6000
• Buckland Brewer 400
• Sampford Courtenay 4500
• Merton 1000
• Atherington 4000
• Chagford 450
• Stoke Canon 6500

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

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