It appears that we may be fewer in number than originally anticipated (weddings, school sports etc). We may, therefore, compress the planned sessions into the morning only at Kemsing 10-12. Please keep an eye out for emails and updates. Young ringers have been busy ringing at their local towers to Read more…
We’re getting off to a good start with our programme 2022-2023 for Kent MINI-Ringers and Kent Young Ringers with our first sessions on Sat 24th September. We’ll be at St Mary the Virgin, Kemsing TN15 6NA from 10:00 – 12 noon for MINI-Ringers (school year 7 and below & inexperienced). Read more…
We had another great session with Kent MINI-Ringers this morning woth 7 primary school children, 3 teenage helpers and various parents and helpers. Lucy came to supervise efforts on handbells and other activities were on offer to occupy the youngsters when they weren’t on the end of a rope. We Read more…
We are now able to hold our next session for our newest and youngest ringers this coming Saturday, 23rd July from 10:00 – 12:00 at Seal St Lawrence, Church Road, TN15 0LN (just off the M25 travelling from Borough Green towards Sevenoaks) Please bring £1 Tower donation and your own Read more…
Exeter pulled out all the stops for a fabulous day as they hosted this year’s Ringing World National Youth Contest. The Cathedral was vibrant with youngsters and a number of mini-rings, handbell workshops and stalls showing all that ringing could offer youngsters. 3 car loads of teenagers and their “minders” Read more…
Radio Kent reporter came to Seal St Lawrence ( Seal Chart) this afternoon. She interviewed 4 youngsters from year groups 5 and 6 (aged 10 and 11). They have been learning to ring after school on Friday afternoons since March and are aiming to ring rounds together next Friday afternoon Read more…
It was really great to have SIX young learner ringers aged 11 and under at our MINIs session at Kemsing on Saturday.. Oscar did a fantastic job on the treble..thank you, and a big “thank you” also to Sam… so great that previous MINI-Ringers can now be “helpers”. The next Read more…
We had a very well attended and busy session for our Kent MINI-Ringers at East Farleigh on 30th April with tower bell ringing, hand bell ringing and lots of biscuit decorating! We will be meeting again this Saturday morning, 11th June, at St Mary’s Church Kemsing (TN15 6LR) from 10:00 Read more…
Sat 23rd April: Our next KYR session will be at St Mary the Virgin church, West Malling ME19 6QN from 2-4pm. There is some free street parking a little walk away south of the church on St Leonard’s Street (towards Mereworth). Otherwise parking is best in the carpark (pay & display) behind Read more…
We are really hoping that we will be able to start up our sessions with MINI-Ringers again. These sessions are especially for our younger and more inexperienced ringers, mostly from school year 8 and below. Some of our older Young Ringers come along to help. Do let me know if Read more…