BLACKALL Range Lions enthusiastically set to work last week to clean the mould and dirt of several years from the Montville School bell tower.
Restoring the tower in 2019 was the first project completed by then newly formed Lions Club.
Seating and paving were also installed.
While tower was built in the 1980s, it houses a bell that was donated by the Dixon family in 1896.
The family had previously used it on their Buderim plantation to signal to South Sea Islanders that their day’s work was completed – a story that brings history alive for the students.
The craftmanship of the tower is noteworthy, having been built with minimal use of bolts and instead relying on carpentry joints and dowels.
Nowadays the bell is rung on special occasions, such as the final day of school– a source of pride for both students and the Lions Club!