The 4th KCACR Young Ringers’ Contest was held at Sturry (on the outskirts of Canterbury) on a very wild and wet afternoon. 24 youngsters aged from 9 to 22 gathered after battling the wind and the rain from the far reaches of Kent. A wonderful tea and very welcome hot Read more…
October Half-term week is upon us and will be very busy for our Young Ringers around the Association. A number of quarter peals are planned! (and already rung for those who have had this week off; well done to Tess and Anna Hargrave). There is a Ringers’ Evensong Service at Read more…
Our next session for Kent MINI-Ringers will be at East Farleigh from 10am-12noon. This is a time for all those younger and newer ringers to get together. to ring Rounds, Call Changes, Place-making, Dodging, Plain Hunt ( and more if we can). The Kent Young Ringers will meet from 2-4pm Read more…
13 Kent Young Ringers met up at Aylesford on Saturday: It was lovely to see Liam again and a big welcome to younger sister Emily. Stedman Triples was the method of the day for the more experienced youngsters (how they have ALL extended their repertoire over the last 2 years). Read more…
This year we were kindly invited by Phil and Liz Barnes to ring on the Campanile at Piltdown House and partake of a BBQ in the garden. We started with ringing on the light 6 at Kemsing where we welcomed 3 “newies” and indulged in a range of ringing from Read more…
Kent Young Ringers were invited to join in the anniversary celebrating 200 years of bells at the Waterloo Tower, Quex Park. The only date we were able to get any number of Young Ringers (and chaperones!)together this year was Sat 17th August. The roads were exceptionally busy and it took Read more…
Friday 5th July 2019: 17:50 – 18.30 9 Young Ringers, 3 team leaders and 3 parents appeared at our designated meeting point at Euston Rail Station, a very useful waiting room near Platform 16. At 17:35 precisely we reported to the preboarding desk, but had to wait a few minutes Read more…
This week’s Ringing World featured photos of all 24 teams participating in this year’s RWNYC in the middle pages and another of Daniel Jarvis receiving the Ringing World Editor’s Trophy for Excellence on the front page: https://bb.ringingworld.co.uk/
https://www.downsmail.co.uk/news_sport/News/Youngsters_take_the_honours_for_Kent_at_contest_in_Liverpool/ Youngsters take the honours for Kent at contest in Liverpool Wednesday 10th July 2019 YOUNG bell ringers from Kent have walked away with a trophy and second place in a national contest in Liverpool. The talented band of change ringers, from across the region, competed against 24 teams, losing out only Read more…
HUGE congratulations to the Kent Young Ringers team on winning the Ringing World Editor’s Trophy for Excellence in the Ringing World National Youth Contest in Liverpool on Saturday. 24 teams from all over the country entered, 6 teams rang Plain Hunt, Bob Triples or Grandsire Triples and Oxford came first in Read more…