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Words from the Chair – May
I am sure that most of you will have seen a couple of notices on the KCACR Facebook pages and on the website about the review of the Association Rules and a forthcoming Extraordinary General Meeting. Over the last few months I have been looking at our rules with a Read more…
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Notice of an EGM of the Association on 22nd June 2024
Notice of an EGM of the Association on 22 June to change the Bell Restoration Fund Rules Following agreement of 50% of the KCACR General Committee, according to Rule 6(ii) of the Association Rules, an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of the Association is being called on Saturday, 22 June, at Read more…
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KCACR Rules – Proposed amendments for consultation 2025
Explanatory Notes The rules of the Association have existed in their current form for many years and, although minor alterations have been made, they have not undergone a full review for some time. The result of this is that the rules have become somewhat unwieldy in some situations and in Read more…
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Westley Award for Church Bell Maintenance
Towers and bells in good condition will make the environment for ringing more pleasant, easier for ringers to develop their skills and, in particular help new recruits. Are you relatively new to finding your way around bell installations? Perhaps you are gaining experience in what to check upstairs in a Read more…
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Words from the chair – April
Things have settled down for many after the Easter break and, for me, this marks the start of another year cycle in the life of the KCACR following the AGM on Easter Monday. The AGM was held at St Margaret’s, Rainham (which is, incidentally the tower where I was taught Read more…
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Douglas Bratt (Mereworth)
I have received a message from the daughter of Douglas Bratt of Mereworth informing me of his recent death. Douglas was a longstanding member of the Association and taught many people to ring. Our thoughts are with his family at this time.
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New CCCBR Adviser on complaints about bells
As we hope that you are aware, the CCCBR aims to help when there are complaints about the noise from bells. Robert Wood has responded to such enquiries for several years and has decided to stand down. We therefore need to appoint someone to take over this role. The most Read more…
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New KCACR Vice Presidents
At the AGM held at Rainham on 1st April 2024, 3 new Vice Presidents of the Association were elected: Hazel Basford Jen Thomas Anthony Leeves Unfortunately Anthony couldn’t be there in person, but below are photos of Hazel & Jen receiving their certificates from the Chairman, Neil Jones. Congratulations to Read more…
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Words from the Chair – March 2024
I write this as we finalise the arrangements for the Association AGM on Monday 1st April at Rainham. You may have already seen the programme on the KCACR website which gives details of the towers that will be open as well as the timetable for events on that day. We Read more…