There are now six bells at the church
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The bells at a Shropshire church are ringing out again after help from the National Lottery Heritage (HLF) fund.
The bells at St Lucia's church in Upton Magna are being re-dedicated by the Bishop of Shrewsbury on Sunday.
Church Warden Dr John Sowerbutts said the bells had been unworkable for most of the past century because of woodworm and rust.
The HLF contributed �27,000 towards the �45,000 needed to repair the floor in the clock tower and tune the bells.
New bell
The rest of the money needed for the restoration was raised by local people, helped by a grant from the Shropshire Association of Church Bell Ringers.
Alan Smith, the Tower Captain at St Lucia's, said until now no major work had been done for at least 100 years.
One of the five bells in the tower dates back to the 16th century. Two of the others are dated 1605, one 1664 and the youngest, 1907. A new bell has been cast making it a ring of six.
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