Competitions

These are the results of previous competitions, for those fascinated by such things.

The 8 bell Striking Competition, for the Penn Trophy

No more than five members of one tower may form part of the band for this competition. The results are therefore by branch.

The 8 bell striking competition has taken place on AGM day since 2001. From 1981 to 2000 a date in May was used. The inaugural competition in 1980 was held on the same day as the six bell competition in September. Prior to this a one off competition using different rules and involving heats for Triples and Major bands was held in the year of the Association's centenary, 1978, on the day of the AGM.

Regrettably not all of the results are available. If any member can help with filling in the gaps please contact the webmaster.

St Briavels, 21 April 2007 Swindon Cirencester Wotton-under-Edge Tewkesbury Cheltenham Chippenham Gloucester Bristol Stroud	Wanborough, 8 April 2006 Cheltenham Swindon Wotton-under-Edge Tewkesbury Gloucester Chippenham Cirencester North Cotswold Stroud
Cirencester Watermoor, 9 April 2005 Swindon Tewkesbury Cirencester Cheltenham Chippenham Wotton-under-Edge Gloucester	Leckhampton, 24 April 2004 Swindon Chippenham Cheltenham Gloucester Tewkesbury Wotton-under-Edge Cirencester Bristol Rural	Tetbury, 26 April 2003 Swindon Wotton-under-Edge Cheltenham Chippenham Cirencester Tewkesbury North Cotswold Bristol Rural Gloucester
Bristol Cathedral, 13 April 2002 Swindon Wotton-under-Edge Bristol Tewkesbury Cheltenham Bristol Rural Gloucester Chippenham Cirencester	Quedgeley, 28 April 2001 Swindon Chippenham Gloucester Tewkesbury Cheltenham Bristol Rural Wotton-under-Edge Cirencester North Cotswold	Swindon St Marks, 20 May 2000 Wotton-under-Edge Tewkesbury Bristol Rural Gloucester Cheltenham Cirencester Swindon
Mitcheldean, May 1999 Gloucester unknown unknown Cheltenham ? others	Wotton under Edge, May 1998 Wotton under Edge unknown Cheltenham ? others	Prestbury, May 1997 Gloucester unknown unknown Cheltenham ? others
St Mary de Crypt, Gloucester, May 1996 Cheltenham ? others	Mickleton, May 1995 Wotton under Edge ? others	Leckhampton, 14 May 1994 Wotton-under-Edge Northavon Cheltenham 7 others
Warmley and Bitton, 8 May 1993 Bristol Northavon unknown unknown Cheltenham 3 others	Upton St Leonards, May 1992 Bristol unknown Cheltenham ? others	Bisley, 18 May 1991 Bristol Wotton under Edge 9 others
Tetbury, 12 May 1990 Bristol Cheltenham. Ringing Masters Award 9 others	Cirencester Watermoor, 20 May 1989 Bristol Northavon Wotton unknown unknown unknown Cheltenham 8 others	Coalpit Heath, May 1988 Bristol Northavon 8 others
Hempsted, 10 May 1987 Bristol Cheltenham unknown ? others	Swindon St Marks, 10 May 1986 Northavon unknown unknown unknown unknown Cheltenham 6 others	Barnwood, 18 May 1985 Bristol 11 others
Malmesbury, May 1984 Wotton under Edge unknown unknown unknown Cheltenham ? others	?, May 1983 Bristol unknown Cheltenham ? others	Bisley, May 1982 Bristol Cheltenham ? others
Warmley, May 1981 Bristol unknown Cheltenham ? others	Leckhampton, 14 September 1980 Bristol Swindon unknown Cheltenham 8 others	Upton St Leonards, 1 April 1978 Swindon. Winners of the Chairman's Gavel Cheltenham ? others

The 6 bell Striking Competition, for the Croome Trophy

This competition is entered by the winners of the Branch striking competitions. The tower and branch are therefore identified. RMC = Ringing Master's Clapper, awarded for meritorious performances. There are two of these as from 1998. From 1987-89 the clapper was automatically awarded to the second placed band.

