Don’t forget that the forthcoming Evensong at Canterbury Cathedral takes place on Sunday 16th November at 5.30pm. There will be refreshments available beforehand in the Community Studio, inside the Cathedral Precinct, from 3:30pm.
Whilst Evensong is a public service and we will be joining other members of the public at this service, it is essential that you pre-book the ringing. Last year, the Canterbury Cathedral Company of Change Ringers were overwhelmed by the number of attendees. Because of this and other changes at the Cathedral, the Canterbury Cathedral Company of Change Ringers have requested that any person wishing to ring prebooks by Tuesday 10th November.
Should you wish to join in the ringing before the service, you must register your details using the Cathedral’s online Visiting Ringer’s form by 5pm on the 10 November. This form needs to be completed even if you have completed one before or have visited the cathedral previously.
Upon registering, you will be allocated a time slot to ring which will be posted in the Community Studio from just after 3:00pm.
Ringing will be from 4:00pm until about 5:15pm, after which a band will ring a service touch prior to lowering the bells. If you do not register beforehand, it will not be possible to ring at the Cathedral on the 16th November.
Evensong will be in the Quire and admission to the service will be from 5:00pm. We have been asked to be seated by about 5:15pm. There is no need to register online just to attend the service.