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…
The Central Council has released updated guidance which is available at the link below for your review: Guidance for England under Plan B
Latest update from the Central Council: The Church of England guidance for Plan B in England has now been published and it includes the following words: “Face coverings are currently mandatory on public transport and in a range of indoor venues including places of worship. While there are exemptions, outlined Read more…
Dear fellow members I am writing to invite you to join with other members of the Association at Choral Evensong at Rochester Cathedral on Sunday November 7th 2021 at 3.15pm. The service will include a celebration of bells and ringers and will be a chance to remember all of those Read more…
Since March last year, we have been unable to remember and celebrate ringers who have died in our usual way because of Covid restrictions. The Association has now arranged an opportunity to remember them formally. This will take place in Rochester Cathedral on Sunday 7 th November 2021 at 3.15 Read more…
The Central Council have produced a 1-page Summary Ringing Guidance document that makes it clear as to why the guidance is what it is. This is shown below, and also available for download from the following link: Download Summary Ringing Guidance
As we start getting back into our towers, ringers will have differing degrees of confidence or anxiety about the remaining COVID risks involved. Our Chairman, Phil Barnes, was asked to do a talk for the Truro Guild last week in which he outlined his approach to risk, including how to Read more…
Emma Jarvis, KCACR Safeguarding Officer, has produced a simple one-page checklist as a reminder of the key safeguarding things we need to remember when returning to ringing. You can find it on the Safeguarding Resources page or download it directly from the link below: Returning to Ringing Safeguarding – May Read more…
The General Committee is looking to provide all towers that tolled or rung for the passing of HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh with a certificate marking the event. We would like to ask our members or others who may be budding artists to submit an idea for a design Read more…