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…
The KCACR Rochester Annual District Meeting will be taking place on Saturday 21st October 2023 at St Peter and St Paul, Shorne (DA12 3EB). There will be open ringing from 3:30 pm and tea and the meeting from 4:30 pm. The agenda and draft minutes from the last meeting have been Read more…
The next Rochester District Practice will be on Saturday, 16th September, 3 pm – 4:30 pm at St Michael, Sittingbourne, ME10 4PG. This practice will focus on surprise major ringing, in particular, Cambridge, Yorkshire, Superlative and Lincolnshire Surprise Major. If you have learnt any of these surprise major methods but Read more…