Essex Young Ringers Events for 2026
Dear All We have an exciting year planned for 2026. Details of events have been sent. Please note these in your diaries. If you would like to attend please let me know in advance. New ringers welcome! Best wishes Christina Brewster Youth Co-ordinator Email: essexyoungringers@eacr.org.uk
Essex Young Ringers – Next Practice Details
The next practice will take place at All Saints, Writtle (10 Bells, 32-2-12 cwt). Please see email from Christina for more details. Address: Pump Lane, Writtle, CM1 3EN Parking: Parking in Church Car Park. With regard, to the forthcoming practice, please would you let me know who hopes to attend so that I can be sure there is sufficient […]
The Essex Young Eagles in Competition
A big congratulations to the Essex Young Eagles band who came third at SEECON 2025 in Twyford this April.
Essex Young Ringers
Essex Young Ringers‘ is an informal group made up of any young ringers of all abilities from Essex under the age of 25. Also known as Essex Young Eagles, we are a group of enthusiastic young ringers, parents and helpers who meet on the fourth Sunday of the month from 4pm to 6pm. We have a good […]
Monthly practices
Young Ringers Practices are open to all young ringers of all abilities. At the practices we aim to give everyone an opportunity to work on whatever they are learning in their tower and progress or try something that their tower cannot offer. We have regular monthly practices at different towers around the Association but do focus […]
Competitions
As the Essex Young Eagles, we also enter 2 striking contests further afield: The South East England Contest in April (which rotates around the Berkshire, Essex, Guildford, Hertfordshire, Sussex, Kent and Surrey and started in 2016) and the Ringing World National Youth Competition in July (which the Eagles have taken part in since its inception in 2011) […]
Looking ahead
Looking ahead please encourage any new young ringers you are aware of to come along to any of the events advertised in the Essex Calendar and tell them that they will be welcome whatever their standard of ringing. Please do encourage them – non-ringing parents often don’t realise how welcoming the ringing community is to everyone so […]
Safeguarding Young Ringers
Safeguarding our young ringers is very important and we always make sure that there are leaders present with the appropriate DBS certification and Safeguarding training. We also control communications via parents/guardians. All our events have adults with DBS in attendance and all safeguarding precautions are taken. We also ensure that written or verbal permission has been given by […]
11th Annual Ringing World National Youth Contest
The eleventh annual Ringing World National Youth Contest will take place on Saturday 5th July 2025. Essex will once again be represented by the Essex Young Eagles. Saturday 5th July 2025 – RWNYC in Birmingham Thursday 17th July 2025 – Young Ringers Practice at Writtle Day Outing – Date to be confirmed (not 24 September […]
Useful Links
Ringing World National Youth Contest The Ringing World BellBoard Change Ringing Resources (bellringing related websites) Dove’s Guide for Church Bell Ringers
Archive
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