Happisburgh Time and Tide bell to be unveiled at beach

The Time and Tide Bell will be known as the Spirit of Happisburgh Bell after it is officially unveiled on the beach at an event taking place on July 9, at 11am.

Rob Payne, steering group leader, back right, and some of the team with the Happisburgh Tide and Time Bell. From left, Liz Dixon; Mark Howson; and Phil Horsley (Image: Denise Bradley)

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It is one of a string of Time and Tide bells being installed at various points across the Great British coast.

Nicolas Crane, from the BBC programme Coast, will get the event under way with a few opening words.

The sculptor of the bell and creator of its timber frame, Marcus Vergette, will also be there, and local poet Kevin Crossley-Holland will give a speech about the bell and the north Norfolk coast.

How the bell could look on Happisburgh beach (Image: Supplied)

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Mr Crossley-Holland has composed the wording that will feature on the bell, which reads: ‘Swirling tides swing me; Your words ring me; My tongue sings me’.

Children from Happisburgh Primary School will be painting flags for the beach, and there will also be a band playing live music on the day.

The Happisburgh bell will be one of a string of other Time and Tide bells installed at various points around the Great British coast (Image: Denise Bradley)