We will be holding the Rochester District 6-bell striking competition at St John the Baptist, Bredgar, ME9 8EX, on Saturday 20th April from 3pm. This will be followed by the quarterly meeting. For the 6-bell call change striking competition, we welcome all entrants. Your ringers do not need to be Read more…
Firsts Month This year in the Rochester District we are holding a ‘Firsts Month’ from 20th April to 20th May. This timeline includes both the district striking competition at Bredgar, and the district practice at Swanscombe: good opportunities to score firsts! The purpose of the month is both to encourage Read more…
The Rochester District will be holding a training event for ringing up and down in peal on Saturday 16th March at St Margaret’s, Rochester. This will begin with a theory session from 2:30 pm, followed by the practical session from 3 pm until 5:45 pm (with a mid-session break for Read more…
The next Rochester District event will be a surprise minor practice at St Mary and St Sexburgha, Minster-in-Sheppey, ME12 2HE, on Saturday 17th February from 3pm. This practice will focus on Kent TB, Cambridge, Beverley and Norwich surprise minor. Even if you are a bit (very) rusty, there’s time to do Read more…
Please see the below for details of the Rochester Cathedral tower outing to Islington and Hackney on Saturday 3rd February. If you are interested in coming or have any questions, please contact me for further details. Anita Travel to Highbury & Islington (rail suggestions on request) Walk (approx 18 mins to Read more…
There will be a Rochester District Practice and Quarterly Meeting at St Mary Magdalene, Gillingham, ME7 1SS, on Saturday 20th January from 3pm. There will be open ringing first followed by the meeting. The draft minutes from the ADM in October and the agenda for this meeting have been circulated to Read more…
There will be a Rochester District Practice on Saturday 18th November from 10:30 am at St Mary Magdalene Church, Cobham, DA12 3DB. This practice will be focused on ringing doubles and minor, in particular: plain hunting; plain bob doubles and minor; Grandsire doubles; St Martin’s doubles and Single Oxford Bob Read more…
The KCACR Rochester District Quarter Peal month is happening this November. We are bringing back this event for 2023 after some a gap of a few years. We would like to encourage as many towers as possible to have a go at ringing a quarter peal. I know that some Read more…
The KCACR Service of Remembrance and Choral Evensong at Rochester Cathedral will take place on Sunday 19th November 2023 at 3:15 pm. Could you please advise your district secretary of the names of those members of your local towers who have died since the Service of Remembrance this time Read more…
Some parking information for those attending the Rochester Annual District Meeting in Shorne, on Saturday 21st October from 3:30 pm: There is on street parking in Shorne that is all less than a 5 minute walk from the church: park on the street or in Manor Drive, Court Lodge, Swillers Read more…