Wedding Fees

A frequently asked question on the Change Ringers email list over the years has been - "How much do other towers charge for ringing at weddings?". This table has been compiled to record this information, and other towers are encouraged to add to it.

At most towers, ringers tend to be paid from around £10 to £20, but it can be significantly more for some towers in London! Some towers also include a donation to the Bell Fund as well as their ringing so they may be higher than the rope fee times the number of Bells. If a tower has a separate tower fund it is a good idea to include a donation to the fund as you can get money to have an inspection on your bells every year.

At most towers, if they say both or after, they may also be able to just do before.

NOTES:

• At Chesterfield, the fees are increasing to £25/rope from January 2009 (£250 for bells out of how much for the rest!)
• At Chesterton, ringers get £10 each on Saturdays and £12 on weekdays. Ringer-up gets a fiver.
• At Eccleshall, ringers driving to get to the tower are paid an extra £2.
• At Harwich, local ringers tend not to take their money, although it is always offered. Visiting ringers are paid £10.
• At Rainhill, St Bart's has a reduced fee, approx 60%, for before or after. Flat rate for weekdays is £150 (£20 per rope).
• At Whitchurch, the Ringers Charge £2 extra per rope for Before and After.
• At Warfield, usually 8 bells are rung, but may be only 6 if shortage of people.
• At Churchdown, £60 from the fee goes to the tower fund, the fee for weekday weddings is £200 of which £80 goes to the tower fund.
• At St Clement Danes, the fees are £35 per ringer. With a choice of 6, 8 or ten. Fees are doubled if before and after is required. There is a fee of £20 paid for ringing the bells up before the service if ringing out is required. There is a fee of £20 for arranging the band. And the church gets a fee of £40.The new fees haven't meant a loss of requests for bells.

List by Tower

Tower	When ringing	Rope Fee (£)	Total Fee (£)	Bells	Price from:
Alfriston, St Andrew, Sussex,	after only	8.00	50.00	6	2007-08-27
Aston Tirrold, Oxon, S Michael		15.00	90.00	6	2008-01-01
Barrow-upon-Humber, N Lincs.	after only	5.00	60.00	8	2006-10-11
Beckenham, Kent, St George	Before & after	15.00		6-10	2006-08-09
Birmingham, St Paul 6 bells	before or after	20.00	160.00	6	2006-10-10
Birmingham, St Paul 6 bells	before & after	30.00	220.00	6	2006-10-10
Birmingham, St Paul 8 bells	before or after	20.00	200.00	8	2006-10-10
Birmingham, St Paul 8 bells	before & after	30.00	280.00	8	2006-10-10
Bishopstoke, Hants, St Mary 10 bells	after only	10.00	100.00	8	2008-06-29
Blewbury, Oxon, S Michael & All Angels		15.00	120.00	8	2008-01-01
Boston, Massachusetts, Christ Church			130.00	5-8	2005-09-25
Brailsford, Derbyshire	after only	15.00	90.00	6	2007
Brailsford, Derbyshire	before & after	20.00	120.00	6	2007
Brampton, Cambridgeshire	after only	10.00	80.00	6	2007-01-01
Broughton, N Lincs	after only	9.00	54.00	6	2006-10-11
Broughton, Staffs	before or after	10.00	80.00	8	2008-03-01
Cambridge, Cambs, Gt St Mary		10.00	120.00	6-12	2006-01-17
Charlton Kings, Glos, St Mary	after only	10.00	90.00	8	2008-06-05
Chesterfield, Derbys, St Mary & All Ss	any	17.00	170.00	6-10	2007-01-01
Chesterton, Cambs, St Andrew*	after only	10.00	100.00	6	2006-02-17
Chesterton, Cambs, St Andrew	before & after	20.00	150.00	6	2008-05-08
Cheltenham, St Mark	after only	10.00	100.00	6-8	2008-03-01
Cherry Hinton, Cambs	after only	10.00	100.00	6	2008-03-01
Churchdown, Gloucestershire*	before & after	15.00	150.00	6	2008-08-01
East Hagbourne, Oxon, S Andrew	after only	15.00	120.00	8	2008-01-01
East Meon	after only	10.00	120.00	8	2008-01-01
Eccleshall, Staffs	before or after	7.00	67.30	8	2008-01-01
Eccleshall, Staffs	before & after	17.00	150.00	8	2008-01-01
Edgbaston, Birmingham		25.00	250.00	8	2005-11-24
Great Horwood, Bucks. St James	both or after	10.00	60.00	6	2007-11-17
Harwich, Essex*		10.00	100.00	6	2007-08-14
Kensington,St Mary Abbots	both or after	40/80	400/800	10	2008
Liverpool, Merseyside, Pier Head		11.00	66.00	6	2005-09-03
Liverpool, Merseyside, Tuebrook		15.00	90.00	6	2005-09-03
Llanfrechfa, Gwent, All Saints		5.00	50.00	6-8	2006-10-11
Llantarnam, Gwent, St Michael & All Angels		6.00	40.00	6	2006-10-11
Melbourne, Derbys, SS Michael & Mary		10.00	100.00	8	2005-09-03
Newcastle, Jesmond,	before & after	10.00	80.00	8	2007-09-20
North Marston, Bucks. Assumption B.V.M	both or after	10.00	70.00	6	2007-11-17
North Moreton, Oxon, All Saints		15.00	75.00	5	2008-01-01
Oaks-in-Charnwood, Leics, St James	after only	10.00	100.00	8	2008-06-18
Quainton, Bucks. Holy Cross and St. Mary	both or after	11.00	100.00	6-8	2008-01-23
Rainhill, Merseyside, St Bart's *	both or either	15.00	120.00	6	2006-01-01
Scawby, Lincs		10.00	30.00	3	2006-10-11
Sheffield, Cathedral, SS Peter & Paul		12.00	150.00	8-12	2006-02-17
Shedfield, Hants, St John the Baptist	after only	12.00	120.00	8	2008 & 2009
Staines, Surrey, St Mary / St Peter (same)	before or after	7.00		8	2008
Staines, Surrey, St Mary / St Peter (same)	before & after	14.00		8	2008
Stoke-next-Guildford, Surrey, S.J.E.		15.00	120.00	6	2006-10-09
Sydney, St Mary's Cathedral	both	24.18	241.76	8	2008-07-01
Sydney, St Philip's	both	19.34	203.08	8	2006-08-01
Thrumpton, Nottingham	before & after	18.00	120.00	6	2006-10-10
Waddington, Lincoln	after only	6.00		6	2008
Warfield, Bracknell *	after only	10.00		8	2008
Wargrave, Berkshire	after only	15.00	175.00	8	2009-01-09
Westminster,London,St Clement Danes	before/or after/both	35/70		6-10	2009
Widcombe, Bath,	before & after	20.00	160.00	8	2007-09-20
Winslow, Bucks. St. Laurence	both or after	10.00	80.00	8	2007-11-17
Whitchurch, Bucks. St. John Evangelist	both or after*	20.00	120.00	6	2008-01-23
Worcester Cathedral		20.00	435.00	12
Yelvertoft, All Saints		10.00	60.00	6	2006-10-09 Clerkenwell,St James both or after 25.00 6-8 2009