There will be an advanced 10-bell practice on Thursday 30th July 2026 at Rochester Cathedral (ME1 1SX) from 7:30 pm – 9:15 pm; the door will be open until 7:45 pm. We are hoping to ring Grandsire Caters, Stedman Caters, Little Bob Royal, Cambridge and Yorkshire Surprise Major and Royal. If you Read more…
The next Rochester District Practice will be held on Saturday 18th July at Holy Trinity, Queenborough, ME11 5ET from 3 pm. This will be followed by a quarterly meeting. The draft minutes of the previous meeting are available online at: https://kcacr.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/KCACR-Rochester-Minutes-Apr-2026-Draft.pdf Please let us know if you spot any errors or Read more…
The Rochester District outing is on Saturday 13th June 2026. We are going to the Kingston upon Thames area. The outline is below, more detailed instructions (including parking information) have been emailed to your tower correspondent. 9:30-10:15am St Nicholas, Thames Ditton, KT7 0QG 6 (8cwt) 11am-noon Read more…
The next Rochester District Practice will be held on Saturday 16th May 2026 from 3-5 pm at St Giles Church, Wormshill, ME9 0TT. The May district practice will mark the end of our Firsts Month, hopefully by then you will have had the opportunity to achieve something new and uploaded it Read more…
The Rochester District Firsts Month runs from 11th April until 16th May (the next district practice). We celebrate when a ringer rings their first quarter or peal, but we should also get excited about other firsts achieved too. Some have been scored already, e.g., first ring at a 4-bell tower, Read more…
The next Rochester district event is the 6-bell striking competition on Saturday 11th April. The competition will be held at St Margaret, High Halstow, ME3 8SA from 2 pm. There will be both method and call change competitions; rules can be found at: https://kcacr.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Rochester-District-Striking-Competition-Rules-From-July-2024.pdf Please could you let your district secretary Read more…
This is a quick reminder that the next Rochester District ringing practice is at St John the Baptist, Tunstall, ME9 8DU, on Saturday 21st March from 3:00 till 4:30 pm. District practices are intended to give anyone who can handle a bell independently the chance to ring in a different Read more…
The next Rochester District practice is happening on Saturday 21st February at St John’s, Halling (ME2 1BT) from 2 – 3:30pm. Everyone is welcome.
Rest In Peace: Geoff Morad Geoff learned to ring as a teenager at Cliffe and he was a member of the Association for about 40 years. He introduced many youngsters to ringing through his involvement with the Scouts and he also taught bell handling skills during his tenure as Tower Read more…
The next Rochester District event will be held on Saturday 17th January from 3 pm at St Botolph, Northfleet, DA11 9EU. There will be a district practice followed by a quarterly meeting. The draft minutes of the previous meeting are available on line at: https://kcacr.org.uk/rochester-district/district-meeting-minutes/ Please could you let your Read more…