All District Secretaries will have received an email this afternoon with information to circulate to every tower contact detailing the process for providing updated handbook information for the 2018 Handbook, and the process for ordering printed copies for collection at the AGM next year (every member will receive an online Read more…
The KCACR Bell Maintenance trailer urgently needs a new storage location. Ideally this would be a garage, secure outbuilding/barn or even just a secure courtyard or garden area with easy access. If you think you could offer a place for our trailer to be stored, please either contact the Bell Read more…
East Malling was the venue for this year’s 6-bell competition, and luckily the slight rain stopped just as people arrived! The draw took place at 9.50am when all bands were nearly complete. Competition ringing got underway promptly by 10am and all the bands had rung by shortly before 12.30pm, all Read more…
Did you see the first episode of the new series of Doc Martin this week? If you did, you might have noticed the ringing chamber of the church tower being used as a bathroom by PC Penhale! If you were wondering which church was used for filming this scene, it Read more…
The Rules Work group have been busy drafting their approach as to how they plan to reform the current rules of the Central Council. Find out more about what they are up to and have your say about the work they’ve done so far – head over to the Central Read more…
Christopher O’Mahony is asking all ringers to consider volunteering to help with the reform of the Central Council. There are a number of workgroups being established as follows: Volunteer and Leadership Development (working with David Smith and Alison Everett) Tower Stewardship and Management (working with David Kirkcaldy and Ernie de Read more…
A new ringing centre has been set up on Alderney in the Channel Islands, courtesy of Peter Bevis. Here’s the first test ringing on the new light ring of 8 bells. Enjoy! Note: if the video isn’t showing above, you may need an updated version of Adobe Flash Player which Read more…
The following proposals are to be shared as widely as possible among members of the Association, and should be discussed at Annual District Meetings in October 2017. Feedback should be given via District Representatives to the Association General Committee meeting on 25th November 2017. For a single document to print Read more…
Highlights from the General Committee meeting held on 26th August are as follows: It was agreed that we will prepare & conduct a census across all towers in the Association to allow us to better understand the state of ringing today The accounts have now been audited and just need Read more…
Christopher O’Mahony, President of the Central Council, has published an update on how things are going with the process of reform following the CRAG proposals that were accepted at the May Council meeting in Edinburgh. This can be viewed online at the link below: https://cccbr.org.uk/about/reform