As a result of a recently discovered clash in the diary at Hoo St. Werburgh on 20th July, please be aware that the afternoon ringing will now be held at High Halstow from 3.30pm – 4.30pm. Tea, meeting and evening ringing will be held at Hoo as originally planned. Please Read more…
Back in Kent this week and some ringing from one of our own District towers, Borden. Part of a quarter peal rung by an Ashford District band recently, and quite nice they sound too! Enjoy! Note: if the video isn’t showing above, you may need an updated version of Adobe Read more…
Fifteen ringers, including one visitor from Hertfordshire, climbed the Victoria Tower in Chatham on Saturday 15th June for what could have been the last ring on the bells before they are relocated elsewhere. The practice didn’t begin quite as planned, during the process of getting the bells up there were Read more…
Just a reminder that there is a District Practice at The Victoria Tower, Chatham, this coming Saturday 15th June from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. For those intending to come, the best place to park is in the Command House Pub car park (Pay & Display) just ‘below’ the tower, and then Read more…
A new feature has been added to the Towers section of the website – an interactive map of the District with all of the towers plotted on it. Have a look at the new map here!
The bells of Hitchin in Hertfordshire have recently been augmented to 12+1 and remodelled so that the old 9th is now the tenor of the new ring. This brings the weight of the tenor down from 29cwt to 17cwt. Sounds like they’ve done a good job to me. Enjoy! Note: Read more…
A bit of a blast from my past this week, some ringing from Cardington, Bedfordshire. I rang here back in the early 90s and at the time thought they were one of the best 8’s around – and I think they still sound good today. Enjoy! Note: if the video Read more…
An enjoyable day out was the consensus of ringers who participated in this outing to Hampshire, organised by Rochester District Ringing Master Diana Wraight. We were lucky to have sunny weather and the countryside looked lovely decked in the fresh, green, Spring foliage. After an early departure from Meopham in Read more…
A lovely sunny morning greeted us for the open 10-bell practice held at All Saints, Maidstone on Saturday 1st June. Unfortunately, the turn-out was very poor indeed – only 9 ringers from the District attended (5 of whom are on the District Committee) and had it not been for the Read more…
Late again this week, but I have literally not long got back from Devon. As I had the pleasure of joining in with a Devon call-change band’s practice at Paignton this week, I thought it would be appropriate to have a video to follow the theme! Good fun. Enjoy! Note: Read more…