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Welcome to the web site of the Essex Association of Change Ringers
Founded at Writtle, near Chelmsford, in 1879 the Association predates the Diocese of Chelmsford by some 35 years. Its boundaries are those of the old county of Essex prior to 1st April 1965. With a membership of over 1000, the Association is committed to the furtherance of the work of the Church by ringing bells, promoting bells and bell ringers, and keeping the bells of Essex churches ringing. This is achieved by giving help and advice in the maintenance of bell installations, by making grants available for restoration and improvement projects, and by offering opportunities for training and advancement in 'method ringing'.
Featured items
- Commemorating fallen ringers on the Every Man Remembered website: The Every Man Remembered website, run by the Royal British Legion, is working with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission to keep alive the memory of those who fell in the First World War, for future generations.
Recent additions
- South-East District Newsletter, November 2019 (3 days, 1 hour ago)
- Richard J Harrison (6 days, 17 hours ago)
- Bernard Sadler (6 days, 21 hours ago)
- Loughborough Bellfoundry Trust appeal flyer (1 week, 1 day ago)
- Ian Valentine (1 week, 2 days ago)
Recent Association peals
- 5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major Rung on Wednesday, 20 November 2019 at Toppesfield (St Margaret of Antioch), Essex.
- 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Rung on Friday, 15 November 2019 at Danbury (St John the Baptist), Essex.
- 5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (25m) Rung on Wednesday, 6 November 2019 at Inworth (All Saints), Essex.
- 5056 Cambridge Surprise Major Rung on Monday, 21 October 2019 at Ypres (St George), Belgium.
- 5088 Grahamston Surprise Major Rung on Sunday, 20 October 2019 at Terling (All Saints), Essex.
Master's blog
- Handbell Ringing I organised a handbell day today – this is something that other associations and guilds do, to promote…
- Association General Secretary – we need you..! Dear bellringer The position of Association General Secretary becomes vacant at the AGM in May, and according…
- If you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking, eventually you’ll make progress – Barack Obama Some friends and I have been trying to ring a peal of the standard 41 surprise minor methods spliced…
- Christmas Ringing I’m just back from ringing at Midnight Mass at Goldhanger – we call it Midnight, but its always at 10…
- Master’s Dinner Speech 2018 To any of you that didn’t make our annual dinner this year, I’m really sorry that you weren’t able to…
Central Council news
- Ringing thriving in Devon (18 hours, 29 minutes ago): Bellringing is thriving in Devon, particularly at North Tawton – a great clip of 10 year old Ewan ringing…
- Jersey bells celebrate 40th anniversary (3 days, 21 hours ago): Celebrations have been taking place in Jersey to mark the 40th anniversary of a set of church bells.…
- ART Conference 2020 (6 days, 23 hours ago): The speakers and topics for the 2020 ART Conference have just been released. From well-known ringing…
- 100 years of Save the Children (3 weeks, 3 days ago): Eglantyne Jebb is remembered each year in the church calendar on December 17th as a social reformer and…
- Safeguarding Guidance – June 2019 update (3 weeks, 6 days ago): As mentioned in Chris Mews’ article in The Ringing World in September (page 904), Chris has prepared…
Further information
Further information can be obtained from the Hon. General Secretary , or in the Association's Annual Report.
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