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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
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Ringing Remembers
![[Purple Bellringers graphic]](parts/graphics/ringing-remembers.jpg "Ringing Remembers")
- 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
- Association Training Day 2019 (2 days, 2 hours ago)
- Donald Heath (5 days, 20 hours ago)
- Peter Eves: funeral (6 days, 23 hours ago)
- South-West District call-change striking competition rules (1 week, 2 days ago)
- South-West District calendar 2019 (1 week, 2 days ago)
Recent Association peals
- 5120 Superlative Surprise Major Rung on Sunday, 17 February 2019 at Terling (All Saints), Essex.
- 5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal Rung on Wednesday, 13 February 2019 at Walthamstow (St Mary), Greater London.
- 5184 Spliced Surprise Major (8m) Rung on Saturday, 9 February 2019 at Hornchurch (St Andrew), Essex.
- 5040 Surprise Minor (7m) Rung on Wednesday, 6 February 2019 at Clavering (St Mary and St Clement), Essex.
- 5080 Spliced Maximus (2m) Rung on Saturday, 19 January 2019 at Chelmsford (Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin, St Peter and…
Master's blog
- 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…
- Dinners and diners Well – that’s that. I’ve been stressing about the association dinner for weeks now, and all of a sudden…
Central Council news
- Dove 11 Now Available! (2 weeks, 2 days ago): The brand new hardback version of Dove’s Guide for Church Bell Ringers to the Rings[...]
- Order of Australia Medal for Australian bellringer Ron Shepherd (2 weeks, 5 days ago): (Image courtesy of Dave Kelly) The Australian and New Zealand Association of Bellringers (ANZAB) is[...]
- ART Conference 2019 – Goes to Worcester! (3 weeks, 2 days ago): ART will be holding its annual conference on 2/3 March at Worcester. The exciting agenda[...]
- President’s Christmas Message (2 months ago): “Ding! Dong! Merrily on high, in heaven the bells are ringing…” As we approach the[...]
- 2019 Annual Meeting Update (2 months, 1 week ago): Initial information about the upcoming Annual Meeting in 2019 can now be found on the[...]
Further information
Further information can be obtained from the Hon. General Secretary , or in the Association's Annual Report.
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