Rochester District News

The Rochester District Carol Service will be held this year at Bobbing, on Saturday 15th December.  Ringing will start at 3pm, followed by the Carol Service itself at 4.30pm.  More details to follow soon.

Back in Kent this week, and some ringing from the Whitechapel 8 at Elham in the Canterbury District.  A very nice sounding ring, I rang here many years ago but had forgotten how good they sound.  Enjoy! Note: if the video isn’t showing above, you may need an updated version Read more…

Helen Webb, Ringing Master, is arranging a training session on Saturday 17th November at Stone-next-Dartford.  The session will be ‘Ringing Up and Down in Peal’ and will run from 10am to 12.30pm. This training is only open to ringers who can already competently raise and lower a bell or who Read more…

Florence Hamp (District Representative) has sent this message regarding the ADM & Grand Draw: ‘The next District event is the Annual District Meeting, to be held at Rochester Cathedral on Saturday 20th October. PLEASE NOTE THE TIMINGS ARE DIFFERENT FROM USUAL DISTRICT MEETINGS. This is because we have to fit in with Read more…

As we all know, one of the main (and arguably the best) bell founders in the UK are John Taylor & Co of Loughborough.  For many years now they have had a ring of 10 bells installed at the bell foundry, but just recently they have been augmented to 12 Read more…

From the KCACR Website: ‘Note that Brian Butcher, KCACR Bell Restoration Officer, is unable to run this course, which is now being taken by Frank Lewis. If you are booked in for the day will you please email Frank () so we have some idea of numbers. If emailing is Read more…

For anyone who is familiar with the sound of the bells of All Saints, Maidstone, today’s video will no doubt remind you of them.  This is some ringing on the fantastic sounding 1919 Taylor 10 at St. Neots in Cambridgeshire – a sound I could listen to all day!  Enjoy! Read more…

Last Saturday, the Rainham ringers & their friends went off to Essex for their annual ringing outing.  As a ‘treat’, we went to East Hanningfield where there are 3 bells rung from inside the church.  Interesting is probably a good word for it!  Enjoy! Note: if the video isn’t showing Read more…

Some competition ringing in Oxfordshire this week.  Nettlebed was, I believe, one of the towers visited on a Rochester District outing many years ago – see if you remember them!  Enjoy! Note: if the video isn’t showing above, you may need an updated version of Adobe Flash Player which you Read more…

****Update**** There is also now a write-up on the County page of the KCACR Website here. The Essex Trophy 10-bell striking competition was held at Lewes (Southover) in Sussex on Saturday 8th September.  The KCACR were the winning team for the first time in 27 years!  Band members were as Read more…