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![[Photograph of Writtle tower]](parts/photos/writtle.jpg "Writtle, where the Association was founded")
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
- Blustery Braintree hosts the Ridgman Trophy
Saturday 30th October was the revised date for the Ridgman Trophy which usually takes place in June. Braintree, who’s bells had been refurbished and returned in April were hosts on behalf of EACR this year. Read more
- 66th Essex Association Dinner — A face to face affair
It was very exciting to hear that the 66th Annual Dinner would actually go ahead face to face this year. The event took place at Benton Halll Golf and Country Club with over 70 guests, a good number considering. Read more
- EYE update
HUGE congratulations to the Essex Young Eagles. At the Ringing World National Youth Contest on Saturday in Worcester, EYE came 2nd out of 15 teams in the call change category. Read more
Recent additions
- Books on the Bookstall this Christmas (2 days, 15 hours ago)
- North-Western District Programme 2021-23 (draft) (1 week, 4 days ago)
- Southern District 2022 District Diary (2 weeks, 6 days ago)
- NW District Newsletter, November/December 2021 (3 weeks, 5 days ago)
- Blustery Braintree hosts the Ridgman Trophy (4 weeks ago)
Recent Association peals
- 5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (30m) Rung on Wednesday, 17 November 2021 at Inworth (All Saints), Essex.
- 5088 Superlative Surprise Major Rung on Sunday, 14 November 2021 at Goldhanger (St Peter), Essex.
- 5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (24m) Rung on Wednesday, 3 November 2021 at Inworth (All Saints), Essex.
- 5088 Neverthelessness Surprise Major Rung on Sunday, 31 October 2021 at Terling (All Saints), Essex.
- 5054 Superlative Surprise Major Rung on Saturday, 16 October 2021 at Great Baddow (St Mary the Virgin), Essex.
Master's blog
- Ringing Recovery – the next phase The Central Council has issued new guidance which many of you will have already seen, setting out its…
- The merry-go-round of bellringing and Covid I am so over Covid now! As rates of Covid infection rise again, and we enter a twilight zone of semi-lockdown,…
- Navigating a Return to Ringing Dear RingerAs we start to think about re-starting face to face church services, and possibly even real…
- Ways to keep ringing when you can’t ring…. Many of you will have seen Beth Johnson’s fantastic post on EACR notices, highlighting ways to stay engaged…
- Happy Easter This is going to be the most peculiar Easter Sunday I’ve ever lived. I think that observation will be…
Central Council news
- YCRA Event (1 week, 2 days ago): Back at the RWNYC we launched the Young Change Ringers Association, or YCRA. This was the culmination…
- President’s Blog #47 (1 week, 5 days ago): Ringing in the Remembrance Sunday peal at Worcester Cathedral, half-muffled on the Harmonic Minor Ten,…
- Round 4 Photo Competition – Ringers in Action (2 weeks, 3 days ago): The fourth category in our photo competition is now open – Ringers in Action. We want to see ringers…
- President’s Blog #46 (3 weeks, 5 days ago): Maybe when you get older you start to like routine a bit more. My Saturday mornings have settled into…
- Round 3 Photo Competition Winners – Bells in Art (1 month, 1 week ago): The third category in our photo competition has now concluded Bells in Art, closed on 8th October. With…
Further information
Further information can be obtained from the Hon. General Secretary , or in the Association's Annual Report.
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