2001 was the first year when the 6 bell striking competition took place on AGM day. Prior to this, and from its inauguration in 1968 a date in September was used. There was no competition in 2000 due to the petrol crisis.

These results are almost complete; many thanks are due to Frank Byrne for collecting the data which first appeared in the 2000 Annual Report.

Hewelsfield, 21 April 2007 Dursley, Wotton-under-Edge Chippenham, St Andrew, Chippenham Cirencester, Cirencester. RMC Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester St Mary, Redcliffe, Bristol Westerleigh, Bristol Rural Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury Leonard Stanley, Stroud. RMC Badgeworth, Cheltenham Mickleton, North Cotswold Swindon, Christ Church, Swindon	Hannington, 8 April 2006 Charlton Kings, Cheltenham St Mary, Redcliffe, Bristol Churchdown, Gloucester Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury Leonard Stanley, Stroud. RMC Coalpit Heath, Bristol Rural Cirencester, Cirencester Swindon, Christ Church, Swindon Mickleton, North Cotswold. RMC North Nibley, Wotton-under-Edge. RMC Lacock, Chippenham	Hatherop, 9 April 2005 Charlton Kings, Cheltenham St Mary, Redcliffe, Bristol Dursley, Wotton-under-Edge Swindon, Christ Church, Swindon Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury Brockworth, Gloucester. RMC Leonard Stanley, Stroud Westerleigh, Bristol Rural. RMC Cirencester, Cirencester Corsham, Chippenham
Badgeworth, 24 April 2004 Dursley, Wotton-under-Edge St Mary, Redcliffe, Bristol Charlton Kings, Cheltenham. RMC Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury Cirencester, Cirencester Chippenham, St Andrew, Chippenham. RMC Leonard Stanley, Stroud Westerleigh, Bristol Rural Churchdown, Gloucester Swindon, Christ Church, Swindon	Sherston, 26 April 2003 Bristol Cathedral, Bristol Dursley, Wotton-under-Edge Barnwood, Gloucester Purton, Swindon. RMC Badgeworth, Cheltenham. RMC Cirencester, Cirencester Corsham, Chippenham Pebworth, North Cotswold Leonard Stanley, Stroud Twyning, Tewkesbury Westerleigh, Bristol Rural	Bristol, St Michael-on-the-Mount, Without, 13 April 2002 Bristol Cathedral, Bristol Swindon, Christ Church, Swindon Dursley, Wotton-under-Edge Cheltenham, St Mary, Cheltenham Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury Sherston, Chippenham Barnwood, Gloucester. RMC Cirencester, Cirencester Thornbury, Bristol Rural. RMC Leonard Stanley, Stroud
Barnwood, 28 April 2001 Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury Cheltenham, St Mary, Cheltenham St Mary, Redcliffe, Bristol Sherston, Chippenham. RMC Barnwood, Gloucester Wanborough, Swindon Berkeley, Wotton-under-Edge. RMC Cirencester, Cirencester Leonard Stanley, Stroud Westerleigh, Bristol Rural Bourton-on-the-Water, North Cotswold	Churchdown, 18 September 1999 Bristol, St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury Barnwood, Gloucester Charlton Kings, Cheltenham Wanborough, Swindon. RMC Mickleton, North Cotswold Thornbury, Bristol Rural Dursley, Wotton-under-Edge Cirencester, Cirencester Chippenham, St Andrew, Chippenham Leonard Stanley, Stroud. RMC	Swindon Village, 19 September 1998 Bristol, St Stephen, Bristol Sherston, Chippenham Barnwood, Gloucester Dursley, Wotton-under-Edge Charlton Kings, Cheltenham Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury Swindon, St Mark, Swindon Westerleigh, Bristol Rural South Cerney, Cirencester. RMC Bourton on the Water, North Cotswold. RMC
Stoke Bishop, 20 September 1997 St Stephen, Bristol Swindon, St Mark, Swindon Dursley, Wotton-under-Edge Cheltenham, St Mary, Cheltenham Cirencester, Cirencester Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury. RMC Barnwood, Gloucester Syston, Bristol Rural Sherston, Chippenham	South Cerney, 21 September 1996 Dursley, Wotton-under-Edge Swindon, Christ Church, Swindon Sherston, Chippenham Cheltenham, St Mary, Cheltenham Bristol, St Stephen, Bristol Hempsted, Gloucester Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury Stroud, Stroud. RMC Ampney Crucis, Cirencester	Horsley, September 1995 Cathedral, Bristol Dursley, Wotton-under-Edge Cirencester, Cirencester Swindon, Christ Church, Swindon Charlton Kings, Cheltenham Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury Malmesbury, Chippenham Barnwood, Gloucester Sadly disqualified: Stroud, Stroud
