National 12-bell Striking Contest for the Taylor Trophy
The final has been won by York. Congratulations to them. You can find all the details via the Complete Results page.
Please see our dedicated York 2026 page for more information about this year’s final. Here is a PDF of the programme.
The final was live streamed via YouTube, presented by Matthew Tosh.
1030 | Welcome and draw
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1100 | The Cross Keys opens |
1130 – 1600 | Contest ringing |
1130 1200 1230 1300 1330 1400 1430 1500 1530 | A: SRCY B: Guildford C: Cambridge D: York E: Birmingham F: St Paul’s Cathedral G: ASCY H: Leeds I: Bristol |
~1730 | Results
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Final:
252 Stedman Cinques
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Congratulations to the eight teams who have qualified, joining York for the final on 20 June:
the Ancient Society of College Youths, Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Guildford, Leeds, St Paul’s Cathedral, and the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths.
Find the full details via the Complete Results page.
Judges:
Jennie Town (chief), David House, Rob Lee
1st: ASCY
2nd: Bristol
3rd: Oxford
4th: Worcester
5th: Wimborne Minster
6th: Towcester
Judges:
Jo Holden (chief), Haley Barnett, David Dearnley
1st: St Paul’s
2nd: Cambridge
3rd: Chester
4th: Southwark
5th: Norwich
6th: Reading
Judges:
Katie Town (chief), Ellie Mack, Jadd Virji
1st: Birmingham
2nd: Guildford
3rd: Leicester
4th: Cheltenham
5th: Chilcompton
6th: Exeter
7th: Beverley
Judges:
Tom Griffiths (chief), Siân Austin, Lizzie Frye
1st: SRCY
2nd: Leeds
3rd: Melbourne
4th: Stockton
5th: Portsmouth
6th: Nottingham
7th: Liverpool