‘Ding dong’ over silencing of Wolstanton church chimes

Jennifer Machin, who has been bellringing in the village for 63 years, said her thoughts about the silencing were “very unchristian” and that she was missing the regular chimes.

“The village lives with the church and the clock,” she added.

“We’re not pleased, not best pleased at all.”

Another resident, Robert Poole, who has lived in the area for about 50 years, said the bells were part of the character of the village.

“For it to be stopped for one person complaining, I think it’s outrageous,” he said.

“I think they should’ve left it as it is – deal with the complaint and then decide.

“People don’t buy houses next to a church if church bells are going to bother them.

“It’s part of the history of Wolstanton.”

Meanwhile, resident Dom Daniels, said it was “quite disheartening”.

He added that, since the age of seven, he has been helping his dad wind the clock, he said.

“To have to stop the chimes that the public absolutely love, it’s quite sad.”