FAIRHAVEN Greater New Bedford Vocational Technical High School students lent a hand in giving the historic Revere Bell a new home at town hall.
Previously located at the former Oxford School, soon to become senior housing, the Revere Bell is moving to the right side of Town Hall behind the flagpole area.
Once the school was closed and sold to become a housing development, the bell was removed from its original place. Voc-Tech students built a new beam from which the bell was hanging out of metal and wood to help create a new housing for the bell.
This three-year project is still ongoing. The Fairhaven Bell Committee, led by Doug Brady, asked Voc-Tech students lend a hand. Students from visual design, carpentry, engineering and welding/metal fabrication shops have become involved, creating a 3-D model of the original bell to help them design the perfect size for the bell s housing. Over the past few years, students have built a trailer for the bell for use in parades.