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The Xmas lights & snow have gone up on the site again today.  There’s also a Christmas Countdown so you know just how many days you’ve got left to do your Xmas shopping!

Quarter Peal month is now over for this year, and I’m pleased to report that a total of 18 quarter peals were successfully rung across the District – that’s an amazing increase of 125{639658ef89bdc5de27b5eb53e049096238667aa7b20a9fe16a207da8f55b25c6} on last year!  I have also heard about 2 additional attempts that unfortunately didn’t quite make Read more…

If you ring a quarter peal this month in the District, please ensure you include a footnote that it is also part of Rochester District Quarter Peal Month. I’d like to send all the quarter peals up to the Ringing World together, so if you put them on BellBoard please Read more…

Part of a quarter peal on the lovely sounding bells at Bickley, not too far away from the western borders of the Rochester District.  Enjoy! Note: if the video isn’t showing above, you may need an updated version of Adobe Flash Player which you can get here.

This week we can enjoy the last course of a peal rung recently at York Minster. Fabulous sounding bells, I hope to ring here one day.  Enjoy! Note: if the video isn’t showing above, you may need an updated version of Adobe Flash Player which you can get here.

At the Rochester District ADM held at Minster-in-Sheppey today, there were the following changes in District Officers: District Rep 2 – Richard Bushell Additional Ringing Master – Helen Webb All other officers remain unchanged from last year.  Thanks go to those outgoing, and good luck to the new officers! More about the ADM to Read more…

Sherborne Abbey in Dorset houses the heaviest ring of 8 bells in the world. Here’s some Stedman Triples being rung on them recently.  Enjoy! Note: if the video isn’t showing above, you may need an updated version of Adobe Flash Player which you can get here.

An excerpt from a lovely quarter peal on the light six at Pier Head, Liverpool.  These bells are a wonderful ring of 12, and even these light 6 sound wonderful.  Enjoy! Note: if the video isn’t showing above, you may need an updated version of Adobe Flash Player which you Read more…

Something a little different this week.  A new release of the simulator software Abel has added moving ringers, which could make it a lot easier to practice ‘on your own’.  Enjoy!

I am sad to report that Geoff Dyson, husband of Jackie, and ringer from Newington passed away peacefully last Thursday evening as he slept at the age of 87. His funeral is being held at Newington on Tuesday 23rd September at 11am, and Jackie has said that any ringer that Read more…