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…
In the next day or two, your tower correspondent should receive details about a census the General Committee are carrying out during the month of November 2017. The aim is to get a better understanding of the state of ringing across the County – when are towers ringing, how many Read more…
All District Secretaries will have received an email this afternoon with information to circulate to every tower contact detailing the process for providing updated handbook information for the 2018 Handbook, and the process for ordering printed copies for collection at the AGM next year (every member will receive an online Read more…
All ringing will cease at St Nicholas, Otham, from 1 November 2017 whilst work is carried out on the back three bells. It is hoped ringing will recommence in the New Year. Betsy Piercey
The Rochester District ADM is coming up on 21st October, and as always we need to elect District Officers for the coming year. All roles open to nominations, however this year we will be looking for the following where people are standing down: 2 x Ringing Masters The main role Read more…
The KCACR Bell Maintenance trailer urgently needs a new storage location. Ideally this would be a garage, secure outbuilding/barn or even just a secure courtyard or garden area with easy access. If you think you could offer a place for our trailer to be stored, please either contact the Bell Read more…
Ringers Sunday, 15th October – Chelsfield Every year at St Martin’s we have a ‘Ringers’ Sunday’ to commemorate the work of the bellringers, and this year we are privileged to have Alan Regin coming to address us at the 6.30pm Evensong Service. Alan is an eminent bell ringer and former Read more…
East Malling was the venue for this year’s 6-bell competition, and luckily the slight rain stopped just as people arrived! The draw took place at 9.50am when all bands were nearly complete. Competition ringing got underway promptly by 10am and all the bands had rung by shortly before 12.30pm, all Read more…