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

It is with the greatest sadness I have to inform you that Pauline Millatt (Colchester All Saints, Shrub End) has passed away. Pauline was a stalwart of the Association, the District, a very lovely lady… Read more

The arrangements for this year’s EACR Striking Competition Finals are as follows: 6 Bell Competition This will be held at West Ham, All Saints (front 6 bells, 26-1-23 in Eb) The postcode is E15… Read more

2022 Annual Dinner information and booking form now available. Please see this page.

With less than a month to go, arrangements should be well in hand for ringing to mark HM Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee. Whilst the whole weekend lends itself to plenty of celebratory ringing it has been agreed that a focus for collective bellringing should coincide with the Service of Thanksgiving being held at St Paul’s on Friday 3 June at 11.30am. Read more

Next Monday sees the 143rd Annual General Meeting of the Essex Association of Change Ringers at Chelmsford Cathedral. Read more

All Essex ringers are invited to make their opinions known about how we should use the generous bequests from Donald Heath and David Cobb via this survey. Read more

Some of you may already know that John Sibson died last week. He was Chaplain of the EACR for some time. There will be a Service of Thanksgiving at Saffron Walden on Tuesday 5 April at 1 pm for which… Read more

Please find the detail below of the funeral for Barbara Hollis, which will take place on 22nd April 20-22 at 12 midday

The 2021 Annual Report is now available.

Every week on BBC Radio 4, at about 05:43 on a Sunday morning and repeated on Monday at 00:45 a two-minute snippet of bellringing is aired. Ringing ranges from 5 to 12 bells and when possible is related to an event or date of importance. Clips for broadcast are selected from quite a limited BBC collection so over the years many recordings are repeated. It would be great to get some new recordings and particularly from towers that have never featured before. Read more