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

We regret to announce that Don Mills, of Bures, died on Monday 2 April. Funeral details will be announced in due course.

We regret to report the death of Joan Peacock, life member of Hornchurch. The funeral will be held at the South Essex Crematorium on Friday 20 April at 11.40am. Further information from Jean Andrews… Read more

Andrew Kelso was interviewed on BBC Essex last night following a peal at Goldhanger in memory of Harry Lewis, a ringer there who died in this day in the WW1 spring offensive. Read more

Due to an even more increased workload this year, as well as an ailing parent, Caroline Stockmann does not have the time to do justice to the Central Council's Public Relations Officer role, and is reluctantly… Read more

I am sorry to announce that Ann Williams, former bellringer, handbell ringer and tower captain of All Saint’s, Shrub End, Colchester died on Thursday 15th February Read more

On 11 November 1918 British bells, which had been silent all through the Great War, rang out to tell people the war was over; to celebrate the peace and to mourn those who did not return. Read more

The inaugural George Pipe Trophy competition takes place on Saturday 17 February at Bury St Edmunds. Please see this poster.

I have now received the funeral arrangements for Don Munro.

The service will be held on 17th January in Thorpe-le-Soken church at 10am, followed by burial in Thorrington churchyard about 11.15

You will have read and heard by now that the CCCBR and Big Ideas Co. are running a recruitment campaign to recruit 1400 new ringers in memory of those ringers that died during WW1. Read more

Many of you will already have heard of the passing of Libby Lawrence on Christmas Eve after a long struggle with her health. The funeral will be at St Giles, Great Maplestead, Wed 10th January at 2.30 pm Read more