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

I have just heard from the Show organisers that we have again been successful in obtaining free trade stand space for this year's show. Please step forward all volunteers, whether you can just do a morning,… Read more

A wet and windy Saturday afternoon on 18th June saw an intrepid band of ringers form the EACR band participating in the Ridgman Trophy 10 bell striking competition at St Mary Le Tower, Ipswich. The test… Read more

36 people from the NW Essex District went on an Outing to London in May; we had a tour round the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, then rang on the 8 bells at St Botolph's in Aldgate, and then went on to St… Read more

The funeral has now been confirmed as being on Tuesday 14th at 2pm at St.Andrews Church, Halstead, followed by cremation for family only.

We regret to announce the death of Maisie Bohannan, formerly of Pleshey, on 21st May at a nursing home in Wisbech. The funeral will be held at Holy Trinity Pleshey on Wednesday 8th June at 11am followed… Read more

Doreen Middleton long time tower captain of Halstead as died.

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We regret to say that we are informed by Sara Pracy at Nazeing that a former ringer there, Fred Mansfield, sadly died last week. He will have been well known by many ringers in our District and the… Read more

The Olympic Torch Relay will arrive in Chelmsford July 2012. Further details are here.

Two peals and 37 quarter-peals were rung for the Royal Wedding by Association members. A short write-up is here (.DOC file, 2.5MB)

The motions to amend the Association Rules, Standing Orders and Striking Competition Rules were accepted at the AGM. The Rules differ slightly from last October's draft and may be found here