I am sorry to report that Michael Cowles passed away on 28th August at the age of 88. Michael was a ringer at Yalding and Nettlestead. He had suffered ill health for the past few years and so hadn’t rung recently. Kind regards, Betsy Piercey District Secretary
Hunton practices will now be held at Hunton every Friday until the New Year, at the usual time (19.30 hrs). There will be no practices at Linton during this period. Jeff Young Hunton Tower Captain
Since March last year, we have been unable to remember and celebrate ringers who have died in our usual way because of Covid restrictions. The Association has now arranged an opportunity to remember them formally. This will take place in Rochester Cathedral on Sunday 7 th November 2021 at 3.15 Read more…
The Maidstone District Quarterly Meeting takes place on Saturday 3 July at 10.30 a.m via Zoom. If you wish to attend the Meeting, please contact Betsy Piercey, , for the link.
We have been able to arrange to use The Maypole Mini-Ring for an outdoor District Practice at The Harrow Pub, Stockbury on the afternoon of the 17th July. The pub has been booked from 14:00 and it is possible to ring socially distanced on the mini-ring. Obviously we will need Read more…
The next Rochester District Virtual Practice is on Wednesday 16th June, 7:30pm – 9:00pm-ish. All are welcome to join us. The tower ID on www.ringingroom.com is 317865294 and the Zoom Meeting ID: 769 9956 5869, Passcode: 9xNMTh
The Central Council have produced a 1-page Summary Ringing Guidance document that makes it clear as to why the guidance is what it is. This is shown below, and also available for download from the following link: Download Summary Ringing Guidance
As we start getting back into our towers, ringers will have differing degrees of confidence or anxiety about the remaining COVID risks involved. Our Chairman, Phil Barnes, was asked to do a talk for the Truro Guild last week in which he outlined his approach to risk, including how to Read more…
Emma Jarvis, KCACR Safeguarding Officer, has produced a simple one-page checklist as a reminder of the key safeguarding things we need to remember when returning to ringing. You can find it on the Safeguarding Resources page or download it directly from the link below: Returning to Ringing Safeguarding – May Read more…
It is with sadness that we have to report that Brian Lawrence, Tower Captain at Ash-next-Sandwich, died recently after battling cancer for the past 15 months. Brian was born in 1941, in Sutton, near Deal. The family home was in Great Mongeham, where Brian developed a love of the countryside Read more…