Colne House's Halloween event for St Andrew's Church bell fund

Colne House in Earls Colne welcomed the community to a Halloween event to raise funds for St Andrew's Church bell restoration fund last month.

St Andrew’s Church in the village is raising money in order to get its bells restored.

St Andrew's Church in Earls Colne (Image: Google Maps)

The bells were originally installed about 150 years ago and are in need of re-tuning and putting back with new fittings and working parts.

The church is trying to raise between £60,000 to £70,000 to get the bells completely refurbished.

So far, more than £11,000 has been raised through various fundraising events.

The most recent one was a quiz night held at the Earls Colne Village Hall which saw a further £533 raised.

Colne House held a special Halloween event for the community, to raise more money for the fund.

SCARY FUN: Children pictured at the event (Image: N/A)

DRESSED UP: There were a variety of Halloween outfits on display (Image: N/A)

BIG SUCCESS: Guests enjoy food and drink at Colne House (Image: N/A)

A spokesman said: “The grounds were decorated, and many people wore spooky fancy dress.

“There was a prize for the best dressed and all children were invited to participate in a scavenger hunt around the grounds.

“We had a pumpkin patch for everyone to pick their own pumpkin.

“Along with that, we had spooky mocktails and cocktails, homemade pumpkin soup, hotdogs and gingerbread mummies all to tantalize your taste buds.

“Everyone at Colne House was so overjoyed by the outcome and response from the community and want to thank everyone for joining us to celebrate.”