Association News

Details about the AGM day including open towers, lunch etc. are now available in the AGM Brochure shown below and available to download here.

The next Association 10-bell Advanced Practice is happening on Thursday 28th March at Rochester Cathedral from 7.30pm to 9.15pm. The methods will range from Stedman Caters to Cambridge/Yorkshire S Royal and even London No3 or Swindon if there is a band capable. Obviously ringing will be tailored to who is Read more…

The KCACR AGM is happening on Monday 22nd April 2019. A service will be held at St Mary, Chilham CT4 8DA at 12 noon. Lunch will be available in Chilham Village Hall, Chilham, CT4 8DB at 1pm, at a cost of £15 per person. Lunch can be booked via Mrs Read more…

Just a final reminder that anyone who wishes to have a printed copy of the 2019 Handbook needs to do so by the end of Sunday 24th March.  No further requests for printed copies can be accepted after 24th March. To put in a request either for yourself or your Read more…

The Membership Communications sub-group will be road-testing a new Subscriptions payment system this year, ready for rolling out in 2020. Current difficulties in matching subscription payments with members, capturing individual communication preferences and compliance with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) will be improved with an extension to the existing Read more…

As you may recall, CRAG’s Proposal H, which was passed at the May 2017 Central Council meeting, called for the Decisions of the Council to be replaced with a simple, permissive and descriptive framework for ringing with only the minimal detail required to maintain the historical record. After 16 months Read more…

One off offer for Easter – Dove 11 at £12.50 (regular price £!5) Order and pay by Friday 12 April and your bargain Dove will be available for collection from the Bookstall at the AGM on Easter Monday. Either send me your name, tower and District by email, text or Read more…

At the upcoming AGM being held at Chilham on Easter Monday, 22nd April the current Association Treasurer (Margaret Funnell) and Safeguarding Officer (Nigel Spencer) will be standing down.  As such, volunteers are needed to fill these vacancies. Both roles are vitally important to the Association, so it is very important Read more…

The 2019 Council weekend will take place at Goldsmiths College, New Cross, London, SE14 6NW on Friday 6th to Sunday 8th September. All ringers are invited to attend the weekend and take part in the activities on offer. Full details of the programme are due to be agreed by the Read more…

A final reminder for all District Secretaries/Treasurers/Membership Secretaries and Tower Contacts – only 6 days left to get tower information and the Membership Database up to date to make it into the 2019 Handboook! If you are a tower contact and haven’t received instructions on how to check/update your tower’s information Read more…