The Lincoln Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers

National Twelve-Bell Striking Competition Final at Lincoln Cathedral

Saturday 28 June 2008

The Cathedral Company of Ringers was delighted to welcome contestants and visitors to Lincoln Cathedral for the 33rd National 12-Bell Competition Final on 28 June 2008.

The essential results information is as below:

Place	Team	Marks	Peal Speed	Rang
1	Birmingham	89%	3h 25	6th
2	Ancient Society of College Youths	77%	3h 31	1st
3	Society of Royal Cumberland Youths	75%	3h 33	5th
4	Leeds	73%	3h 21	9th
5	St Paul's Cathedral	64%	3h 43	3rd
6	York	59%	3h 38	2nd
7	Stockton-on-Tees	56%	3h 31	8th
8	Guildford	47%	3h 25	7th
9	Bristol	45%	3h 43	4th

Acknowledgements to Jennie Town, Tony Parry and Campanophile for passing these on. A full report will be published soon in The Ringing World.

The National 12-Bell Contest will feature on BBC 1's Sunday Life starting at 1000 this coming Sunday, 6 July 2008.

The Taylor Trophy