Just a final reminder that the last day to request a printed copy of the 2026 Handbook is Sunday 15th March. Requests received after this date will not be accepted as the order has to be placed on Monday 16th March to ensure delivery ahead of the AGM.
The Friends of Penshurst Church invite you to celebrate the return of the bells at St John the Baptist, Penshurst on Saturday 7th March at 7pm. Come and celebrate the newly refurbished bells before they are returned to the tower, a once in a lifetime opportunity! Please join us for Read more…
In case anyone was looking to apply for a VAT refund from the Listed Places of Worship grant scheme: Important Update: All awards within this year’s £23 million budget have now been allocated to applicants, and the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme for 2025/26 has now closed to new Read more…
Yesterday the Government made a major announcement on £1.5bn funding for arts and culture (press release here, ministerial statement here). It has also clarified the future of its funding for places of worship. This note sets out the facts as we understand them. Summary for listed places of worship: The Listed Places Read more…
Below is the 2025 Bell Restoration Report provided by Brian Butcher, Bell Restoration Officer:
The UK recently joined the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH). The Central Council has set up a Task Group to co-ordinate a submission to create inventories of living heritage in the UK. A pre-requisite is that the application must be made with the Read more…
Please contact Sue Bassett, KCACR Training Officer to discuss your training needs, ART course requirements or queries that you may have about learning to ring, improving your ringing abilities or learning to teach ringing. The following Ringing hubs welcome any aspiring ringer or improver, as well as learner teachers Read more…
Requests are now being taken for printed copies of the 2026 Handbook. Every tower will receive a single (1) tower copy automatically – there is no need to request this. If you or members of your tower would like a printed copy (one (1) copy free per member) then please Read more…
The funeral for Bert Boxall will be held at Ss Peter & Paul, Yalding on Friday 5th December at 10.30am. There will be ringing before the funeral, and the bells will be rung open at Bert’s request.
Bert Boxall, a ringer at Yalding for many years, sadly passed away peacefully on Tuesday 4th November aged 92. More details including funeral arrangements will be shared in due course.