Every September thousands of volunteers across England organise events to celebrate our fantastic history and culture. Heritage Open Days provide a fantastic opportunity for churches and towers across the country to open their doors, welcome their communities, and share the remarkable story of bellringing. Every year, thousands of visitors discover Read more…
The next Ashford District Meeting is on 18th July at St Mary the Virgin, High Halden TN26 3JB. There will be afternoon ringing from 3:00 pm to 5:30 pm followed by a business meeting. It is being run in conjunction with the Village Fete which will have steam engines etc Read more…
There will be a general ringing All Saints, Lydd (TN29 9AJ) on Saturday 20th June 2026 from 10.00am to Noon. This will be part of the celebrations to mark the Centenary of Bells this Year. It is also Lydd Club Day and part of the ringing will be broadcast locally. All Read more…
There will be an Ashford District Practice Meeting at St Mary the virgin, Stone-in-Oxney on 16th May 2026 from 10 am until noon. There are currently no arrangements for refreshments, so please bring your own. Best wishes Sue and Charles
The draft minutes of the Association AGM, held on Easter Monday, 6 April 2026, have now been published on the KCACR website Resources page. Also published are the minutes of the 2025 AGM and the 2025 EGM, which were adopted on 4 April, 2026. In the draft 2026 minutes Read more…
Please note an updated AGM brochure has been published on the Annual General Meeting (AGM) page, with a slight change in the ringing routes: Rolvenden will unfortunately not be available for ringing after the AGM. Officers’ reports have also been published on the AGM page. Please note that reports and Read more…
Ahead of the Association AGM to be held on Easter Monday, Monday 6th April 2026 at 14:00, the Treasurer’s report and Accounts for 2025 have been uploaded to the website and can be viewed on the AGM page. Annual General Meeting The AGM will be hosted by the Ashford District Read more…
The draft minutes of the February 2026 meeting of the General Committee are available to be viewed here. The minutes of the November 2025 meeting of the General Committee were adopted, and are available here.
The arrangements for the Ashford District meeting on 21st March 2026 at St Leonards Hythe (CT21 5DU) are as follows: Ringing 10.00am to 11.30am Tea/coffee 11.30 to 12.00 Business Meeting 12.00 in the Church County AGM As you are aware the KCACR – AGM is being hosted by the Read more…
To provide more transparency on the roles of officers of the Association, and thereby encourage more members to consider getting involved in the running of the Association, we’ve published role descriptions for the majority of roles on the KCACR General Committee. These can now be viewed here. The KCACR General Read more…