Hugglescote, Leicestershire, The Parish Church of St John the Baptist.

The tower of this church houses a classic Taylor eight dating from 1900, with a tenor bell weighing 16 cwts. Following an accident, the cast iron headstock of the second bell has been fractured. The bell will be lowered into its pit and its broken headstock will be removed to Loughborough. A new headstock will be cast and fitted with gudgeons and bearings and the bell will be rehung.

• The new headstock has been cast.

• The gudgeons and bearings have been fitted.

• All is ready for dispatch.