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…
It has recently come to the attention of Sonya Gowdy, Fundraiser for the Rochester District, that the results of the Grand Draws for the past 2 years have not made it onto the website. This has now been rectified, so please click on the links below to see the results Read more…
Doug Davis, the new District webmaster, writes: I have redeveloped the Rochester District website and made it live today [5 February 2012]. The new site is going to be easier for me to maintain going forwards, and I am planning to develop it further in future as well. One handy Read more…
As is now tradition in the Rochester District, there will be a coach outing organised by the Ringing Master, Helen Webb. This year, the destination is hoped to be the Colchester area in Essex but this is still subject to confirmation. The date, however, has been agreed so put it Read more…
Rochester District Quarter Peal Month 2011 Quarter Peal Month 2011 was held in November and there was an increase in the number of quarters rung compared to 2010. Read the full report here.