Safeguarding Policy
“Ensuring that children and young people as well as
adults are kept safe whilst in our care is an integral part of our church life.
If you have any concerns about safeguarding please contact:
In the Parish: of The Isles of Scilly, Parish Safeguarding
Co-ordinator, Tel contact – 01720 422503
In the Diocese: Sarah Acraman Diocesan Safeguarding
Adviser, 01872 274351
Out of Hours for after 5pm and weekends: 01208 251300
In emergency situation:
Local Authority Children’s Social Care: 0300 123 1116
Local Authority Adult’s Social Care: 0300 1234131
Welcome to the Bells of St.Mary the Virgin, St.Mary's Isles of Scilly
Details of the Bells
| Bell | Diameter | Weight | Metric | Note | Name | Sponsor | Dedication on headstock brass plate |
| Tenor | 36" | 8--3--7 | 448Kg | A | Diana | Anonymous | In Memory of Diana, Princess of Wales |
| 1st. July 1961 to 31st. August 1997 | |||||||
| Seventh | 32 1/2" | 6--3--10 | 347Kg | B | Edward | Ron & Jan | In Memory of Edward Thomas Bond |
| Crawford | 22nd. June 1922 to 21st. January 1992 | ||||||
| Sixth | 29 1/2" | 5--1--19 | 275Kg | C# | Brian-Anne | Anne & Brian | For Anne & Brian Horrell Golden Wedding |
| Horrell | Anniversary 6th. June 2009 | ||||||
| Fifth | 28" | 4--2--7 | 232Kg | D | John | Jane Houldsworth | In memory of John G. Hogg |
| 21st. January 1925 to 1st. August 2003 | |||||||
| Fourth | 26 1/2" | 3--3--2 | 191Kg | E | Valerie | Valerie Baker | For Valerie, a Friend and Lover of the Islands |
| Third | 25" | 3--1--11 | 170Kg | F# | Henry | John Pawley | For Henry Springer; |
| Died St. Mary's April 2003 | |||||||
| Second | 24" | 3--0--11 | 157Kg | G# | Ann | Martin Maybrey | In Memory of Ann Maybrey |
| 21st. May 1938 to 20th. January 2008 | |||||||
| Treble | 23 1/2" | 3--0--14 | 158Kg | A | Mary | Community Bell | Donated by the Islanders and by Friends |
| of the Islands 2008 | |||||||
| Peal of bells cast together at Whitechapel Bell Foundry to a Gillett and Johnson 1922 profile in 2008 | |||||||
| Bell frame constructed and bells hung by Nicholson Engineering of Bridport 2009 | |||||||
| The bells are an octave in the key of A where the frequency of the fundamental of the tenor | |||||||
| is 886.1 Hz to match the equivalent note of the diapasons on the St. Mary's Church organ | |||||||
Site created & maintained by David Maybrey
Last updated 12/10/2024
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