Association News
General Committee Meeting Minutes
The draft minutes of the April 2026 meeting of the General Committee are available here. The minutes of the February 2025 meeting of the General Committee were adopted, and are available here.
Association News
Association 6-Bell Competitions
The Association 6-Bell competitions will be taking place on Saturday 26th September at St Mary the Virgin, Chalk in the Rochester District. The draw for the Inter-District 6-Bell Competition will be at 9:45am and the competition will start at 10:00am. This is the method competition and is open to one Read more…
Association News
Extraordinary General Meeting
Notice of an EGM of the Association Saturday 26 September 2026 Venue: St Mary the Virgin, Chalk DA12 2NL In accordance with Rule 7.8(b) of the Association Rules, a requisition to convene an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) signed by eight members of the General Committee has been received. Consequently, an Read more…
Association News
New Clothing Rep
My name is Jayne Vousden, and I ring at St Margaret Rochester where I am also the tower secretary. I am going to be taking over as your new Association clothing representative. I would like to thank Val Cooper for all her hard work whilst doing this role for many years Read more…
Association News
Share your bellringing family history
Has bellringing run(g) in your family? Whether you’re the second, third or fourth (or more!) generation to ring bells, or you’re the first generation to pick it up again after your family stopped ringing, if you have ancestors who were bellringers, our Publicity Officer would like to hear from you Read more…
Ashford District News
Could your tower host a Heritage Open Day? Use the CCCBR publicity toolkit
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…
Association News
Places of Worship Renewal Fund
Hot off the press, the Places of Worship Renewal Fund is now open. This is the replacement to the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme which was withdrawn earlier this year. The Church of England emailed this morning to say: We are delighted that the long-awaited Places of Worship Renewal Read more…
Annual General Meeting
AGM draft minutes published
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…
Association News
The 2026 Inter-District 8-Bell Striking Competition
This years 8-Bell Striking Competition will be hosted by the Maidstone District at Harrietsham on the morning of Saturday 27th June. The draw will be at 09:45 and the test piece is a touch of Middlesex Bob Triples. 224 Middlesex Bob Triples 234567 1 2 3 4 235476 – – Read more…
Annual General Meeting
Ringing routes and reports: AGM (Easter Monday)
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…