Explanatory Notes The rules of the Association have existed in their current form for many years and, although minor alterations have been made, they have not undergone a full review for some time. The result of this is that the rules have become somewhat unwieldy in some situations and in Read more…
Another year is drawing to a close and, as ever, gives an opportunity to reflect on the past 12 months. During the year, we lost several notable members of the Association including Rev’d David Cawley (a highly regarded authority on the history of Kent bells), Davd Manger (twice Association Chairman Read more…
Subscriptions KCACR annual subscriptions become due on 1st January 2025. Renewal emails have already gone out from Membermojo for those that have email addresses in the system – if you know someone who doesn’t have email, please let them know. In order for your name to appear in the 2025 Read more…
I am sorry to announce that David Manger of Frittenden passed away yesterday (Saturday 16th November). David has been an active member of the Association for over 70 years and has held a number of positions at District and Association levels, including that of Chairman between 2006 and 2009 as Read more…
All members are invited to the Kent County Association of Change Ringers Evensong at Canterbury Cathedral on Sunday 17th November 2024 Service begins at 5.30pm Please advise the staff at the entrance that you are a bellringer attending the KCACR Evensong. Light refreshments available from 3.15pm in the Read more…
The bells of SS Peter & Paul, Tonbridge are being removed from the tower during the week commencing 14th October to go to Taylor’s for restoration. Help is needed to work alongside them in the tower – if any fit, able-bodied people are available to help for 1 or more Read more…
For those who are taking part in the Striking Competitions on Saturday, here are the arrangements for the day. St George’s, Beckenham, will open up in plenty of time ahead of the 0945 first draw. There will be tea and coffee running all day. There are plenty of cafes, restaurants Read more…
Following a lot of work and a period of consultation, the below amended rules for the Association will be put to the Annual General Meeting in April 2025. Please share the commentary and draft rules below with as many members as possible, and discuss at ADMs coming up in October: Read more…
Daniel Brady has updated the Tower Locations Sheets based on new information on how the emergency services find their way to incidents, primarily by using What3Words. The new sheets can be downloaded from the Resources page or directly from this link. Please print the sheet relevant for your tower and Read more…
Last month, I mentioned that the Kent Young Ringers would be participating in this year’s Ringing World National Youth Contest in London. I want to start this month’s Words from the Chair by congratulating our team of young ringers who took part in the contest. It was a very busy Read more…
