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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
- Essex Trophy 10-bell competition results 2023
Results of Essex Trophy 10 bell... Read more
- Training Day 2023
Courses now open for booking... Read more
- New publicity videos available
At the Central Council AGM on Saturday... Read more
- Essex Trophy – Saturday 9th September 2023
The Essex Trophy is an... Read more
- Could this be you?
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated person... Read more
Recent additions
- R&T Subcommittee meeting minutes: November 2023 (6 days, 5 hours ago)
- Rounds and About no. 107 — December 2023 (1 week, 2 days ago)
- Rounds and About no. 105 — April 2023 (2 weeks, 3 days ago)
- R&T Subcommittee meeting minutes: October 2023 (1 month ago)
- Sad news - Death of Jenny Parris, former ringer of Terling, SE District (1 month, 1 week ago)
Recent Association peals
- 5040 Cambridge Surprise Minor Rung on Saturday, 18 November 2023 at Inworth (All Saints), Essex.
- 5080 Minor (7m) Rung on Saturday, 18 November 2023 at Wormingford (St Andrew), Essex.
- 5000 Little Bob Major Rung on Saturday, 11 November 2023 at Ardleigh (St Mary the Virgin), Essex.
- 5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (25m) Rung on Wednesday, 1 November 2023 at Inworth (All Saints), Essex.
- 5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal Rung on Sunday, 29 October 2023 at Coggeshall (St Peter ad Vincula), Essex.
Master's blog
- Returning to Ringing Somebody pointed out to me recently that I hadn’t posted in this blog since May 2021. That is sadly true.…
- 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…
Central Council news
- Discovering Bellringing & Enjoyment Films (1 week, 6 days ago): The two CCCBR commissioned films, Discovering Bellringing and Enjoyment have been available via our YouTube…
- Understanding ringing from the external perspective (2 weeks, 6 days ago): In the previous article, we talked about the process we had been through to help our branding partners…
- President’s blog #86 (3 weeks, 3 days ago): (Where we meditate over knitting and method structure, using history to learn from success, the worth…
- Nominate someone for an ART Award (1 month, 1 week ago): Do you know someone who’s making a difference and making things happen? Then don’t be shy. Say thank-you…
- Understanding ringing from the external perspective (1 month, 1 week ago): The second in a series of articles detailing the results of a branding collaboration with Yellowyoyo. …
Further information
Further information can be obtained from the Hon. General Secretary , or in the Association's Annual Report.
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