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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
- Ron Payne (1 day, 22 hours ago)
- SE District 6-bell Striking Competition Rules (2 weeks, 3 days ago)
- South-East District Newsletter, March 2019 (2 weeks, 3 days ago)
- Donald Heath: funeral: further details (2 weeks, 3 days ago)
- North-Western District Newsletter, March/April 2019 (2 weeks, 5 days ago)
Recent Association peals
- 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.
- 5040 Plain Bob Major Rung on Saturday, 16 March 2019 at Great Baddow (St Mary the Virgin), Essex.
- 5040 Doubles (11m) Rung on Wednesday, 13 March 2019 at Heydon (Holy Trinity), Cambridgeshire.
- 5056 Yorkshire Surprise Major Rung on Sunday, 10 March 2019 at Terling (All Saints), Essex.
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
- Ringing Remembers project comes to an end (1 week, 5 days ago): It’s safe to say that the Ringing Remembers project was more of a success than[...]
- The ART/CC Conference is now here! (3 weeks, 3 days ago): It is at Worcester. For those who can’t go, but would like to see it, [...]
- Framework for Method Ringing (3 weeks, 3 days ago): As you may recall, CRAG’s Proposal H, which was passed at the May 2017 Central[...]
- London 2019 Annual Meeting – Accommodation booking now open (3 weeks, 4 days ago): The 2019 Council weekend will take place at Goldsmiths College, New Cross, London, SE14 6NW[...]
- Dove 11 Now Available! (1 month, 2 weeks ago): The brand new hardback version of Dove’s Guide for Church Bell Ringers to the Rings[...]
Further information
Further information can be obtained from the Hon. General Secretary , or in the Association's Annual Report.
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