Following some damage to the tower where some flint has fallen, the surveyor who is dealing with it has advised there should not be any ringing until it has been repaired. Although the work is urgent, it is unlikely to start before the New Year and is likely to take Read more…
Please note that Barming will not be practising for the next two Fridays as there are concerts in the church. Also Otham will still have their practices on the next 2 Wednesdays from 2.45 to 3.45 pm.
Highlights from the General Committee meeting held on 25th November are as follows: The Treasurer advised that monies available in the General Fund are low. It is likely that a recommendation will be made to the AGM that all subscriptions go into the General Fund. Consideration is also being given Read more…
The Kent Young Ringers rang their 2nd quarter peal as a band on 25th November at Bredgar, ringing 1260 Doubles (5m). Details of the quarter peal can be found on BellBoard (http://bb.ringingworld.co.uk/view.php?id=1199488) and some footage from the quarter peal provided by Alex Runting is shown below. Well done guys! Note: Read more…
November has in recent years been given over to Quarter Peal Month in the Rochester District, and this year saw a total of 30 quarter peals rung in 15 different towers – a great effort all round. Details of the quarter peals rung can be found by looking at the Read more…
Jim Phillips, ringer in the Canterbury District and member of the ASCY, passed away yesterday morning. Jim’s election to the ASCY was ratified in May 1952 following a belfry election a number of weeks earlier, and during his time he served the society as Master & Librarian. He was also Read more…
Michael’s funeral will be held on Monday 27th November at 11.30am at St. Mary’s, Willesborough. All are welcome to say their goodbyes. There will be refreshments straight after in the church. Close family will depart after the service in the church for a private cremation but hope to join everyone Read more…
Subscriptions for 2018 are now due. Please find below (in both Word and PDF formats) a letter requesting your subscriptions and detailing how you should collect & pay them, the submission form that should be completed & sent to the me along with your cheque for your tower’s subscriptions and Read more…
Nigel Spencer, Safeguarding Officer, has provided an update on the roll out of Safeguarding Training. This can be viewed on the Safeguarding page.
Video of the Week is back, and there’s little to say about this week’s audible delight apart from the fact they sound gorgeous! Shame the peal was lost due to a broken clapper. Enjoy! Note: if the video isn’t showing above, you may need an updated version of Adobe Flash Read more…