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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
- North West Ringing Course
North West Ringing Course Read more
- Bell Sunday 2025 – Ringing Out the Message
Bell Sunday 2025 – Ringing Out the Message Read more
- Association of Ringing Teachers Training Courses
Association of Ringing Teachers Training Courses Read more
- EACR Annual General Meeting
EACR Annual General Meeting Read more
- CCCBR AGM 2025
CCCBR AGM 2025 Read more
Recent additions
- Essex Young Ringers (1 year, 4 months ago)
- North West Ringing Course (1 year, 4 months ago)
- Mary Frost - Funeral Arrangements (1 year, 4 months ago)
- Ring Out in Celebration – VE Day 6.30pm – 8th May 2025 (1 year, 4 months ago)
- Bell Sunday 2025 – Ringing Out the Message (1 year, 4 months ago)
Recent Association peals
- 5088 Alderney Surprise Major Rung on Sunday, 13 September 2026 at Terling (All Saints), Essex.
- 5088 Cheesden Surprise Major Rung on Wednesday, 2 September 2026 at Felixstowe (St John the Baptist), Suffolk.
- 5056 Plain Bob Major Rung on Friday, 21 August 2026 at Hornchurch (St Andrew), Essex.
- 5152 Superlative Surprise Major Rung on Sunday, 16 August 2026 at Terling (All Saints), Essex.
- 5056 Rutland Surprise Major Rung on Sunday, 19 July 2026 at Terling (All Saints), Essex.
Master's blog
- Returning to Ringing Somebody pointed out to me recently that I hadn’t posted in this blog since May 2021. That is sadly true.…
- 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…
Central Council news
- The Young Ringers Hub is live! (2 days, 21 hours ago): The Young Ringers Hub is a one stop shop for all things youth ringing and is now live. This is a new…
- Young Leadership Celebrated as Francis Gilruth Wins the 2026 Dorothy L Sayers Society Award (1 week, 3 days ago): The future of ringing was celebrated at the CCCBR Annual Council Meeting on 5 September 2026 when Francis…
- Next Ringing Recruitment Network event – Sunday 20th September (3 weeks, 1 day ago): Join us at 8 pm UK time for this open on-line meeting of the Ringing Recruitment Network – anyone with…
- Young Ringers for Ringing 2030 briefing 13th September 2026 (1 month ago): We are launching the Young Ringers Hub at the CCCBR ACM on 4th September! Join us at 1930 UK time on…
- 2026 Meeting papers now published (1 month, 1 week ago): The agenda and meeting papers for the upcoming 2026 annual council meeting are now available to download…
Further information
Further information can be obtained from the Hon. General Secretary , or in the Association's Annual Report.
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