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RWNYC 2025 results

The 2025 Ringing World National Youth Contest was held on Saturday 5th July in Birmingham.

Congratulations to

  • The Yorkshire Tykes, winners of the Whitechapel Trophy for the second year in the Method Ringing Class with an eight-bell band.
  • Three Spires, winners of the Robert Lewis Trophy in the Call Change Ringing Class with a six-bell band.
  • Brumdingers, winners of the Six-Bell Method Ringing class.
  • Worcester Cathedral, winners of the Eight-Bell Call Changes class.
  • Coventry Spires, winners of the Beginner Call Changes class.

Method on Eight (Edgbaston)

1 Yorkshire Tykes (Whitechapel Trophy) 9.5
2 Winchester & Portsmouth 9
3 Oxford DG 8.5
4 Essex Young Eagles 7.5
5 Sussex Young Ringers 6.5
5 Kent Young Ringers 6.5

Method on Six (Edgbaston)

1 Brumdingers 9
2 Surrey Strikers 8.5
3 Norfolk Young Ringers 8
4 Winchester & Portsmouth 7.5
4 Fen Tigers 7.5
6 Daventry Young Ringers 7
7 Yorkshire Tykes 6.5
7 Coventry Spires 6.5
9 Nottinghamshire Young Ringers 6
10 Bath & Wells 5.5
10 Gloucester & Bristol 5.5

Call Changes on Eight (Erdington, St Barnabas)

1 Worcester Cathedral 9
2 Bucks & Berks 8.5
3 Young @ Herts 7.5
4 Foundry Foxes 6.5
5 Cymru 6

Call Changes on Six (Erdington, St Barnabas)

1 Three Spires (Robert Lewis Trophy) 9.5
2 Derbyshire Young Ringers 9
3 Yorkshire Tykes 8.5
4 Cumbrian Herdwicks 8
4 Gloucester & Bristol 8
6 Guildford Young Ringers 7.5
7 Fen Tigers 7
7 Essex Young Eagles 7
9 Cornish Pasties 6.5
9 Go Bellistic 6.5
11 Lincolnshire Poachers 6
11 Cheshire & North Staffs 6

Beginner Call Changes (St Mary, Moseley)

1 Coventry Spires 8
2 Bedfordshire Young Ringers 7
3 Norfolk Young Ringers 6

Thanks to Contest Organiser Jo Cresshull, and the host organising teams from the St Martin’s Guild and the St Martin’s Bullring Band, for an incredible day of youth ringing. Look out in The Ringing World for full reports of the day.

National 12-bell Final - Results

The Results of the 2025 National 12-bell Contest Final, held on Saturday 28th June at St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol, have been announced.

Congratulations to the host team, Bristol, winners for the first time.

Test Piece: 252 Stedman Cinques

Judges: Thomas J Hinks (chief), Frederick Shallcross, Emma J Southerington

Position Band Score Order Peal Speed
1 Bristol 96% (rang 4th) 3h47
2 Birmingham 93% (rang 6th) 3h51
3 Society of Royal Cumberland Youths 91% (rang 9th) 3h49
4 Cambridge 84% (rang 8th) 3h56
5 St Paul’s 83% (rang 5th) 3h48
6 Exeter 80% (rang 3rd) 3h47
7 Guildford 76% (rang 2nd) 3h48
8 Ancient Society of College Youths 74% (rang 7th) 3h58
9 York 71% (rang 1st) 3h48

Click here to listen again to the broadcast, with all the contest ringing, plus interviews and commentary by presenter Matthew Tosh.

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The Ringing World issue 5958

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