After Covid causing us to miss last year(!), I am delighted to confirm that we are able to hold this year’s contest at Farningham in the Lewisham District (DA4 0DH) on Saturday 6th November. Arrival: 13:30 Draw: 13:45 Ringing: 2pm onwards Refreshments ongoing Call Changes on 6 bells or a Read more…
The next Young Ringers’ session will be on Saturday 23rd October 2-4pm at Marden (St Michael & All Angels, TN12 9HP, parking in road opposite or in nearby free car park). We will have a break in the middle to clear the tower, refresh the air and maybe eat cake(!). Read more…
“Thank you for the youngsters, the fun, the ringing…..” I am super proud of these 12 Young Ringers who entered the National Youth Contest in Worcester on Saturday 11th September. Getting together for actual practices has been a feat in itself, but they have worked SO hard, in their own Read more…
This long awaited date finally arrived with members of Kent Young Ringers showing off the glory of East Peckham and Quex to the Editor of the Ringing World. Views of the beautiful countryside from St Michael’s Old Church were stunning as always, with Hadlow Tower standing out across the fields. Read more…
The Kent Young Ringers have been able to get together in groups of 6 (following all Covid guidance etc) for a few tower bell sessions and a couple of team practices for this year’s RWNYC in Worcester on 11th September. A good quarter peal was rung at West Malling on Read more…
A year which showed such promise, until the Coronavirus and “lockdown” prevailed, throwing all plans for ringing and contests out of the window! We were able to hold Young and MINI-Ringer tower bell sessions in January and February. Young ringers also got off to a good start on the quarter Read more…
Our young handbell ringers have been super busy over the last 8 days and made terrific progress. Daniel Jarvis rang in peals of P B Royal, Superlative S Major (first blows in the method on handbells), Kent Treble Bob Royal, 7 Minor methods (most methods in hand) and called a Read more…
Our young Handbell ringers are on a roll with another quarter peal of P B Minor rung at Aylesford today by Callum, Amber and Dan, followed by a peal of Doubles (2m) and Minor (3m) at Wormshill by Adam, Amber and Dan. Performances by young ringers in Kent occupy 4 Read more…
Two of our Kent youngsters have appeared on RW Bellboard in the last couple of days: Charlotte Elvers (aged 7yrs) chimed the 3rd 75 times at Maidstone, St Michael and All Angels for VJ Day on Saturday 15th August. Dad, Mark, says, “Lottie was very proud to have done it. Read more…
Almost a year after the RWNYC contest 2019 in Liverpool the engraved plinth and its handbell topper of the RW Editor’s Trophy for Excellence were united. The handbell has been hosted by each member in turn since last summer and had been “residing” with Read more…