Pebworth, September 1994 Swindon, Christ Church, Swindon Redcliffe, Bristol Lacock, Chippenham. RMC Dursley, Wotton-under-Edge Cheltenham, St Mary, Cheltenham Frampton Cotterell, Northavon Haresfield, Stroud South Cerney, Cirencester Barnwood, Gloucester Twyning, Tewkesbury Mickleton, North Cotswold	Lacock, September 1993 Redcliffe, Bristol Dursley, Wotton-under-Edge Cheltenham, St Mary, Cheltenham Gloucester, St Mary-de-Crypt, Gloucester. RMC Pebworth, North Cotswold Swindon, Christ Church, Swindon Malmesbury, Chippenham Coalpit Heath, Northavon Cirencester, Cirencester Twyning, Tewkesbury Stroud, Stroud	Withington, September 1992 Cathedral, Bristol Dursley, Wotton-under-Edge Charlton Kings, Cheltenham Gloucester, St Mary-de-Crypt, Gloucester Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury Wroughton, Swindon Mickleton, North Cotswold Lacock, Chippenham Cirencester, Cirencester. RMC Frampton Cotterell, Northavon Leonard Stanley, Stroud
Tytherington, September 1991 Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury Mickleton, North Cotswold Quedgeley, Gloucester. RMC Dursley, Wotton-under-Edge Frampton Cotterell, Northavon Lacock, Chippenham. RMC Ampney Crucis, Cirencester Leonard Stanley, Stroud Sadly disqualified: Bristol Cathedral, Bristol	Tirley, September 1990 Dursley, Wotton-under-Edge Redcliffe, Bristol Charlton Kings, Cheltenham Swindon, St Mark, Swindon Pebworth, North Cotswold Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury Lacock, Chippenham Leonard Stanley, Stroud South Cerney, Cirencester Barnwood, Gloucester. RMC Filton, Northavon	Minety, September 1989 Cathedral, Bristol Dursley, Wotton-under-Edge. RMC Thornbury, Northavon Swindon, Christ Church, Swindon Charlton Kings, Cheltenham Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury Lacock, Chippenham Cathedral, Gloucester Todenham, North Cotswold Leonard Stanley, Stroud Longhope, Forest
Huntley, September 1988 Dursley, Wotton-under-Edge Charlton Kings, Cheltenham. RMC Cathedral, Bristol Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury Lacock, Chippenham. RMC Swindon, Christ Church, Swindon Frampton Cotterell, Northavon Barnwood, Gloucester Bourton on the Water, North Cotswold South Cerney, Cirencester Leonard Stanley, Stroud Westbury on Severn, Forest	Saintbury, September 1987 Cathedral, Bristol Dursley, Wotton-under-Edge. RMC Chippenham, St Paul, Chippenham Charlton Kings, Cheltenham Thornbury, Northavon Wroughton, Swindon Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury Brockworth, Gloucester Westbury, Forest Chipping Campden, North Cotswold Stroud, Stroud South Cerney, Cirencester	Wickwar, September 1986 Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury. RMC Dursley, Wotton-under-Edge Almondsbury, Northavon Cathedral, Bristol Cheltenham, St Mary, Cheltenham Brockworth, Gloucester (unknown) Malmesbury, Chippenham (unknown) South Cerney, Cirencester
Stoke Bishop, September 1985 Redcliffe, Bristol Dursley, Wotton-under-Edge Coalpit Heath, Northavon Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury Stroud, Stroud Gloucester, Cathedral, Gloucester Cheltenham, St Mary, Cheltenham Malmesbury, Chippenham. RMC South Cerney, Cirencester (unknown), Forest	Frampton on Severn, September 1984 Dursley, Wotton-under-Edge Swindon, Christ Church, Swindon Redcliffe, Bristol Cheltenham, St Mary, Cheltenham Chippenham, St Andrew, Chippenham. RMC Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury Almondsbury, Northavon Stroud, Stroud Upton St Leonards, Gloucester Ebrington, North Cotswold Cirencester, St John, Cirencester	Nettleton, September 1983 Bristol, St Michael on the Mount, Bristol Dursley, Wotton-under-Edge Swindon, Christ Church, Swindon Coalpit Heath, Northavon. RMC Charlton Kings, Cheltenham Gloucester, Cathedral, Gloucester Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury Tetbury, Chippenham Hewelsfield, Forest Stroud, Stroud Ebrington, North Cotswold
North Cerney, September 1982 Cathedral, Bristol Bisley, Stroud. RMC Tetbury, Chippenham Cheltenham, St Mary, Cheltenham Dursley, Wotton-under-Edge Hewelsfield, Forest Gloucester, Cathedral, Gloucester Wroughton, Swindon Cirencester, St John, Cirencester (unknown), North Cotswold Coalpit Heath, Northavon Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury	Dyrham, September 1981 Swindon, Christ Church, Swindon UBSCR, Bristol Frampton Cotterell, Northavon Cheltenham, St Mary, Cheltenham Haresfield, Stroud. RMC Tetbury, Chippenham Dursley, Wotton-under-Edge Cathedral, Gloucester Hewelsfield, Forest Cirencester, Watermoor, Cirencester Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury Ebrington, North Cotswold	Deerhurst, September 1980 Swindon, Christ Church, Swindon Tetbury, Chippenham. RMC (unknown), Cheltenham Barnwood, Gloucester Southville, Bristol Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury Dursley, Wotton-under-Edge (unknown), North Cotswold Coalpit Heath, Northavon Lechlade, Cirencester Lydney, Forest Minchinhampton, Stroud
