THE painstaking task of lowering the ten bells70 feet from the bell chamber to the floor at St John's Parish Church in Bromsgrove was continuing. They were being removed to allow the old timber beams on which they hung to be removed and replaced by a new steel frame. Once complete the bells themselves, some of which weighed a ton, would be refurbished. But this was likely to cost £700 per bell. It was hoped that the work would be completed by Easter.
UNLIKE other parts of the country, Britain's first national strike by water workers in pursuit of a wage claim, was having little impact on Bromsgrove. But plans were being made in case the situation changed. Garringtons factory at Aston Fields would use their own private bore hole if mains supplies dried up and Bayer at Stoke works had made emergency plans, but refused to disclose them. Firefighters would use water carriers and natural supplies wherever possible, such as streams. A watch would be kept on the old and vulnerable to ensure that they didn't suffer, but schools would probably be forced to shut.
A RISE in crime in Bromsgrove prompted the town's superintendent David Foster to launch a campaign to recruit more special constables. At present there were 17 to cover the town, Droitwich and Rubery, but it was hoped to boost that number to 50.
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