An update about this year’s District Outing from Helen Webb: ‘Saturday 19th May is the date of the District Outing which this year, in addition to ringing at 6 towers in Essex and Suffolk, will include a visit to see a demonstration on the bells of East Bergholt. (For more details Read more…
Helen Webb, District Ringing Master, sends in this report from the District Practice that (thankfully) took place at Milton-next-Gravesend yesterday (17th March): ‘The district practice was held at SS Peter and Paul, Milton next Gravesend today. We had an excellent turnout of over 20 people including a few visitors from outside Read more…
This week’s video shows that you don’t have to be big and strong to ring ’round the back end’. This is some lovely call changes being rung on the glorious Taylor 12 at Worcester Cathedral, with YouTube celebrity laurabellringer on the 48cwt tenor showing us how it’s done! Enjoy! Note: Read more…
It has come to my attention that the District Practice due to be held at Milton-next-Gravesend this coming Saturday is still to be confirmed, so if anyone is planning to attend please keep an eye on the website as I am hoping to get confirmation either way before the end Read more…
Following on from the District Chairman (Margaret) being told at a County Committee meeting that work was being planned at Bobbing, I got in touch with Chris Trafford to see what was happening. Chris has said that they are proposing to have the bells rehung and the 5th recast as Read more…
This week’s video features some familiar faces from around the Rochester District & beyond. This is some Stedman Cinques being attempted during the District Outing to Cambridge in June 2011, on the wonderful new(ish) 12 at Great St. Mary. Enjoy! Note: if the video isn’t showing above, you may need Read more…
This week’s video comes from the tower at the heart of the District – Rochester Cathedral. This is some Grandsire Caters (a bob course) being rung in April 2011, and it features views of both the ringers and the bells themselves. Enjoy! Note: if the video isn’t showing above, you Read more…
I’ve just been informed that the Rochester District will host the County 6-bell Striking Competition this year! It will be held at Chalk on Saturday 22nd September, the draw being held at 2.45pm and ringing commencing at 3.30pm. Put the date in your diary now.
Did you know that church bell ringing is quite a popular subject on YouTube? There are hundreds of videos of church bell ringing from all over the UK & worldwide on there, so for a bit of fun I thought I would create a new feature for the website called Read more…
A brief report of the District Practice at Minster on Saturday 18th February from Helen Webb, Ringing Master: “We had about a dozen people at the practice on Saturday including four people from Minster. We rang rounds and call changes, touches of Grandsire and Plain Bob and plain courses of Stedman. Read more…