We have eight bells at St Mary’s Gillingham, which are rung regularly.Bell practice is on Monday evenings from 7:30pm to 9pm. The bells are rung for the 10am Sunday morning Eucharist from 9:30am.We have a small friendly team of ringers, but need a few more people to join us.If you would like to learn to ring (age from about 11 or adult), why not come along to one of our practice sessions to see us ringing and find out what is involved?Bell ringing is good fun for people of all ages, as well as being a service to the church. And it’s excellent exercise!Possibly you are already able to ring and would like to take this up again and join us.If you are interested, please contact the Ringing Coordinator, Alan Jeffs, on awjeffs@btinternet.com.
Many members of our congregation will need to complete this safeguarding awareness course, which can be completed online and takes about an hour. Anyone on the PCC and anyone in a position of responsibility that potentially involves contact with children and / or vulnerable adults must complete this training, but it is highly recommended that every member of the church should consider doing so for all round awareness.You will need to register for an account on the portal at:https://safeguardingtraining.cofeportal.orgOnce this is complete, you will be able to access the courses and should look for the one labelled Basic Awareness.If you have any questions, please contact the Parish Safeguarding Officer, whose details can be found on the Safeguarding page of this site.
