Bristol Rural Branch

Part of The Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association of Church Bell Ringers

Association Striking Competition

2026 Competition

The 8-bell Penn Trophy Striking Competition:

The 6-bell Croome Trophy Striking Competition:

2025 Competition

The 8-bell Penn Trophy Striking Competition:

  1. Tewkesbury
  2. Cirencester. Awarded the Chairman's Baldric
  3. Bristol Rural
  4. Cheltenham
  5. Wotton under Edge
  6. Stroud

Read Catherine White-Horne's Bristol Rural report here.

The 6-bell Croome Trophy Striking Competition:

  1. Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury
  2. Dursley, Wotton under Edge. Awarded the Great Peter Trophy and a Ringing Master's Clapper
  3. St Mark, Cheltenham
  4. Cirencester, Cirencester
  5. Coalpit Heath, Bristol Rural
  6. Purton, Swindon
  7. Stroud, Stroud
  8. Mickleton, North Cotswold

The official results are listed on the G&B Competition Results page.

Past Results

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