Ringing members (and friends) are warmly invited to make an annual donation to the Bell Repair Fund. This can be in cash, by cheque or (best) through a standing order on a bank or building society.

For taxpayers, the Gift Aid scheme is an extremely efficient way of boosting regular donations. It is also very good for one-off donations.

By making a Gift Aid declaration, the Fund (being a registered charity) benefits not only from the original gift but can obtain tax refunds from the Inland Revenue. At a standard rate of tax of 22%, each 78p of the original donation can be increased to £1 at no expense to the donor: thus £10.00 donated can be increased to £12.82, and proportionally for any other amount - or in other words, by about 28p in the pound.

N.B. Despite a drop in the standard rate of income tax in 2008 – and the usual corresponding drop in the rebate rates – the Chancellor of the Exchequer has agreed to the rebates continuing at the same rate of 28 pence in the pound until 5th April 2011.

For further details of the scheme, (given in confidence, if so requested) please contact the BRF Treasurer.