Journalists have been knocking on our doors lately….well, phoning our phones anyway. 2 articles were published in The Times on Saturday 18th March following a phone call with me (in a quiet corner at London Bridge Station) and then a sound recording made by Alison Saunders with her pupils from Read more…
There are a number of youngsters learning all around the Association. Once they can handle a bell safely and are beginning to ring rounds, do let them know about joining with other young ringers: Kent MINI-Ringers (mostly 8-12 yrs) and Kent Young Ringers, mostly 12-19yrs. Both groups will be meeting Read more…
Kent is extremely fortunate in that it has a thriving group of young bell-ringers many of whom belong to the Kent Young Ringers. This group, led by experienced members of the Kent County Association of Change Ringers (including some of the older Young Ringers), provides opportunities for younger members of Read more…
2023: Our first session for Kent MINI-Ringers will be 10:00 – 12 noon on Saturday 28th January with the older / more experienced ringers meeting in the afternoon 14:00 – 16:00. (Please contact me, the District Youth Coordinators or the District Secretaries for towers). We’re also making plans for the Read more…
Article published in the Ringing World 30th September 2022: What a momentous week it was for ringers: muffles on, muffles off, muffles on again… and slow tolling. At least 23 young ringers aged 18 and under are believed to have rung in their towers around Kent to mark the Read more…
It appears that we may be fewer in number than originally anticipated (weddings, school sports etc). We may, therefore, compress the planned sessions into the morning only at Kemsing 10-12. Please keep an eye out for emails and updates. Young ringers have been busy ringing at their local towers to Read more…
We’re getting off to a good start with our programme 2022-2023 for Kent MINI-Ringers and Kent Young Ringers with our first sessions on Sat 24th September. We’ll be at St Mary the Virgin, Kemsing TN15 6NA from 10:00 – 12 noon for MINI-Ringers (school year 7 and below & inexperienced). Read more…
We had another great session with Kent MINI-Ringers this morning woth 7 primary school children, 3 teenage helpers and various parents and helpers. Lucy came to supervise efforts on handbells and other activities were on offer to occupy the youngsters when they weren’t on the end of a rope. We Read more…
We are now able to hold our next session for our newest and youngest ringers this coming Saturday, 23rd July from 10:00 – 12:00 at Seal St Lawrence, Church Road, TN15 0LN (just off the M25 travelling from Borough Green towards Sevenoaks) Please bring £1 Tower donation and your own Read more…
Exeter pulled out all the stops for a fabulous day as they hosted this year’s Ringing World National Youth Contest. The Cathedral was vibrant with youngsters and a number of mini-rings, handbell workshops and stalls showing all that ringing could offer youngsters. 3 car loads of teenagers and their “minders” Read more…