Dean Kirby tours the historic foundry that made Britain’s biggest bell, has customers across the world but needs £5m to survive.

If you hear the bells of a parish church ring, chances are that they were made in Loughborough, at Taylor’s bell foundry.

Every day, 20 million people in Britain hear the chimes of a bell cast at Taylor’s of Loughborough. The foundry is Britain’s last still casting.

The Loughborough Bellfoundry Trust is now able to reclaim Gift Aid. That means your donation is effectively boosted by 25p for every £1 you donate.