Peer (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – The restored clock faces returned to Sint-Trudokerk in Peer after repairs by Clocks & Bells. New aluminium hands replaced broken ones. Jeanne and Jos watched the careful reinstallation.
As VRT News reported, the famous clock faces have returned to the Sint-Trudokerk in Peer, in the province of Limburg, Belgium, today, June 12, 2025, after being gone for several weeks. A specialised team carefully put the restored dials back in place. They also made sure the clock mechanism and hands were working correctly.
What happened to the clock faces on Sint-Trudokerk in Peer?
According to officials, they didn’t just fix the way they looked; they made them better. The old plastic clock hands were replaced with new ones made of strong aluminium that can handle bad weather. They also fixed up the clock faces to make them look nice and work well. Inside the church tower, they checked and fixed the clock’s parts to make sure it would work for a long time.
They mentioned that the return of the clock faces to the Sint-Trudokerk in Peer became a local event, attracting many people. Clocks & Bells, the company that restored and put the clock back together, used strong ropes and pulleys. They lifted all the clock parts, including the big hands and faces, up to the tower.
Officials said that it was a special sight to see the old parts going up against the church, and many people gathered to watch. They were fascinated by the skill and effort needed for the job, especially because the parts were heavy and had to go so high.
Jeanne and Jos, who live in Peer, were also watching. Jeanne laughed and said it was interesting to see, and she was glad they could tell the time again. She said everyone in Peer was happy the clock was back. Jos added that it’s always fun to watch the workers, and they care a lot about the church.
He was there when they took the clock faces off, too. They love the church and the clock. The clock has new hands and a new mechanism, and the city hopes it will keep working for many years.
This restoration was needed because one of the clock hands broke off in March 2025. This break caused the whole mechanism to become unbalanced. The city of Peer decided to take down all the clock faces and completely restore them. While the clocks were being fixed, they painted black circles on the church tower to show where the clock faces would go.
