The Rochester District 6-bell striking competitions were held at Sr Nicholas, Rodmersham, on Saturday 26th April 2025. We are grateful to Phil and Liz Barnes from the Maidstone district for judging our competition. The results are as follows: 6-Bell Method Competition First: Milton Regis Second: Tunstall Third: Bredgar 6-bell Read more…
Dennis Cox, long time ringer at Boxley, Gillingham and Upchurch, passed away on 27th March 2025. Rest In Peace.
Following the Rochester District 6-bell Striking Competition, we will be holding a Quarterly Meeting. This will be at St Nicholas, Rodmersham, Sittingbourne, ME9 0QD, on Saturday 26th April from 4:30pm approx. (depending on how long the striking competition takes). The draft minutes of the January 2025 meeting are available on Read more…
The next Rochester District event is the 6-bell striking competition. This will be held at St Nicholas, Rodmersham, Sittingbourne, ME9 0QD, on Saturday 26th April, starting at 3pm. There will be both Method and Call Change competitions. This competition will be judged by Phil and Liz Barnes. Following last year’s Read more…
The next Rochester District Practice will be held at St George, Gravesend, DA11 0DJ, on Saturday 15th March from 3 – 4:30 pm. The practice will focus on Surprise Major, in particular Cambridge, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Surprise Major. If you want to learn, revise or need a steady band (hopefully) for Read more…
Sadly Bryan Boughton, Tower Captain at St Helens, Cliffe for over 25 years, passed away on Friday 28 February. Bryan will be hugely missed by his faithful band and others within the bell ringing community.
The next Rochester District Practice will be on Saturday 15th February from 3 – 4:30 pm at St Mary the Virgin, Upchurch, ME9 7AJ. This practice will be focused on: Plain Bob Doubles and Minor; Grandsire Doubles and Cambridge Surprise Minor. We look forward to seeing you there.
There will be an advanced 10-bell practice on Thursday 30th January at Rochester Cathedral (ME1 1SX) from 7:30 pm – 9:15 pm; the door will be open until 8 pm. We are hoping to ring Grandsire Caters, Stedman Caters, Little Bob Royal, Yorkshire Surprise Major and Royal. If you would like Read more…
The next Rochester District event will be a district practice followed by the quarterly meeting held on Saturday 18th January from 3 pm at St Bartholomew, Bobbing (ME9 8PL). The draft minutes of the Annual District Meeting (Oct 2024) are available at: https://kcacr.org.uk/rochester-district/district-meeting-minutes/ The meeting agenda has been circulated to your Read more…
The next Rochester District event will be held on Saturday 16th November from 3 pm to 4:30 pm at St Michael and All Angels, Cuxton, ME2 1AF. This practice will be focussing on plain bob doubles and minor and Grandsire doubles. If you or your learners need to practice these with Read more…