The KCACR AGM is being held this coming Monday, 1st April at All Saints, Birchington in the Canterbury District. There is now a full agenda and programme for the day available on the KCACR website at the link below: AGM Agenda AGM Programme The new handbooks will also be available Read more…
I thought it was about time I added something new to the site, so today I’ve added the Bellringing Web Latest News ticker. You can see it on the left of the page. The latest news items from Bellringing Web (http://www.bellringing.org) will ‘tick’ through, and if you want to read Read more…
Amazingly this is the 52nd week of the YouTube Weekly feature on this site – how time flies! In celebration of this momentous occasion, I’d like to take you back to the very first video I published – still a favourite of mine a year on. Enjoy Liverpool’s Pier Head bells Read more…
As everyone should be aware, the annual District Call Change and 6-bell Striking Competitions are due to take place at Eastchurch on Saturday 20th April. If you intend to enter a band for either or both competitions could you please let the District Secretary know in advance, providing the following Read more…
Most of us are lucky enough to ring in towers where the bells and installations are in a good state of repair. The ringers at Great Malvern Priory in Worcestershire however are not so fortunate. As you can see from this weeks’ video, there is a lot of frame movement Read more…
Don’t forget that there’s a morning practice at Shorne this coming Saturday 16th March from 10am to midday. All abilities will be catered for so please encourage your ringers to come along. Hope to see you there. Doug. Rochester District Secretary & Webmaster.
If you’re ever going to have a mini-ring at home, this weeks’ video is a fantastic example that you should aspire to. The Clock House Bells at Awbridge are a Taylor-cast mini-ring of 10 bells with a tenor of 2cwt, not the smallest of mini-rings but wow, worth it for Read more…
Scotland only had 20 towers will ringable bells – but now there is a 21st! Tulloch in the Highlands now houses the country’s 2nd ring of 12, specifically installed to be a dedicated ringing centre – also a first for Scotland. Here’s some of the test ringing on the back Read more…
A bell was recently offered to the Vicar of St. Nicholas, Strood by a local businessman. Considering the recent theft of a bell from St. Peter’s in Rochester, the Vicar was concerned and intended to alert the Diocese. In addition to this, Doug Snoswell received a call from the same Read more…
The Archives page has been updated to include the bullet points of matters arising from the County Committee meeting held on 23rd February (listed under District Reps Reports). You can also view them directly by clicking here.