2025 Contest
Judges: Thomas J Hinks (chief),
Frederick Shallcross, Emma J Southerington
Congratulations to Bristol who have won the 2025 12-bell. This is their first win in the contest. The full results can be found via the Complete Results page.
The final of the 2025 National 12-bell Striking Contest took place at St Mary Redcliffe today. The test piece was a touch of 252 Stedman Cinques.
The timetable for the day was:
| 1000 – 1100 | Breakfast baps served in the churchyard |
| 1100 | Welcome and draw in the church |
| 1130 – 1600 | Contest ringing |
| 1130 1200 1230 1300 1330 1400 1430 1500 1530 | York Guildford Exeter Bristol St Paul’s Birmingham ASCY Cambridge SRCY |
| 1130 onwards | Bar opens and refreshments served |
| 1600 – 1700 | Entertainment in the church |
| 1730 | Results in the church |
Further information is available on Redcliffe’s website. Please note that souvenir pint glasses must be pre-ordered via the website and will not be available for sale on the day of the Contest.
The qualifier contests took place on Saturday 22nd March; the complete results are below. Congratulations to: the Ancient Society of College Youths, Birmingham, Cambridge, Exeter, Guildford, St Paul’s Cathedral, the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths and York who join Bristol in the final at St Mary Redcliffe in June.
The test piece for the final will be:
252 Stedman Cinques
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2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the first National 12-bell Striking Contest which was also held at St Mary Redcliffe on 31st May 1975. Five teams competed for the Emlyn Hancock Trophy.