The Tower of the Year competition seeks to recognise achievement by a tower during the year. Whether it be recruitment,
training, achievement or simply carrying on in the face of adversity it all counts. Each branch may enter one tower,
who produce a presentation of up to 500 words, which may include web links. The competition is decided
by a vote at the annual Branch Officers' Meeting in February or March and the awards are presented at the Association AGM the
following April. All entries are published on this website. The full rules are available 
here
This competition was suspended after the 2020 Competition and replaced by the Achievement of the Year award.
2020 Competition
The winners were Newnham-on-Severn in the Forest Branch and they have received the Bliss Trophy. Runners up were Leonard Stanley in the Stroud Branch and they will receive the Littledean and Purton Trophy. Unfortunately due to the situation with coronavirus Covid-19 this year the awards were not able to be presented at the Association AGM because it was cancelled. Instead they were given to the towers by an Association officer.
- Newnham-on-Severn, Forest
- Barnwood, Gloucester
- Leonard Stanley, Stroud
2019 Competition
The winners were Almondsbury in the Bristol Rural Branch and received the Bliss Trophy. Joint runners up were Barnsley in the Cirencester Branch and Tidenham in the Forest Branch and they shared the Littledean and Purton Trophy.
- Almondsbury, Bristol Rural
- Barnsley, Cirencester
- Tidenham, Forest
- Upton St Leonards, Gloucester
2018 Competition
The winners were Alvington in the Forest Branch and they received the Bliss Trophy. Runners up were Stone in the Wotton under Edge Branch and they received the Littledean and Purton Trophy.
- Kingsdown, Bristol
- St Mary Minster, Cheltenham
- Alvington, Forest
- Quedgeley, Gloucester
- Bisley, Stroud
- Stone, Wotton-under-Edge
2017 Competition
The winners were Bourton on the Water in the North Cotswold Branch and they received the Bliss Trophy. Runners up were Liddington in the Swindon branch and they received the Littledean and Purton Trophy.
- Ss Philip & Jacob, Bristol
- Winterbourne, Bristol Rural
- Tetbury, Chippenham
- Newent, Forest
- Hardwicke, Gloucester
- Bourton-on-the-Water, North Cotswold
- Minchinhampton, Stroud
- Liddington, Swindon
- Coaley, Wotton-under-Edge
2016 Competition
The winners were Compton Abdale in the Cirencester Branch and they received the Bliss Trophy. Runners up were Churchdown in the Gloucester Branch who received the Littledean and Purton Trophy.
- Henbury, Bristol
- Stanway, Cheltenham
- Sherston, Chippenham
- Compton Abdale, Cirencester
- English Bicknor, Forest
- Churchdown, Gloucester
- Longborough, North Cotswold
- Minchinhampton, Stroud
- Cromhall, Wotton-under-Edge
2015 Competition
The winners were Pucklechurch in the Bristol Rural Branch and they received the Bliss Trophy. Runners up were Stroud in the Stroud Branch who received the Littledean and Purton Trophy.
- Horfield, Bristol
- Pucklechurch, Bristol Rural
- Alderton and Dumbleton, Cheltenham
- Colerne, Chippenham
- Kempsford, Cirencester
- Ruardean, Forest
- Stroud, Stroud
- Wotton-under-Edge, Wotton-under-Edge
2014 Competition
The winners were Kington St Michael from the Chippenham branch and they received the Bliss Trophy. The runners up were Frampton Cotterell from the Bristol Rural branch who received the Littledean and Purton Trophy. The entry from Horfield in the Bristol branch was sadly received too late for consideration but is included for completeness.
- Horfield, Bristol
- Frampton Cotterell, Bristol Rural
- Warden Hill, Cheltenham
- Kington St Michael, Chippenham
- Littledean, Forest
- Barnwood, Gloucester
- Bisley, Stroud
- Twyning, Tewkesbury
- Chipping Sodbury, Wotton-under-Edge
2013 Competition
The winners were Woodchester from the Stroud Branch and they received the Bliss Trophy. The runners up were Horton from the Wotton Branch who received the Littledean and Purton Trophy.
- St Stephens, Bristol
- Woolstone, Cheltenham
- Malmesbury, Chippenham
- Mitcheldean, Forest
- Longborough, North Cotswold
- Woodchester, Stroud
- The Leigh, Tewkesbury
- Horton, Wotton under Edge
