Please see the below letter from the Chairman: Dear fellow member Although the government have declared the end of all COVID rules and restrictions, I am very aware that not all our members are back to the level of ringing that they were doing pre-COVID and that some towers are Read more…
Please see below the revised calling for the 8-bell competition touch – 252 Stedman Triples. Concerns were raised at the General Committee meeting on 26th February that the originally-proposed touch was too tricky. Apologies to anyone who had already begun to learn it. If anyone has any difficulty understanding the Read more…
The deadline for members to renew their subscription and for tower contacts to ensure their tower information is up to today is now only 2 days away, on Sunday 27th February. After this date, any members that have not renewed their subscription will not appear in the 2022 Handbook and any tower Read more…
As I mentioned in my last message, we will have several vacancies for important offices at the Association AGM on Easter Monday and, as promised here is some background on the other roles including Training Officer, which will also fall vacant. Central Council Representatives Due to a current representative standing Read more…
The AGM is just around the corner, and we are in the process of doing final checks on whether any members are due a 50-year membership certificate this year. If you believe this applies to you, or know someone it may apply to, please get in touch with the General Read more…
Message from the Chairman, Phil Barnes We will have several vacancies for important offices at the Association AGM on Easter Monday and, following on from my New Year’s message, I hope that we will have some volunteers to take on these important tasks. The known vacancies will be: Association Chairman Read more…
Tom’s handbells are being blessed on Sunday January 23rd at Mass at St. Michael & All Angels, Maidstone. Ringing for Mass is 09:50 to 10:30. Mass is 10:30 to 11:45 approx. Please let me know as soon as possible if you intend to go to Mass and see the bells Read more…
Requests are now being taken for printed copies of the 2022 Handbook. Every tower will receive a single (1) tower copy automatically – there is no need to request this. If you or members of your tower would like a printed copy (one (1) copy free per member) then please Read more…
Membership renewals are now due for 2022. For those that have a valid email address associated with their membership record, you should hopefully have received an email reminder (however, a technical issue did prevent some of these from going out). Details of the renewal process for this year can be Read more…
A very Happy New Year to everyone! May it bring peace, happiness, good ringing and a rapidly reducing viral threat. While many greet the New Year to the words of Auld Lang Syne, another New Year’s poem which seems especially relevant to the present time is Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s Ring Read more…