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…
Things are settling down again after the Coronation last weekend. It has been a busy few months for many of us in the run up to this event. I think that the Ring for the King initiative really helped to promote ringing and raise awareness with the general public and Read more…
Many of us will be involved in ringing to mark the coronation at some point over the next few days. If possible, please post your ringing on BellBoard (https://bb.ringingworld.co.uk/list.php) whether it be general ringing, a quarter peal or a peal. Please remember to link it to the event Kent County Read more…
My words this month are a little later than usual due to the Association AGM taking place today, the 10th April. The meeting took place at St George, Wrotham, preceded by an EGM which was arranged to allow the Association to change the wording of two of the Bell Restoration Read more…
Kent is extremely fortunate in that it has a thriving group of young bell-ringers many of whom belong to the Kent Young Ringers. This group, led by experienced members of the Kent County Association of Change Ringers (including some of the older Young Ringers), provides opportunities for younger members of Read more…
There has a great deal of media coverage nationwide about the ‘Ring for the King’ initiative over the last few weeks. Here in Kent, I responded to an e-mail query on Wednesday 15th February from BBC Radio Kent following up the story and asking about the possibility of doing something Read more…
Firstly, I want to start with a thank you to all members who have already renewed their subscriptions to the Association. I have heard that some members have had problems with their online renewal and I am sure that your District Secretary or Membership Secretary will be able to assist Read more…
Firstly, may I wish you all a very Happy New Year even though we are now through the first full week of January 2023. It is quite nice to get back to the normality of day-to-day life after the Christmas season and, of course, many feel that a new year Read more…
Words from the chair Well, we are now well into Advent and many towers will be thinking about additional ringing arrangements for Christmas, perhaps a Carol Service or for a Christmas Eve Service. I am often asked by non-ringers if I am busy practising the ringing for Christmas. I sometimes Read more…