8-bell Competition - Essex Association of Change Ringers

Eight-bell Striking Competition

This competition is held on the second Saturday in July in the late afternoon, following the six-bell competition. Each of the 6 districts is invited to enter a team which is made up of bellringers from towers within their district. The event is arranged by the host district and is judged by an invited panel from outside the Association's boundaries. The object is to ring a set touch of a Triples (with tenor cover) or Major method chosen by the Association Master. Each team is then judged on their striking and rhythm whilst ringing the test piece.

Past winners

The following districts have won the eight-bell competition since 1970:

YEAR	WINNERS	YEAR	WINNERS	YEAR	WINNERS
1970	Northern	1971	South Eastern	1972	South Eastern
1973	Northern	1974	South Western	1975	South Eastern
1976	Northern	1977	South Eastern	1978	South Eastern
1979	Southern	1980	Southern	1981	South Western
1982	South Eastern	1983	North Eastern	1984	Northern
1985	North Eastern	1986	South Eastern	1987	South Eastern
1988	South Western	1989	South Western	1990	South Western
1991	South Eastern	1992	South Eastern	1993	Northern
1994	North Western	1995	Southern	1996	South Eastern
1997	Southern	1998	South Western	1999	South Eastern
2000	South Eastern	2001	South Eastern	2002	South Eastern
2003	South Western	2004	South Eastern	2005	South Eastern
2006	South Eastern	2007	Southern	2008	South Eastern
2009	Southern	2010	South Eastern	2011	Southern
2012	South Eastern	2013	North Eastern	2014	North Eastern
2015	North Eastern	2016	North Eastern	2017	South Eastern
2018	South Eastern	2019	South Eastern	2022	South Eastern
2023	North Eastern	2024	Southern

The Essex Association of Change Ringers President: The Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Chelmsford

Eight-bell Striking Competition

Past winners

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