The Ringing World National Youth contest is now in its sixteenth year. This year it was held in Nottingham and 43 teams entered, with 325 youngsters taking part, and about the same number of adult supporters in tow. The Guild…
2026 Guild 8-Bell Striking Competition
The annual 8-bell striking competition this year was held at Frensham on Saturday 18th April. One team representing each district took part. The test piece was 336 changes of Grandsire Triples, and the judges were Paul & Kate Flavell from Kingston,…
2026 Guild AGM
The Guild held it’s AGM and 6-bell striking competition on Saturday 14th March 2026 at Christ Church, Epsom. In a change to the format, the competition was held over lunchtime, with a ploughman’s lunch being served to those taking part.…
2026 Guild 6-Bell Striking Competition
Congratulations to the band from Old Woking for winning the Guild’s 6-bell striking competition held today at Epsom, Christ Church. The full results were: 1st Old Woking with 21 faults 2nd Egham with 22 faults 3rd Frensham with 31 faults…
DAC Bells Advisor
Malcolm Loveday held the post of Bells Advisor to the Diocesan Advisory Committee from 1993 until his death at the end of 2025. In this role he worked within the DAC’s conservation and protection remit, while still enabling restoration projects to be…
Guild AGM 2026
THE 98th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING will be held on Saturday 14th March 2026 at 1.30 pm Christ Church, Christ Church Road, Epsom Common KT19 8NE The afternoon arrangements are as follows: 11am Guild 6-Bell Striking Competition at Christ Church, Epsom…
Guild Executive Committee 16th October 2025
The October meeting took place in the Chapter House at Guildford Cathedral. The Young ringers had met twice since the last meeting, both very successful practices at St Nicolas, Guildford and Merrow. Anthea Edwards is planning a practice every other…
2025 South East England 12 Bell Striking Competition
A band from Guildford Cathedral took part in the first South East 12 Bell Striking Competition held at Portsmouth Cathedral. The test piece was 264 Grandsire Cinques and seven bands were entered. Guildford were drawn second to ring which means…
2025 8-bell Striking Competition
Congratulations to the band from the Farnham District who won the inter-district 8-bell striking competition, held at Chertsey on Saturday 27th September 2025. The full results were: 1st Farnham District 91% 2nd Chertsey District 83% 3rd Guildford District 81% The…
Summer Young Ringers Practice
The Guild’s summer young ringers practice took place on Sunday 31st August 2025 at St Nicolas, Guildford, with 10 young ringers from 4 towers : Aldershot (5), Frensham (2), Crondall (1) & Pirbright (2), all from the Farnham District. This…
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