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

Saturday 11th July saw 9 teams from 5 district competing at West Ham for the Association 6 Bell Trophy.

The judges were Nikki Thomas, Mary Jones, Gill Knox and Catherine Sturgess from Norwich. Test pieces for the 6 bell are down the band to determine so it keeps the judges on their toes. There was a mix of Doubles methods and a few teams rang Minor.

The results were:
1st Chelmsford 92%
2nd Writtle 91%
3rd West Ham 90%
4th Coggeshall 89%
5th Prittlewell 87%
6th Shenfield 85%
7th Wethersfield 77%
8th Hornchurch 69%
9th Great Tey 67%

The 8 Bell competition took place at Leyton. This year the Master decided not to set a test piece for the 8 Bell Trophy, again leaving it to the district bands to decide what to ring. The judges arrived by Uber to judge the 3 out of 6 districts who were able to enter a band. The results were:
1st South East District 92%
2nd South West District 81%
3rd Southern District 66%

Thank you to the ringers at West Ham and Leyton for their hospitality.

Vicki Chapman
(Tuesday 12 July 2022)