Past results of the Best Kept Tower competition.

Prior to 2005 there was a single competition category and the only trophy awarded was the Bliss Trophy. Judging took place in a number of regional rounds resulting in three finalists.

Sadly the list is not complete. If anyone can help with filling in the blanks then please contact the webmaster.

2009:

Overall winner, and awarded the Bliss Trophy: St Christopher, Cheltenham
Second Place and awarded the “Littledean and Purton” Trophy: English Bicknor
Third Place, Winner of the Eight and Over category, and awarded the Great Peter Trophy: Chippenham, St Andrew
Highly Commended and awarded the Chairman's Baldric: Much Marcle (Although Much Marcle tower is not in the G&B the band are almost all members of Forest Branch)

2008:

Winner of the Ground Floor Six category and awarded the Great Peter Trophy: Great Rissington
Winner of the Eight and Over category and awarded the "Littledean and Purton" Trophy: St Andrew, Chippenham
Winner of the Upstairs Six category, overall winner, and awarded the Bliss Trophy: Brislington
Winner of the Chairman's Baldrick: St Mark, Cheltenham
Highly Commended: Churchdown, Welford on Avon, St Christopher, Cheltenham and St Mark, Cheltenham

2007:

Highly Commended: Ebrington and Churchdown
Most Highly Commended and awarded the Chairman's Baldric: Gloucester Cathedral
Winner of the Ground Floor Six category and awarded the Plain Bearing Trophy: Great Rissington
Winner of the Upstairs Six category and awarded the Great Peter Trophy: St Christopher, Cheltenham
Winner of the Eight and Over category, overall winner and awarded the Bliss Trophy: Painswick

2006:

Highly Commended: Brislington, Leonard Stanley, St Marks, Cheltenham and Twyning
Most Highly Commended and awarded the Chairman's Baldric: Kingsdown
Winner of the Ground Floor Six category and awarded the Great Peter Trophy: Great Rissington
Winner of the Upstairs Six category, overall winner and awarded the Bliss Trophy: Lydiard Tregoze
Winner of the Eight and Over category and awarded the Plain Bearing Trophy: Painswick

2005:

Highly Commended: Great Rissington, Lydiard Millicent, Kemble and St Christopher, Cheltenham
Most Highly Commended and awarded the Chairman's Baldric: St Marks, Cheltenham
Winner of the Ground Floor Six category, overall winner and awarded the Bliss Trophy: Charlton
Winner of the Upstairs Six category and awarded the Great Peter Trophy: Whitminster
Winner of the Eight and Over category and awarded the Plain Bearing Trophy: Blunsdon

2004: Winner of the Bliss Trophy: St Andrew, Chippenham Finalists: St Christopher, Cheltenham and Churchdown	2003: Winner of the Bliss Trophy: Wroughton Finalists: Great Rissington and Whitminster
2002: Winner of the Bliss Trophy: Mangotsfield Finalists: Great Rissington and Hempsted	2001: Winner of the Bliss Trophy: Whitminster Finalists: Tewkesbury Abbey and Thornbury
2000: Joint Winners of the Bliss Trophy: Great Rissington and Lydiard Tregoze	1999: Joint Winners of the Bliss Trophy: Great Rissington and Lydiard Tregoze
1997: Winner of the Bliss Trophy: Woolstone Runner up: Churchdown	1994: Winner of the Bliss Trophy: jointly Henbury and Winchcombe Certificate of Merit: Great Rissington
1994: Winners of the Bliss Trophy: jointly Henbury and Winchcombe Certificate of Merit: Great Rissington	1987: Winner of the Bliss Trophy: Great Somerford
1986: Winner of the Bliss Trophy: Highworth Runner up: Newent and Winchcombe	1985: Winner of the Bliss Trophy: Newent Runner up: Highworth
1984: Winner of the Bliss Trophy: Lacock Runners up: Standish and Frampton Cotterell	1982: Winner of the Bliss Trophy: Rodbourne Cheney Runners up: Newent and Haresfield
1981: Winner of the Bliss Trophy: Haresfield	1980: Winners of the Bliss Trophy: Wroughton and Bristol, St Ambrose Runner up: Leckhampton
1979: Winner of the Bliss Trophy: Frampton Cotterell	1978: Winner of the Bliss Trophy: Upton St Leonards

This page updated: 17/04/2010