Bristol Rural Branch
Part of The Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association of Church Bell Ringers
Branch Striking Competition
2027 Competition
The
2027
Bristol Rural Branch Striking Competition is anticipated to take place during March
2027.
Tower: TBC
Tower: TBC
The Rules of the Six Bell Striking Competition
1. The weather will be crisp and Spring-like
2. Everyone will have fun and not get upset even if they have a really bad day
3. The judge will be a very nice person and will only say nice things about the teams
4. The teams will consist of six ringers. Teams that are short of ringers are welcome to join with ringers from other towers.
5.
Five
minutes can be spent practising and rope adjusting
6.
Three
whole pulls on the
treble
will be the signal that the test piece is about to start
7. The test piece will be: ●
120 changes of any method
or
four minutes of Call Changes
- the composition is entirely up to you
● The initial rounds of up to one minute
will not be marked
● All finishing rounds will be marked
8. Everyone will encourage everyone else and wish them good luck
Past Winners
2026: Winner: Coalpit Heath at
Horton
in the Wotton Branch on Saturday 21 March 2026. Second Place: Frenchay. Third Place: Thornbury. Seven teams took part. The other teams were Abson, Frampton Cotterell, Siston and Wapley. Judged by Andrew and Jane Bull from the Wotton Branch.