As the Essex Young Eagles, we also enter 2 striking contests further afield: The South East England Contest in April (which rotates around the Berkshire, Essex, Guildford, Hertfordshire, Sussex, Kent and Surrey and started in 2016) and the Ringing World National Youth Competition in July (which the Eagles have taken part in since its inception in 2011) with over 30 teams of young ringers from all over the UK coming together for a fantastic day out.
The RWNYC has taken place in London (4 times), Birmingham (2), York (2), Worcester (2), Oxford, Liverpool and Exeter. The days programme has enabled our young ringers to ring the Great Bells of Bow, Southwark Cathedral, the Jubilee bells at Garlickhythe, St Martins in the Bullring in Birmingham, York Minster, Worcester Cathedral, Christchurch Oxford, Liverpool Cathedral and Exeter Cathedral and many others. This year’s contest takes place on 5 July in Birmingham.
All team members must be aged under 19 on 31st August in the year of the Contest. We are very proud of our Essex Young Eagles for winning the Ringing World Editor’s Trophy for Excellence in Exeter in 2022 and for coming second in Worcester in 2014 and 2021. The Eagles have also won SEECON in 2022 and 2023.
For the first time this year, a band will take part in the Essex Association 8 Bell Competition at Terling on 12 July.