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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
- Rounds & About corrected (1 week ago)
- 2019 Annual Dinner information and booking form now available. (1 week, 2 days ago)
- 65th Annual Dinner 2019 (1 week, 2 days ago)
- 2019 Annual Dinner booking form (1 week, 2 days ago)
- 2019 Annual Dinner menu (1 week, 2 days ago)
Recent Association peals
- 5040 Surprise Minor (13m) Rung on Thursday, 18 April 2019 at Inworth (All Saints), Essex.
- 5024 Double Norwich Court Bob Major Rung on Wednesday, 10 April 2019 at Ardleigh (St Mary the Virgin), Essex.
- 5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major Rung on Tuesday, 9 April 2019 at Goldhanger (St Peter), Essex.
- 5088 Mororlessness Surprise Major Rung on Saturday, 23 March 2019 at Little Baddow (St Mary the Virgin), Essex.
- 5040 Plain Bob Minor Rung on Friday, 22 March 2019 at Bacton (2 Pretyman Avenue), Suffolk.
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
- Westley Award for Church Bell Maintenance (4 hours, 14 minutes ago): A new award for belfry maintenance All ringers, including new ringers such as those recruited[...]
- Easter blog 2019 (4 days, 12 hours ago): I write this note on Palm Sunday morning. It’s bright and sunny, but still with[...]
- Ringing for Notre Dame – call to action (1 week ago): Following the devastating fire at the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris yesterday afternoon (15th April),…
- Ringing Remembers project comes to an end (1 month, 1 week ago): It’s safe to say that the Ringing Remembers project was more of a success than[...]
- The ART/CC Conference is now here! (1 month, 3 weeks ago): It is at Worcester. For those who can’t go, but would like to see it, [...]
Further information
Further information can be obtained from the Hon. General Secretary , or in the Association's Annual Report.
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