Bourton on the Hill, September 1979 Swindon, Christ Church, Swindon Tetbury, Chippenham. RMC Redcliffe, Bristol Frampton Cotterell, Northavon Hardwicke, Gloucester Charlton Kings, Cheltenham Dursley, Wotton-under-Edge	Stratton St Margaret, September 1978 Cathedral, Bristol Barnwood, Gloucester Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury Mickleton, North Cotswold. RMC Swindon, Christ Church, Swindon Frampton Cotterell, Northavon Tetbury, Chippenham Hardwicke, Gloucester Cirencester, Watermoor, Cirencester Cheltenham, St Mary, Cheltenham Dursley, Wotton-under-Edge Longhope, Forest	Awre, September 1977 Cathedral, Bristol Swindon, Christ Church, Swindon Leckhampton, Cheltenham Tetbury, Chippenham Barnwood, Gloucester Dursley, Wotton-under-Edge Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury Mickleton, North Cotswold Lydney, Forest. RMC Thornbury, Northavon Stonehouse, Stroud
Winchcombe, September 1976 Cathedral, Bristol Cheltenham, St Mary, Cheltenham Swindon, Christ Church, Swindon Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury Warmley, Northavon Dursley, Wotton-under-Edge Tetbury, Chippenham Barnwood, Gloucester Stow on the Wold, North Cotswold. RMC Lechlade, Cirencester Lydney, Forest	Lacock, September 1975 Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury Cathedral, Bristol Cheltenham, St Mary, Cheltenham Swindon, Christ Church, Swindon Shipton Moyne, Chippenham. RMC Coalpit Heath, Northavon Dursley, Wotton-under-Edge Lydney, Forest Upton St Leonards, Gloucester Fairford, Cirencester	Minchinhampton, September 1974 Redcliffe, Bristol Coalpit Heath, Northavon. RMC Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury Cheltenham, St Mary, Cheltenham Barnwood, Gloucester Hardwicke, Stroud? Swindon, Christ Church, Swindon Redmarley d'Abitot, Forest Stinchcombe, Wotton-under-Edge Chippenham, St Andrew, Chippenham
Stinchcombe, September 1973 Swindon, Christ Church, Swindon Mitcheldean, Forest Bristol, St Ambrose, Bristol Coalpit Heath, Northavon. RMC Gloucester, St Mary de Crypt, Gloucester Cheltenham, St Mary, Cheltenham Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury Chippenham, St Andrew, Chippenham Stonehouse, Stroud Stone, Wotton-under-Edge South Cerney, Cirencester. RMC	Bristol, The Lord Mayor's Chapel, September 1972 Cathedral, Bristol Gloucester, St Mary de Crypt, Gloucester Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury Leckhampton, Cheltenham Standish, Stroud Rodbourne Cheney, Swindon Mitcheldean, Forest Malmesbury, Chippenham Thornbury, Bristol Rural Cirencester, St John, Cirencester Stinchcombe, Wotton-under-Edge Broadwell, North Cotswold. RMC	Maisemore, September 1971 Cathedral, Bristol Mitcheldean, Forest. RMC Cheltenham, St Mary, Cheltenham Coalpit Heath, Bristol Rural Malmesbury, Chippenham Barnwood, Gloucester Haresfield, Stroud Bibury, Cirencester Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury Sadly disqualified: Wotton, Wotton-under-Edge & Broadwell, North Cotswold
Wickwar, September 1970 Cathedral, Bristol Cheltenham, St Mary, Cheltenham. RMC Barnwood, Gloucester Mitcheldean, Forest Thornbury, Bristol Rural Cirencester, St John, Cirencester Stow on the Wold, North Cotswold Chippenham, St Andrew, Chippenham Stonehouse, Stroud Stone, Wotton-under-Edge	South Cerney, September 1969 Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury Cathedral, Bristol Gloucester, St Mary de Crypt, Gloucester Cheltenham, St Mary, Cheltenham Malmesbury, Chippenham Cirencester, St John, Cirencester Mitcheldean, Forest Thornbury, Bristol Rural Rodbourne Cheney, Swindon Stone, Wotton-under-Edge	North Cerney, September 1968 Cathedral, Bristol Cheltenham, St Mary, Cheltenham Malmesbury, Chippenham Gloucester, St Mary de Crypt, Gloucester Thornbury, Bristol Rural Lydney, Forest Cirencester, St John, Cirencester Haresfield, Stroud Stone, Wotton-under-Edge. RMC

