The Essex Association of Change Ringers   President: The Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Chelmsford

The main Jubilee celebrations take place over an extended Bank Holiday, with the late May Bank Holiday being moved to Thursday 2 June and an additional Bank Holiday on Friday 3 June. The four-day celebrations will feature an extensive programme of events that showcase the best of British ceremonial splendour and pageantry.

Whilst the whole weekend lends itself to plenty of celebratory ringing, in collaboration with the Church of England and the Royal Household, it has been agreed that a focus for collective bellringing should coincide with the Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s on Friday 3 June. A BellBoard event has been set up at https://bb.ringingworld.co.uk/event.php?id=14494 where you can record ringing over the course of the weekend’s celebrations.

If you are looking for inspiration for what to ring, there are plenty of options listed in the Composition Library such as Jubilee Court Bob Triples, Royal Jubilee Surprise Royal, Queen Elizabeth II Surprise Minor, Queen Elizabeth Treble Bob Major, Platinum Bob Triples, Platinum Surprise Major, and many more.

After the Bank Holiday weekend, details of the ringing that took place for both the Accession Day and over the Jubilee Weekend will be collated and presented to Her Majesty with the grateful thanks of the bellringing community for her unique service to the nation and Commonwealth.

If you rang for the Coronations and have an interesting story to tell about it, please send me details at They will be collated and will form part of press releases to engage the media with this rather unique take on the day in 1952 and shared with you over the coming months.

Vicki Chapman
Communications Officer
(Saturday 26 February 2022)