St Nicolas has a long history of bell ringing and the current ring of ten bells was once the lightest ten in the country. It is unusual for such a small church to have ten bells and the ring is accommodated on two frames one above the other. The lower frame is partly made up of the 17th century frame from the earliest recorded installation of bells in St Nicolas. The bells are rung every Sunday for Sunday Service, also at Weddings by request and on other occasions such as the Annual Friends of St Nicolas Concert.

The combination of a very old and historic frame and enhancements to the bells in the last 50 years has meant that there is some small but perceptible movement in the lower bell frame, and if this is not corrected then the bells will over the period of a few short years become unringable on safety grounds. To prevent this occurring the band are raising money with the agreement of the PCC to carry out both a stabilisation of the frame and some improvement of the bell handling. The appeal is trying to raise £15,000 and has already reached almost half that sum, but more help is urgently required so we can commit to undertaking the work in January 2007. If you want more details please phone or e-mail the Tower Captain.