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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
- Essex Association Annual Dinner 2021
Tickets are now available for the Association’s 66th Annual Dinner on Saturday 9th October at 6.45 for 7.30pm. 2021 sees a return to Benton Hall Golf & Country Club (Wickham Hill, Witham, Essex CM8 3LH). Join us for an enjoyable evening of good food and good company. Our invited guests include our new Life Vice President, Paul Cammiade and Life members John Harpole and Brian Meads, who will be presented with their certificates. Read more
- CCCBR Guidance from 17th May
As we ease out of lockdown, it is likely that we will be able to do some face to face ringing again from 17th May. The CCCBR has issued helpful guidance to help shape this return to ringing whilst keeping… Read more
- Virtual Essex Ringing Course Talks and Bellringers Question Time on YouTube
If you weren't able to make the talks and question time, you can watch them via our YouTube Channel Read more
Recent additions
- S District Newsletter April-June 2021 (1 week, 4 days ago)
- Ringing guidance summary (2 weeks, 5 days ago)
- Des Thorne (3 weeks ago)
- 2021 Annual Dinner (3 weeks ago)
- 2021 Annual Dinner menu (3 weeks ago)
Recent Association peals
- 5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal Rung on Saturday, 22 February 2020 at Bishop's Stortford (St Michael), Hertfordshire.
- 5088 Yorkshire Surprise Major Rung on Saturday, 22 February 2020 at Maldon (All Saints), Essex.
- 5088 Ambridge Surprise Major Rung on Sunday, 16 February 2020 at Terling (All Saints), Essex.
- 5040 Surprise Minor (7m) Rung on Wednesday, 12 February 2020 at Inworth (All Saints), Essex.
- 5040 Spliced Surprise Minor (15m) Rung on Wednesday, 29 January 2020 at Inworth (All Saints), Essex.
Master's blog
- 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…
- Happy Easter This is going to be the most peculiar Easter Sunday I’ve ever lived. I think that observation will be…
Further information
Further information can be obtained from the Hon. General Secretary , or in the Association's Annual Report.
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