On Saturday, 18th April at Queenborough we had the best attended district call change and striking competitions for many years. Six towers, Eastchurch, Meopham, Bobbing, Cobham, Frindsbury and St Margaret’s Rochester entered the call change competition, and Meopham, Eastchurch and Bobbing the striking competition. We would like to thank our Read more…
Following on from the success of last year’s District Outing to Guildford, I am pleased to confirm that this year’s outing will be to London’s East End. The coach will depart Sittinbourne at 0800hrs with pick-up points at Hempstead Valley at 0820hrs and Meopham at 0845hrs on Saturday 21st June Read more…
Just a reminder that the Striking and Call Change Competitions will take place on Saturday 19th April at Hartlip. The Striking Competition will commence at 14:30 and the Call Change Competition will commence at 16:00 (or shortly afterwards if the Striking Competition is still going). Tea will be available from Read more…
A small elite band of people attended the Rochester District Carol Service at Sittingbourne on 15th December. When the District Secretary got there he was reminded of the reason he organised the event for Sittingbourne, to present a 50 Year Membership certificate to Laurence Mitchell. Unfortunately, it had completely slipped Read more…
This year’s ADM is to be held at Rochester Cathedral on Saturday 20th October 2007. Ringing will commence at 2.30pm for Cathedral Evensong at 3.15pm. There will be tea at 4.15pm followed by the meeting in the Crypt. Once the meeting has been closed there will be further ringing. All Read more…
Following on from the success of last year’s district outing to Brighton I am pleased to confirm that this year’s district outing will be to the Surrey town of Guildford. The coach will depart Sittingbourne at 0800hrs with pick up points at Hempstead Valley at 0815hrs and Meopham at 0830hrs Read more…
I am sorry to announce the death of Allan Bishop, a ringer who was known to many members of the District, particularly in the Swale and Gillingham areas. Allan’s funeral will be held on Friday 25th May at Hartlip. The service is at 11:00 and his family have asked if Read more…
Jessie, born 11th July 1920, was a member of the KCACR for over 60 years, joining in 1946 at her home tower of Hoo. She considered herself as primarily a Sunday service call change ringer, although she could manage some of the simpler methods if really pushed. Jessie was taught Read more…
The construction of Chris M Trafford’s portable mini-ring is nearing completion. There are six bells cast by Taylors in 2003 with the tenor weighing 38.9 lbs in E. Chris (tower captain at Bobbing) is hoping to have the district’s newest addition up and ringing in the next few months, and Read more…
The bells of Milton-next-Gravesend today rang out for the first time since damage was caused during a storm a few years ago. During the summer of last year Gareth Lawson (District Ringing Master) made enquiries with the tower secretary, Maria Yetman as to why the bells were silent. It became Read more…