The Young Person's Striking Competition, for the Nibley Trophy

No member of any of the bands may be older than 19 on the day of the competition. BT=Barnwood Trophy, awarded to the highest placed band with the most ringers from one tower. This trophy was first awarded in 2008. The competition was held for the first time in 2004, hence the lack of history.

Rodbourne Cheney, 28 June 2008 Swindon Branch 'Pick and Mix' Wotton-under-Edge Branch and Friends The Sarah Meaden Invitation Band The 17's and under Swindon Branch Girls. BT Cheltenham Branch and Friends The 15's and under The 10's and under Swindon Branch Boys The 13's and under Gloucester Branch The 11's and under	Wapley, 23 June 2007 Swindon Branch A The Under 17s 17s and Over The Under 14s The Under 15s Cheltenham Branch Stroud Branch Bristol Rural Branch Wotton-under-Edge Branch The Under 13s The Under 12s Swindon Branch B
Woolstone, 24 June 2006 Bristol Rural & Forest Branches Cheltenham Branch Swindon Branch A The Under 14s The Over 14s The 13s Swindon Branch B The Ben Uden Invitation Band Stroud Branch The Under 13s	Langley Burrell, 21 May 2005 Cheltenham Branch The Under 13s Wotton-under-Edge Branch The Under 12s The Under 15s The Laura Jordan Invitation Band Bishopstone The Chris Amys Invitation Band Wanborough	North Nibley, 22 May 2004 Chippenham Branch Cheltenham Branch The Clare Willis Invitation Band Forest Branch Dursley Cirencester Branch The Under 13s The Over 11s

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