National Twelve-Bell Striking Contest


The National Twelve-Bell Striking Contest is the principal change ringing striking competition in the United Kingdom. It has been held annually since 1975, and is open to any tower where 12-bell ringing is practised regularly. The winners of the competition are awarded the Taylor Trophy.
In recent years the competition has become more regimented; it is now common practice that eliminators are held in good time before each year's final, and that all teams must qualify in the eliminators to compete in the final. The eliminators are usually held in March, all on the same day, and the final is usually held on the fourth Saturday in June.
The 2006 competition was featured in the Marcus Brigstocke BBC television programme Trophy People.

2015 competition

The final of the 2015 contest was held at St Peter Mancroft, Norwich on 27 June 2015.
The results of the final are listed below:
PositionTeamScorePeal speedRinging order
1stASCY91%3h392nd
2ndBirmingham89%3h329th
3rdBristol84%3h344th
4thExeter82%3h317th
5thSRCY77%3h413rd
6thMelbourne75%3h376th
7thCambridge73%3h3410th
8thNorwich72%3h358th
9thLeeds54%3h411st
10thTowcester49%3h455th

2014 competition

The final of the 2014 contest was held at Christ Church, Oxford. Birmingham won.

2013 competition

The final of the 2013 National Twelve-Bell Striking Contest was held at Ripon Cathedral, North Yorkshire on Saturday 22 June.
The results of the final are listed below:
PositionTeamScorePeal speedRinging order
1stBirmingham91%3h275th
2ndCambridge84%3h247th
3rdBristol83%3h283rd
4thSRCY82%3h224th
5thLeeds81%3h268th
6thASCY80%3h279th
7thMelbourne77%3h196th
8thYork71%3h302nd
9thTowcester65%3h331st

The test piece for the 2013 final was six leads of Cambridge Surprise Maximus.
In a landmark move, the 2013 competition marked the first time that a live broadcast of the competition, including interviews with teams and judges, was streamed online for ringers around the world. It was hosted by the presenter and bellringer Matthew Tosh.

Previous winners