Maidstone District News
Mereworth Practice held at Wateringbury on 19th March
Barry Evans reports that there will be no practice at Mereworth on Tuesday 19th March but there will be practice in Wateringbury instead.
Barry Evans reports that there will be no practice at Mereworth on Tuesday 19th March but there will be practice in Wateringbury instead.
On a beautifully sunny morning East Malling graciously hosted the Maidstone District 6-bell Striking Competition. There were two rounds with six teams entering for the call change round and four teams entering the method striking round. The winners were: Call Change Striking: East Malling. Method Striking: Staplehurst. Marden won the Read more…
Our thanks go out to the local band at Marden for hosting today’s district practice and providing refreshments. Terry ably took charge of the the practice session guiding the scores of ringers who attended through everything from rounds and call changes to surprise major. Drama ensued when the bolt sheared Read more…
A reminder of the next District Practice: Date: Saturday 9th February Time: Ringing from 10.00 to 12.00 noon Location: St Michael & All Angels, Marden (8 bells, 14 cwt) Postcode: TN12 9HP Everyone welcome – ringing from rounds and call changes upwards. Refreshments and WC available.
Thank you to everyone at St John the Baptist, Harrietsham for hosting this afternoon’s Quarterly Meeting and District Practice. The event was well attended by around 50 people. Excellent refreshments were provided before the meeting, where the key points were: the election of new members, the financial report and a Read more…
Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend, Ringing from rounds and called changes upwards. Refreshments and WC available. Date: Saturday 12 January 2019 Time: 15:00 – 17:30, Meeting: 16:00 Location: Harrietsham, St John the Baptist (8, 12cwt) Postcode: ME17 1BA
Please note that there will not be ringing practice at St Margaret’s Barming on Friday 21st December.
Please note that Barming Practice will take place on Thursday 13 December at 8.00 pm instead of Friday 14 December.
Many thanks to everyone who braved the wind and rain to come along to the Maidstone District Carol Service this evening. As usual thanks to our ringing masters Terry and Darren for encouraging everyone to ring. Several full extents were rung on the bells. Many thanks to our readers: Terry, Read more…
Roy has advised that there will be no practice at Staplehurst on Tuesday 4th December as they are having their Christmas Meal.