7th August 2025
Results of the Western Branch Striking Competitions
A big thank you to everyone who turned out on Saturday 2nd August 2025 to support the branch striking competitions. We had an excellent day’s ringing and everyone I spoke to seems to have a good time, even if it was a bit stressful whilst they were ringing. Approximately 50 ringers attended and we had 11 teams participating. The judges were Nigel Goodship and Robin Daw from the Lancaster Branch of the Lancashire Association.
The comments against each of the teams below are based on the notes I made of the judges’ remarks. My apologies if I’ve got anything wrong or missed something.
The results of the Call Change competition were as follows:
|
Position |
Tower |
Rang |
Score |
Peal Time |
Comments |
|
1st |
Holmfirth |
3rd |
83% |
2:47 |
Some very good ringing. Less steady towards the end with slightly more errors. Watch out for the first back stroke after a change. |
|
2nd |
Otley A |
1st |
77% |
2:59 |
Nervous at first. Took a while to settle after each change. Really good last quarter. |
|
3rd |
Armitage Bridge |
2nd |
75% |
2:53 |
Opening rounds became unsettled. Probably early nerves. Minor errors. Improved throughout and ended steadily. Watch out for the first back stroke after a change. |
|
4th |
Otley T |
4th |
63% |
3:00 |
A little “lumpy” and lacked an underlying rhythm. Changes were very good. |
|
5th |
Skipton |
6th |
58% |
2:59 |
Some “lumpy” ringing but some more steady ringing. Tittums was brilliant! |
|
6th |
Addingham |
5th |
55% |
3:04 |
A little “lumpy” throughout and lacked an underlying rhythm. Faults were mainly hesitations. |
Congratulations to Holmfirth on their win in the Call Change competition!
The results of the Method competition were as follows:
|
Position |
Tower |
Rang |
Score |
Peal Time |
Comments |
|
1st |
Huddersfield |
4th |
86% |
2:44 |
Cambridge Minor. Fastest ringing of the day. Well controlled and smooth. Very minor errors. A bit of a method mistake but the band recovered quickly. Followed by the band’s best ringing. Really good ringing. |
|
2nd |
Skipton |
2nd |
85% |
3:07 |
Plain Bob Minor. Sedate pace but well controlled. Minor faults. Some slow hand strokes in 2nds place after leading. Good control in 5ths and 6ths places. Improved as it went along. |
|
3rd |
Settle |
1st |
81% |
2:52 |
Grandsire Doubles. Good pace and good rhythm. Minor errors. Hand strokes in 2nds place after leading tended to be slow. Pleasant easy listening. |
|
4th |
Otley |
5th |
78% |
2:58 |
Plain Bob Doubles. Steady ringing but slightly syncopated. Small errors but a very respectable performance. |
|
5th |
Meltham |
3rd |
73% |
2:48 |
Plain Bob Minor. 2nd fastest ringing of the day. Not quite as well controlled as it should have been. Possibly too fast for the band. Faults from leading too quickly. |
Congratulations to Huddersfield on their win in the Method competition!
Thanks to Stuart Heath for arranging this successful event.
