This week’s video comes from the tower at the heart of the District – Rochester Cathedral. This is some Grandsire Caters (a bob course) being rung in April 2011, and it features views of both the ringers and the bells Read more…
I’ve just been informed that the Rochester District will host the County 6-bell Striking Competition this year! It will be held at Chalk on Saturday 22nd September, the draw being held at 2.45pm and ringing commencing at 3.30pm. Put the date Read more…
Did you know that church bell ringing is quite a popular subject on YouTube? There are hundreds of videos of church bell ringing from all over the UK & worldwide on there, so for a bit of fun I thought Read more…
A brief report of the District Practice at Minster on Saturday 18th February from Helen Webb, Ringing Master: “We had about a dozen people at the practice on Saturday including four people from Minster. We rang rounds and call changes, touches Read more…
It has recently come to the attention of Sonya Gowdy, Fundraiser for the Rochester District, that the results of the Grand Draws for the past 2 years have not made it onto the website. This has now been rectified, so Read more…
Doug Davis, the new District webmaster, writes: I have redeveloped the Rochester District website and made it live today [5 February 2012]. The new site is going to be easier for me to maintain going forwards, and I am planning Read more…
As is now tradition in the Rochester District, there will be a coach outing organised by the Ringing Master, Helen Webb. This year, the destination is hoped to be the Colchester area in Essex but this is still subject to Read more…
Rochester District Quarter Peal Month 2011 Quarter Peal Month 2011 was held in November and there was an increase in the number of quarters rung compared to 2010. Read the full report here.
Quarterly District Training Saturday 5th May 10am to 12.30pm Bobbing Methods: Plain Bob Doubles, St Simons Doubles, St Martins Doubles, Reverse Canterbury Doubles The number of learners will be limited to 6 If you are interested in attending this training Read more…
The Rochester District website has a new Webmaster! Doug Davis of Rainham is now looking after the site following the move of Gareth Lawson to Bristol in November. Thanks to Gareth for all the hard work over the years. UPDATE: Read more…
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