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…
Radio Kent reporter came to Seal St Lawrence ( Seal Chart) this afternoon. She interviewed 4 youngsters from year groups 5 and 6 (aged 10 and 11). They have been learning to ring after school on Friday afternoons since March and are aiming to ring rounds together next Friday afternoon Read more…
It was really great to have SIX young learner ringers aged 11 and under at our MINIs session at Kemsing on Saturday.. Oscar did a fantastic job on the treble..thank you, and a big “thank you” also to Sam… so great that previous MINI-Ringers can now be “helpers”. The next Read more…
We had a very well attended and busy session for our Kent MINI-Ringers at East Farleigh on 30th April with tower bell ringing, hand bell ringing and lots of biscuit decorating! We will be meeting again this Saturday morning, 11th June, at St Mary’s Church Kemsing (TN15 6LR) from 10:00 Read more…
Sat 23rd April: Our next KYR session will be at St Mary the Virgin church, West Malling ME19 6QN from 2-4pm. There is some free street parking a little walk away south of the church on St Leonard’s Street (towards Mereworth). Otherwise parking is best in the carpark (pay & display) behind Read more…
We are really hoping that we will be able to start up our sessions with MINI-Ringers again. These sessions are especially for our younger and more inexperienced ringers, mostly from school year 8 and below. Some of our older Young Ringers come along to help. Do let me know if Read more…
Fab afternoon at Hollingbourne: 17 Young Ringers…great to see new faces, Millie and Charlie (Amelia’s first “non-contest” afternoon?). Some great stretching by our youngest ringers. Sausage rolls (thank you, Katie!) and cakes in the sunny churchyard, along with a frantic game of “tag Ben!”. Great to see KYR traditions being Read more…
A reminder that our next KYR session is this coming Saturday 26th March 2-4pm at Hollingbourne All Saints Church, 4 Church Green, Upper Street. ME17 1HW Come along and join in with our Young Ringers. We will probably be ringing rounds, call changes, plain hunt 5 and 7, Plain Bob Read more…
Our first team practice for 2022 was held at Staplehurst on the Wednesday of half term. This was Joe’s initiation into KYR team ringing! We were able to practise our listening exercises and Call Changes on 6 and on 8. Storm Eunice prevented a few members from getting to the Read more…
The next session for Kent Young Ringers will be on Sat 19th February at Aylesford from 2-4pm. (SS Peter & Paul ME20 7AY) Please remember to bring £1 tower donation and your own drink. (Appropriate Covid guidance will be followed.) The church is approximately 15 mins walk from the train Read more…