6 Bell Striking Competition
will be held on
Saturday 27th September 2025
at Shrewton, St Mary (SP3 4DE) – Tenor: 8-3-5 in G.
Provisionally the competition is set to run from 2pm with results given at approximately 5pm at the Wyndham Hall, Amesbury (SP4 7EU).
In accordance with rule 3 the draw will be made a week in advance of the competition and each team will be notified then of its time slot.
Team entries to be notified as early as possible – at the latest by 6 pm on Friday 19 September 2025 to Kathryn Tyson 01202 603381 e-mail to: email hidden; JavaScript is required
Tea will be a “Bring and Share” at the Wyndham Hall, Amesbury. Please ensure all ringers and supporters are aware of this.
Each branch may enter up to two teams and at the joint discretion of the President and the Master in advance of the competition, a team may be entered comprising members from two or more branches. A ringer may only ring in one team in the competition.
The Competition Rules may be found on Page 4 of the 2025 Guild Handbook and below.
8 Bell Striking Competition
will be held on
Saturday 27th September 2025
at Amesbury, SS Mary and Melor (SP4 7EU) – Tenor: 18-1-12 in D
Provisionally the competition is set to run from 2 pm with results given at approximately 5 pm at the Wyndham Hall, Amesbury (SP4 7EU).
In accordance with rule 3 the draw will be made a week in advance of the competition and each team will be notified then of its time slot.
Team entries to be notified as early as possible – at the latest by 6 pm on Friday 19 September 2025 to Kathryn Tyson 01202 603381 e-mail to: email hidden; JavaScript is required
Tea will be a “Bring and Share” at the Wyndham Hall, Amesbury. Please ensure all ringers and supporters are aware of this.
Each branch may enter up to two teams and at the joint discretion of the President and the Master in advance of the competition, a team may be entered comprising members from two or more branches. A ringer may only ring in one team in the competition.
The Competition Rules may be found on Page 5 of the 2025 Guild Handbook and below.
The test piece is 168 Grandsire Triples.
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Guild 8 Bell Competition Rules
- The aim of the 8-bell Competition is to promote and improve the standard of Sunday Service ringing and those participating must be members of the Guild.
- Each branch may enter up to two teams. At the joint discretion of the President and the Master in advance of the competition, a team may be entered comprising members from two or more branches. A ringer may only ring in one team in the competition.
- Entries must be notified no later than a week in advance of the competition (a team may request a position in the draw) at which point the draw will be made by the Master and President and the order of ringing will be notified to all participating teams a week before the competition.
- Length of practice – Practice time is 5 minutes, the time to run from the start of practice ringing to the treble striking its two blows. This includes time to adjust ropes. Exceeding this time may incur penalties. A Guild Steward to be at the ringing chamber to record the time from when the band starts its practice ringing to when the treble strikes its two blows and to give that information to the judges.
- The competition test piece will consist of a set test piece, being a composition of Triples or Major set by and publicised by the President and Master in advance of the competition. The complete length will be judged.
- Competing bands are to ring at least 10 rounds (5 whole pulls) before and after the test piece, all rounds will be subject to marking. Additional penalties, as determined by the judge, will be given for failure to ring the set number of rounds.
- Before starting the test piece the treble will strike two blows to warn the judge that the test piece is about to begin.
- Bands ringing with closed handstroke leads must notify this intention with their entry.
Guild 6 Bell Competition Rules
- The aim of the 6-bell Competition is to promote and improve the standard of Sunday Service ringing and those participating must be members of the Guild.
- Each branch may enter up to two teams. At the joint discretion of the President and the Master in advance of the competition, a team may be entered comprising members from two or more branches. A ringer may only ring in one team in the competition.
- Entries must be notified no later than a week in advance of the competition (a team may request a position in the draw) at which point the draw will be made by the Master and President and the order of ringing will be notified to all participating teams a week before the competition.
- Length of practice – Practice time is 5 minutes, the time to run from the start of practice ringing to the treble striking its two blows. This includes time to adjust ropes. Exceeding this time may incur penalties. A Guild Steward to be at the ringing chamber to record the time from when the band starts its practice ringing to when the treble strikes its two blows and to give that information to the judges.
- The competition test piece will consist of 120 changes of a Doubles or Minor method, or at least 5 minutes of call-changes with at least 5 bells leading during the test piece. The complete length will be judged.
- Competing bands are to ring at least 6 rounds (3 whole pulls) before and after the test piece, all rounds will be subject to marking. Additional penalties, as determined by the judge, will be given for failure to ring the set number of rounds.
- Before starting the test piece the treble will strike two blows to warn the judge that the test piece is about to begin.
- Bands ringing with closed handstroke leads must notify this intention with their entry.
