It was thrilling to be part of the beginning of Marcus Vergette’s Time and Tide Bell project, as right from the start it was clear it would be a major new artwork. It brings together art, sculpture, the environment with the rising sea levels, and music. A true innovative artwork! Even the Bell itself is […]
We are continuing to develop our Citizen Science programme, after the long break enforced by the lockdown, furloughs, etc etc. At the heart of this project is the enormously powerful tool iNaturalist. We have created what the platform calls a 'place' - see below. It is deliberately somewhat larger than the immediate environs of the […]
Our first Citizen Science day was on February 26, and well attended by about 15 people, all of whom had an excellent briefing on the subject by Jack Sewell from the Marine Biological Association. After a session exploring the foreshore near the bell the afternoon was spent developing ideas for a citizen science project linked […]
For some time the Appledore bell has been very much present near the heart of the town, but perhaps a little hard to understand if you are a casual passer-by - and if it is low tide. It now has a beautiful sign, made by ceramicist and long-time supporter of the bell Sandy Brown; it […]
The bell is very accessible - as long as it isn't high tide. It's immediately adjacent to Churchfields car park.
Watch a short film of the installation of the first bell
The huge tidal range at Appledore means that there is plenty of foreshore visible at low water. Wikipedia goes into this in some detail. And here are illustrations at various states of the tide.
Each bell has an inscription chosen by the local community.
