2026 Competition

We are delighted to confirm that the 2026 North West Twelve--Bell Striking Competition will take place at Chester Cathedral on Saturday 31 January 2026.

The test piece will be a plain course of Plain Bob Cinques.

The Chief Judge will be David Hull, assisted by Logan Anderson and Francis Gilruth.

The FINAL schedule for the day is as follows.

1030 – Refreshments available in the Refectory

1100 - Sound check for judges (mixture of ringers from different bands)

1130 – Draw in the Refectory, followed by Team Captains’ briefing

1200 - Band A

1225 - Band B

1250 - Band C

1315 - Band D

1340 - Band E

1405 - Band F

1430 - Band G

1455 - Cheshire and North Staffs Young Ringers

1505 - Judges' deliberations

1545 – Results in the Refectory

Confirmed entries are received from:

Chester (Addleshaw)
Chester (Deva)
Liverpool
Macclesfield
Manchester
Stafford
Wirral

We will also be joined by the Cheshire and North Staffs Young Ringers, who will be ringing at the close of the contest.

Future Contests

Future contests will take place on the last Saturday of January each year. Put the date in your diary! The 2027 contest will be on Saturday 30 January 2027.

We invite entries from all 12 bell towers in the North West of England and the Isle of Man. There is a map of these towers below, colour-coded by Guild/Association. Our coverage is Carlisle in the north to Shrewsbury in the south, and from Douglas in the west to Ashton, Macclesfield and Stafford in the east.

To enter, you do not need a complete band of 12 ringers - we are here to encourage 12 bell ringing in the North West and to arrange a day of ringing camaraderie. We will supplement any bands who do not have 12 ringers with others who are there on the day.

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