Announcements:
- Our Annual District Meeting is being held this coming Saturday [19th October] at Ashford [TN23 1QG]. Ringing will be from 10:00 – 12:00 with the meeting being held after. The July minutes for adoption are here. As mentioned previously, both Helen and Ed are stepping down from the secretary role, so we are still looking for people to take this role. It doesn’t necessarily involve taking on the whole role and could be split between people. Let us know if you’re interested.
- Association rule changes. As advertised in a previous update, there are rule changes being proposed at the 2025 KCACR AGM. This will be an item for discussion on Saturday. The proposed rules and commentary .
- Here is also the KCACR Training Officer’s report
Diary Dates:
The next events will be…
- Saturday 19th October:District ADM at Ashford
- Saturday 16th November: Meeting at Charing, ringing 10:00-12:00 only.
Weekly Practices:
If you fancy venturing out during the week- below is a list of practice nights that would welcome your attendance.
Monday
Lympne 19:30-21:00 (not on bank holidays)
Tuesday
Ashford 19:50 – 21:00 (Usually preceded by a pre-practice quarter peal)
Folkestone 14:30 – 16:00 (3rd week is joint with Cheriton, see below)
Wittersham 19:30 – 21:00 (Please contact before attending)
Wednesday
Cheriton & Dover joint practice 3rd Wednesday 7:30-9:00 Location TBC
Benenden (last Wednesday of the month at Sandhurst)
Thursday
Willesborough 19:30-21:00 (every first and third Thursday)
Hythe 19:30 – 21:00
Pluckley
Friday
Brabourne 14:30 – 16:00
(If you hold a regular practice and would like to add your practice to this list please let us know.)
You can see a complete list of practice nights here: Ashford District Towers – Details – Kent County Association of Change Ringers (kcacr.org.uk)
Safeguarding
The link for the online training can be found here: https://safeguardingtraining.cofeportal.org
KCACR Safeguarding Resources – KCACR.org.uk
Ashford District Officers: