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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
- Introduction to the new Officers (3 days, 18 hours ago)
- S District Newsletter no. 153, May 2018 (2 weeks ago)
- Essex Course 2018 report (1 month, 1 week ago)
- Essex Ringing Course 2018: report (1 month, 1 week ago)
- Annual Dinner 2018 (1 month, 2 weeks ago)
Recent Association peals
- 5040 Surprise Minor (7m) Rung on Saturday, 19 May 2018 at Colchester (All Saints, Shrub End), Essex.
- 5120 Cambridge Surprise Major Rung on Saturday, 19 May 2018 at Colchester (St Peter), Essex.
- 5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (15m) Rung on Saturday, 12 May 2018 at Inworth (All Saints), Essex.
- 5040 Spliced Surprise Minor Rung on Wednesday, 9 May 2018 at Mistley (SS Mary and Michael), Essex.
- 5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (38m) Rung on Saturday, 28 April 2018 at Inworth (All Saints), Essex.
Central Council news
- Latest edition of Training Times (1 week, 3 days ago): The latest edition of Training Times, produced by the Ringing Centres Committee, is now available[...]
- Ringing Remembers at Angmering (2 weeks, 4 days ago): The following article about Ringing Remembers has appeared in ‘All About Angmering’ magazine: https://www.allaboutmagazines.co.uk/magazines/2018-05/angmering/14/index.html
- Derbyshire joins campaign to recruit bellringers (4 weeks ago): An article has appears in the Derbyshire Times about the Ringing Remembers campaign which may[...]
- Short film from Claughton, Lancashire (4 weeks ago): David Chandler, a producer of short films about the local history of North Lancashire, engaged the[...]
- Grants available for Bell Restoration (1 month ago): The Central Council Bell Restoration Fund is very grateful to have received a legacy from[...]
Further information
Further information can be obtained from the Hon. General Secretary , or in the Association's Annual Report.
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