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A County Raising and Lowering Day has been announced by Daniel Brady on the KCACR Website.  To be held at Leeds on 27th October, more details can be found here.

In honour of the Olympics, this weeks’ video shows the huge ‘Olympic Bell’ being ‘rung’ by Bradley Wiggins at the London 2012 Opening Ceremony.  Enjoy! Note: if the video isn’t showing above, you may need an updated version of Adobe Flash Player which you can get here.

From Florence Hamp, District Representative: “The handbooks for the Rochester District were collected at the County Committee Meeting held at Leeds on Saturday 28th July.  Tim Wraight, Margaret Funnell and myself are arranging distribution of the handbooks and, as usual, we are very grateful to the network of ringers who Read more…

The first ring on the new ring of 14(!) at Ossett in Yorkshire took place on 19th July.  I personally had fun trying to count 14 bells in this clip – see if you can!  Enjoy! Note: if the video isn’t showing above, you may need an updated version of Read more…

The July quarterly meeting was held on a wonderfully sunny day (finally) at Tunstall on Saturday 21st July with approximately 20 people in attendance. Ringing commenced after a local wedding at about 3.15pm.  A good mix of ringing was achieved ranging from plain hunt through Plain Bob, Stedman and Grandsire Read more…

Following a fire in the building at Chatham last year, ringing was suspended while repair work was undertaken.  This work has now been completed, so ringing is once again allowed by arrangement and the bells will ring out as the Olympic Torch passes this coming Friday 20th July! Anyone wishing Read more…

From Florence Hamp, District Representative: Canterbury District are holding a Youth Practice on Saturday 28th July, open to all ringers in the County under 25.  Full details below from an email sent by Ben Legg (Canterbury District Ringing Master), and if you have any young ringers do please tell them about this Read more…

Closer to home this week, here’s some ringing from the Ashford District.  Single Oxford Bob Triples being rung at Brabourne, most likely as practice for the County 8-bell competition being held the next day!  Enjoy! Note: if the video isn’t showing above, you may need an updated version of Adobe Read more…

Kenneth Clark, Priest-in-Charge (and ringer) at Stone, has notified me that there will be a Tower Open Day on 11th August this year providing ringers with another opportunity to ring on the new bells. Full details can be found here.