RESULTS OF THE GRAND DRAW – 19TH OCTOBER 2013 All Rochester District Members Thank you for supporting this event. The total raised for the Bell Restoration Fund is £741 – even more than last year! The results of the draw, which took place after the Annual District Meeting are as Read more…
Alan Driver has a large supply of the new 2014 Ringing World calendars that feature KCACR towers. If you have any Christmas Fairs/Markets being held locally or any church events and think you may be able to sell some of these calendars, please get in touch with Alan and he Read more…
Please be aware that, due to a scheduling conflict and other factors, the training session due to be held on 2nd November has been postponed. A new date will be announced as soon as it is know.
Off to Worcestershire this week, and the glorious Taylor 8 at Hallow. Seemingly very loud outside, but you can’t help but love listening to the call changes on these fantastic sounding bells. Enjoy! Note: if the video isn’t showing above, you may need an updated version of Adobe Flash Player Read more…
After many years of searching, a new home has finally been found for the bells of the Victoria Tower in Chatham. Over the years the former church has fallen out of use completely and as a result has been a target for vandalism, hence the decision to try and find Read more…
Another clip from the Cork Ringing Festival this week, this time from the glorious Cork Cathedral. There are 12 bells here, augmented from 8 by Matthew Higby & Co a few years ago. And a good job they did too! Enjoy! Note: if the video isn’t showing above, you may Read more…
There are still tables available for the quiz night after the ADM on 19th October starting at 7pm – but time is running out! Please let me know before the end of Sunday 13th October if you would like any tickets, as food orders have to go in first thing Read more…
On Saturday 16th November from 10am to midday, there will be an extra District Practice at the Piltdown House Campanile in St. Mary’s Platt. The campanile has a mini-ring of 12 bells owned by Phil and Liz Barnes, with a tenor weighing just 22lbs, the bells being hung in the Read more…
Back to business this week, and some nice sounding ringing from the light 6 at Skibbereen in Ireland. The video and audio are slightly out of sync, but still worth a listen to. Enjoy! Note: if the video isn’t showing above, you may need an updated version of Adobe Flash Read more…
Slightly different to the normal videos this week, this is a video ‘documentary’ from the Keltek Trust showing the bell installation at Lahore in India. Installed whilst India was still part of the British Empire, the bells are not rung however have stood the test of time with the installation Read more…