Canterbury District News

The July edition of the District Newsletter is now available to download from here.

Sadly we have to tell you that Peter Saddleton died at home early on Monday 18th April. He had been unwell for the last year and particularly poorly since the summer. His funeral service and burial will take place on Friday 6th May 2016 at 3pm at St. Michael’s Church, Read more…

Please note that there will no Wednesday evening practices at St Mary’s, Dover, during Advent owing to a programme of Advent Reflections taking place in the church.

Jan Paramor, wife of John (former Tower Captain at St. Laurence in Thanet) sadly passed away on 31st August 2015.  Her funeral is being held at St. Laurence on Friday 18th September at 1pm, with open ringing both before and after the service.  All are welcome, and there will be Read more…

Eileen Palin, ringer at Ospringe and Faversham, passed away on 16 March, at the age of 86. She had been a KCACR member since 1946. The funeral was at Ospringe on Thursday 2 April at 12.15pm.

Margaret Funnell writes: I attended the Canterbury District Meeting at Ash-next-Sandwich today [12 July] when the presentation of a certificate commemorating Stanley’s 70 year membership and 40 years as a Vice President of KCACR. He was made a member at St Margaret’s Rochester on 29 July 1944 and was made Read more…

At the March 2014 bye meeting at Ospringe the District received the sad news that ringing has ceased at St Peter’s due to the tower having become unsafe. It was reported that over time the tower had become increasingly structurally unsound, with débris often falling from above while the bells Read more…

Ben Legg sends us this snippet about this ringing society in Canterbury: The society tower is St Stephen’s, Canterbury, so all the information about its location is as St Stephen’s. Main society practice is the St Stephen’s practice between 7.00pm and 9.00pm on Monday evenings, but we also hold learners’ Read more…