Striking Competition Results

• 6 Bell Competition - Cowley 2010
• 8 Bell Competition - Wendover 2010
• 6 Bell Competition - Milton Keynes 2008
• 8 Bell Competition - Tilehurst 2008
• 10 Bell Competition - Wallingford 2008
• 10 Bell Competition - Aston Clinton 2007
• 10 Bell Competition - Banbury 2006

ODG 6 Bell striking competition results for 2010

Headline news for the striking Competition held on Saturday 2nd of October at Cowley:
1st Drayton St Leonard representing South Oxon, score, 90%
2nd Shrivenham representing Vale of White Horse , score, 86%
3rd St Aldates representing Oxford City, score, 83%
4th High Wycombe representing East Berks and South Bucks, score, 81%
5th Reading St Mary representing Reading Branch, score, 80%
6th Wokingham representing Sonning Deanery Branch, score, 78%
7th Blewbury representing Old North Berks Branch, score, 76%
8th Gt. Linford Representing North Bucks Branch, score, 59%
9th= Wing representing Central Bucks Branch and Wooton representing Witney and Woodstock Branch, both who failed to complete the test piece.

Full report and photos to follow soon. Watch this space!!

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ODG 8 Bell striking competition results for 2010

Bank Holiday Monday 3rd May was thankfully bright and dry - even if the wind was a bit blustery and chilly, it afforded good conditions for standing outside the ancient and picturesque Church of St Mary, Wendover, to listen to the 7 teams that battled over the 8 bell trophy.

The bells were just right - easy going and not difficult to hear, but just tricky enough to strike to keep the ringers full attention. They have recently been augmented from 6 to 8 by the addition of trebles and the ringing room moved down the tower to a balcony in the upper half of the tower arch. Whites are to be congratulated on delivering another quality augmentation and re-hang.

The competition was organised and hosted by the Chiltern Branch and as we had 7 entries, a single "final" was judged by Robin and Jill Leale from Kingston upon Thames. Delicious sandwiches, cakes and mugs of tea were provided to a continuous stream of ringers, throughout the contest, by a team of ladies and served from tables at the chancel steps. It was somewhat daunting to be on the ringers gallery ready to perform and realise that there was an "audience" looking up from the tea tables, mugs and plates in hand............no pressure at all really!!

The ringing was of a high standard throughout the contest, with probably only 1 method mistake being made throughout the entire contest.

In presenting the results Robin and Jill commented that:

Ringing was of a good standard throughout and it is impressive that there were 7 entries ringing to this standard and other than for 1 team there were no method mistakes.

Generally the ringing was thought to be a bit slow for the bells, most of the teams were ringing at an equivalent peal speed of 3hrs 12. Only Team 6 pushed the bells along somewhat more.

They provided constructive feedback on each team's performance in the order in which they rang as follows

Congratulation to High Wycombe, who just "pipped" Reading to first place.

Pat Newton representing the High Wycombe Band was presented with the Trophy by the Judges.

Our thanks go to Barry Cowper for making the necessary arrangements for the contest, Stuart Lawrence and Ruth Grove who were our Marshalls and also to the providers of the tea, Liza Hutchins, Elizabeth Sorrell and Jean Weston.

I very much look forward to seeing you all at the 6 bell contest in Oxford Branch in October. I would like to see a band from each Branch - let's have some heats to manage!!

Alan Marchbank

	The winners - High Wycombe
Second, St Mary with St Laurence Reading
	3rd - EBSB Branch Band. There are only 7 in the photo. No-one rang 2, but 1 of the band could wait no longer and had gone to find refreshment elsewhere!
	4th - North Bucks Branch.
5th - Reading Branch Band
	6th - Banbury Branch Band
	7th - Sth Oxon Branch Band

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ODG 6 Bell striking competition results for 2008.

