Just a reminder that we have a quarterly meeting coming up this Saturday 9th April at West Malling (8) from 10am to 12.30pm. Ringing will be from 10am to 11am, at which point we will break for a short meeting, with ringing resuming afterwards and continuing until 12.30pm. Apologies, new Read more…
I am considering organising a District Outing for the Maidstone District to take place on Saturday 17th September. It’s been a while since one happened (I believe) so thought I’d see what the appetite is like. A proposed itinerary is as follows: I would expect this to be a car-based Read more…
This year’s AGM is being held in person at St. Nicholas, Chislehurst on Easter Monday, 18th April. It is hoped to also provide a live stream of the meeting for those that can’t or would rather not attend, details will be provided nearer the time if this is possible. Details Read more…
A final reminder that you only have just over a week to request a printed copy of the 2022 Handbook if you haven’t already done so. Request received after Sunday 27th March will not be included in the order being sent to the printer. You can request a handbook for yourself Read more…
Just a reminder that we have a District Practice tomorrow morning (12th March) from 10am to midday at Bearsted (6). Look forward to seeing some of you there.
Please see the below letter from the Chairman: Dear fellow member Although the government have declared the end of all COVID rules and restrictions, I am very aware that not all our members are back to the level of ringing that they were doing pre-COVID and that some towers are Read more…
Please see below the revised calling for the 8-bell competition touch – 252 Stedman Triples. Concerns were raised at the General Committee meeting on 26th February that the originally-proposed touch was too tricky. Apologies to anyone who had already begun to learn it. If anyone has any difficulty understanding the Read more…
The deadline for members to renew their subscription and for tower contacts to ensure their tower information is up to today is now only 2 days away, on Sunday 27th February. After this date, any members that have not renewed their subscription will not appear in the 2022 Handbook and any tower Read more…
As I mentioned in my last message, we will have several vacancies for important offices at the Association AGM on Easter Monday and, as promised here is some background on the other roles including Training Officer, which will also fall vacant. Central Council Representatives Due to a current representative standing Read more…
The AGM is just around the corner, and we are in the process of doing final checks on whether any members are due a 50-year membership certificate this year. If you believe this applies to you, or know someone it may apply to, please get in touch with the General Read more…