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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
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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
- MIke Gibson: funeral (2 days, 19 hours ago)
- Mike Gibson (6 days, 19 hours ago)
- Annual Dinner (2 weeks, 2 days ago)
- Steve Goddard: funeral report (2 weeks, 3 days ago)
- Ringing Remembers badges (3 weeks, 2 days ago)
Recent Association peals
- 5040 Surprise Minor (7m) Rung on Sunday, 21 October 2018 at Terling (All Saints), Essex.
- 5042 Swindon Surprise Maximus Rung on Saturday, 20 October 2018 at Chelmsford (Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin, St Peter and…
- 5088 Superlative Surprise Major Rung on Friday, 21 September 2018 at Helions Bumpstead (St Andrew), Essex.
- 5040 Surprise Minor Rung on Wednesday, 5 September 2018 at Castle Hedingham (St Nicholas), Essex.
- 5184 Bristol Surprise Major Rung on Sunday, 19 August 2018 at Terling (All Saints), Essex.
Master's blog
- 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…
- Mancroft and ringing relations As I write this I am on the train home from the dedication service and opening of the Mancroft Ringing…
- Good ringing in the sunshine I don’t know about you, but I had a fantastic time this weekend. You may have noticed a striking competition…
- A warm Saturday drinking tea in the shade… This week I went to a foreign land (Kent) to judge a striking competition. Despite being VERY FAR AWAY,…
Central Council news
- Ringing for the Centenary of the WWI Armistice (1 week, 3 days ago): 1 – 18 November 2018 This (https://bb.ringingworld.co.uk/event.php?id=9128) is the official BellBoard…
- Ringing Remembers Badges (3 weeks ago): Important: register/update your profile before October 11 to receive your Ringing Remembers badge in…
- Ringing Remembers – Shore, Lancashire (4 weeks, 1 day ago): https://www.manchester.anglican.org/news/2018/09/21/record-number-bell-ringers-train-ringing-remembers/…
- Blue Peter RWNYC – Schedule Change (1 month ago): CBBC have informed us today that the Blue Peter episode that will include the filming[...]
- Ringing Remembers – August 2018 Update (1 month, 2 weeks ago): What an incredibly busy couple of months it’s been. We are really excited to now[...]
Further information
Further information can be obtained from the Hon. General Secretary , or in the Association's Annual Report.
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