Saturday October 4th at All Saints, Milton Keynes

A good afternoon was spent with 9 bands competing for the ODG 6 bell trophy at All Saints Milton Keynes Village. The church with its ground floor ringing room afforded excellent facilities for the judges to sit in the north vestry just alongside the tower, which was so much better for them than huddling in a car in failing daylight and deteriorating weather.

Richard and Helen Stanworth were the stewards, checking bands in, collecting information and assisting with timings of practices and rounds etc.

During the early part of the competition there was almost a crisis when the Churchwarden (who was unaware of the competition), brought a party of people in for a look around the church!  They were somewhat miffed to be asked to keep very quiet and hastily guided away from the chancel and out of the south door!

The bells were certainly enough of a challenge to make this an interesting competition. Alan Shephard from Dunstable, the chief judge said the bells sorted the competitors into 2 distinct groups, the top 3 and the following 6. Liz Middleton from Radbourne assisted Alan in the task of judging the 9 teams.

Tine Marchbank and her hospitality team comprising ringers, past ringers and non-ringers provided an abundance of tea which was consumed throughout the afternoon in the warmth and comfort of the Village Hall just opposite the church.

From the results you will see that Reading were victorious and the Judges presented Stephen Rossiter with the Trophy.

I would like to thank all the ringers who took part in the competition, our judges Alan and Liz, Richard and Helen Stanworth, the Incumbent and ringers at Milton Keynes Village and Tine and her band of helpers.

You all contributed to make this my first ODG organisation a success.

Alan Marchbank

RESULTS

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8 Bell Striking Competition, Monday 5th May 2008 - at St Michaels, Tilehurst

After a very energetic afternoon ringing the results are in......

Old North Berks had to withdraw at short notice so seven teams took part.

The competition was judged this year by Ian Fielding and Cath Merlane.

Whilst Double Norwich was not everyones cup of tea, on the whole the ringing from all teams was pretty good. However the judges took some time deliberating their decision and gave their comments on each bands performance.

The results were;

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Judges: Mike and Jill Wigney from Chiswick - Method: Grandsire Caters

Results:

Andrew Haseldine (right) receiving the 10-bell Striking Competition cup on behalf of the victorious Central Bucks Branch team from judge Mike Wigney

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Judges: Stephen Stanford and Sarah-Louise Ward

Results:

John Davidge (right) receiving the 10-bell Striking Competition cup on behalf of the victorious East Berks & South Bucks Branch team from chief judge Stephen Stanford

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Guild 10-bell Striking Competition, Saturday, November 25th 2006 at Banbury

This year’s competition was judged by Peter Tombs of the Swindon branch of the Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association and Michael Dew From the Coventry D G. They were introduced to the ringers by Robert Newton, Deputy Master, who thanked Barry Davis and the Banbury ringers for the arrangements and anticipated a delicious tea.

Six teams took part in the competition on the fine 10 at Banbury.

Mike Dew had looked up some statistics on previous peals on the bells at Banbury and estimated a working average for the speed of the bells. The judges commented on the teams in the order in which they had rung:

North Bucks. They found the ringing a little slow with faults in the rounds and inconsistencies in the changes. Peal speed 3 hrs 33.

Vale of the White Horse. The ringing settled down well and got even better as they went along. Peal speed 3 hrs 12.

EBSB. The rounds were good and the opening changes, very good. Technically the whole piece was very good. Peal speed 3 hrs 07.

Old North Berks. The rounds were good but the changes and the leading inconsistent. There were also gaps in the middle. Peal speed 3 hrs 07.

Reading. The opening rounds were excellent as were most of the changes. The faults, such as they were, came in clusters. Peal speed 3 hrs 07.

Banbury. This team rang far too quickly. The opening rounds had faults. They would have done better if they had taken the piece more slowly. Peal speed 2 hrs 49.

The judges declared that it had been a good morning’s work and the ringing had been of a high standard.

Results:

June Wells, Reading Branch Ringing Master, receiving the trophy from the judges, Barry Davis and Mike Dew.

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