Just a final reminder that the last day to request a printed copy of the 2026 Handbook is Sunday 15th March. Requests received after this date will not be accepted as the order has to be placed on Monday 16th March to ensure delivery ahead of the AGM.
The Friends of Penshurst Church invite you to celebrate the return of the bells at St John the Baptist, Penshurst on Saturday 7th March at 7pm. Come and celebrate the newly refurbished bells before they are returned to the tower, a once in a lifetime opportunity! Please join us for Read more…
In case anyone was looking to apply for a VAT refund from the Listed Places of Worship grant scheme: Important Update: All awards within this year’s £23 million budget have now been allocated to applicants, and the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme for 2025/26 has now closed to new Read more…
As February draws to a close, thoughts are turning to the Association AGM at Tenterden on Monday 6th April. As previously mentioned, both Joanne Pohl, our Honorary General Secretary, and myself are standing down from our positions this year. I had intended to step down from the position of Chairman Read more…
As we begin to look ahead to our upcoming Annual General Meeting*, we’d like to invite you to start thinking about General Committee nominations for the year ahead. The KCACR General Committee plays a vital role in keeping everything ticking along — from promoting the interests of the Association and Read more…
I am writing this as we move towards the end of the first month of 2026. Christmas is, for many, just a memory (although we have not yet reached Candlemas) and thoughts for some are perhaps of jetting off to warmer climes to get away from the Winter weather. I Read more…
Dear Members, A petition for the inclusion of bell-ringing in the UK’s Inventory of Living Heritage As you may be aware, there has been an initiative by the UK Government to create an inventory of living heritage in the UK as a result of becoming a supporter of the 2003 Read more…
The UK recently joined the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH). The Central Council has set up a Task Group to co-ordinate a submission to create inventories of living heritage in the UK. A pre-requisite is that the application must be made with the Read more…
The draft minutes of the November 2025 meeting of the General Committee are available here. The minutes of the July 2025 meeting of the General Committee were adopted and are available here.
Fast away the old year passes… As 2025 draws to a close, this is often a time for reflection and for setting new challenges for the forthcoming year. Perhaps this might include a ringing challenge? As ever, the Christmas period is a very busy time for us with additional services Read more…