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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
- Virtual Essex Ringing Course 2021
Applications are now being taken for this year’s Virtual Essex Ringing Course that will run from 5th – 17th April. As well as the groups on offer, other activities include:
- Wednesday 7th April 7:30pm
- Bob Cox “From a Failing Tower to an ART Hub”
- Thursday 15th April 7:30pm
- Colin Newman “Engaging and Developing Youth – Building a Brighter Future”
- Saturday 10th April 7:30pm
- Bellringers Question Time: Panellists include Will Bosworth (Ringing World Editor), Mark Davies (Inventor of Methoduku (TBC)), Annie Hall (Recovery Champions Lead), Dylan Thomas (young ringer from New Zealand, winner of the 2020 ART Learning the Ropes Achievement Award)
- Friday 16th April (time to be confirmed)
- MEGA Quiz hosted by John Harpole
Details on how to book for those will be circulated nearer the time.
Recent additions
- NW District Newsletter, March/April 2021 (1 week ago)
- Virtual Essex Course 2021 prospectus (2 weeks ago)
- Virtual Essex Ringing Course 2021 (2 weeks ago)
- Rules Review (1 month, 1 week ago)
- South-Eastern District Programme 2021 (1 month, 3 weeks ago)
Recent Association peals
- 5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal Rung on Saturday, 22 February 2020 at Bishop's Stortford (St Michael), Hertfordshire.
- 5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major Rung on Saturday, 22 February 2020 at Maldon (All Saints), Essex.
- 5088 Ambridge Surprise Major Rung on Sunday, 16 February 2020 at Terling (All Saints), Essex.
- 5040 Surprise Minor (7m) Rung on Wednesday, 12 February 2020 at Inworth (All Saints), Essex.
- 5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (15m) Rung on Wednesday, 29 January 2020 at Inworth (All Saints), Essex.
Master's blog
- 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…
- Handbell Ringing I organised a handbell day today – this is something that other associations and guilds do, to promote…
Further information
Further information can be obtained from the Hon. General Secretary , or in the Association's Annual Report.
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