As I write this, another year is drawing to a close and for many it is a time for reflecting on the previous 12 months and recalling the highs and lows of the passing year. It is also a time for looking forward to the approaching new year and contemplating Read more…
There are hints of Christmas in the air with decorations starting to appear in shops and on streets. Indeed, I happened to be in Saffron Walden last weekend to be greeted by poster advertising that Saffron Walden’s Christmas took place this weekend. Fortunately, here in Rochester, the festivities start properly Read more…
Dear Members, You are all invited to join in the KCACR Service of Remembrance at Rochester Cathedral on Sunday 19th November. The service, which will take to form of Choral Evensong, will begin at 3.15pm and will last for about an hour. This service gives us an opportunity to meet Read more…
The nights are certainly drawing in and finally it feels as if we have said goodbye to summer as the temperature plummeted significantly over the weekend. I have mixed feelings about this – it does mean that I now need to bring a coat to ringing (and remember to Read more…
Saturday 30th September saw the resumption of the 6 bell competitions. It has been 3 years since the competition was last held due to the prolonged absence of ringing due to the Covid pandemic in 2020 and 2021 and the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II last year. As Read more…
At the beginning of the month, the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers held their Annual General Meeting in Ipswich. As a (relatively) newly appointed representative, I headed up the A12 to participate in this event. The Central Council was founded in 1891 and is an organization that leads and Read more…
My words are a little later than usual this month having been enjoying a few days holiday in the Provence region of France. There, like here, the sound of bells still formed part of the soundscape: the chiming of church bells drifting across the landscape on a Sunday morning and Read more…
I have returned from a weekend in York with the Kent Young Ringers. We had a taken a team of 6 ringers to take part in the Ringing World National Youth Contest which is one of currently two major national competitions in ringing, both of which have recently taken place. Read more…
Dear Members, I would like to invite you to take part in the first Association 6-bell Call-Change Competition on Saturday 30th September. It will take place at St Mary Magdalene, Monkton (6, 7-0-9) in the Canterbury District and the draw will be at 2:00pm. The aim of this competition is Read more…
Summer seems to finally have arrived, even though the last week was still a little cold. However, as I write this the sun is beaming down and the weather is definitely more seasonable than it has been of late. As we move into the Summer months, the demand on our Read more…