Highlights from the General Committee meeting held on 25th November are as follows: The Treasurer advised that monies available in the General Fund are low. It is likely that a recommendation will be made to the AGM that all subscriptions go into the General Fund. Consideration is also being given Read more…
Jim Phillips, ringer in the Canterbury District and member of the ASCY, passed away yesterday morning. Jim’s election to the ASCY was ratified in May 1952 following a belfry election a number of weeks earlier, and during his time he served the society as Master & Librarian. He was also Read more…
Michael’s funeral will be held on Monday 27th November at 11.30am at St. Mary’s, Willesborough. All are welcome to say their goodbyes. There will be refreshments straight after in the church. Close family will depart after the service in the church for a private cremation but hope to join everyone Read more…
Nigel Spencer, Safeguarding Officer, has provided an update on the roll out of Safeguarding Training. This can be viewed on the Safeguarding page.
Video of the Week is back, and there’s little to say about this week’s audible delight apart from the fact they sound gorgeous! Shame the peal was lost due to a broken clapper. Enjoy! Note: if the video isn’t showing above, you may need an updated version of Adobe Flash Read more…
In the next day or two, your tower correspondent should receive details about a census the General Committee are carrying out during the month of November 2017. The aim is to get a better understanding of the state of ringing across the County – when are towers ringing, how many Read more…
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…