Ringing World News

An RSS feed from The Ringing World of news bulletins on BellBoard.

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  2. Ringing for the 80th anniversary of VJ Day

    Bellringers all over the world are encouraged to join in on the 80th anniversary of VJ Day on Friday 15th August by ringing their bells at 6.30pm local time.

    The BellBoard event to link your ringing to is here.

  3. 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.

  4. The 2025 Final of the National 12-Bell Contest is taking place at St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol on Saturday 28th June.

    Click here to listen live all day.

    You can hear all the contest ringing, plus interviews and commentary by presenter Matthew Tosh.

    We will post the results here as soon as they are announced, at approximately 6pm.

  5. Record length attempt - 21st April

    15,009 changes of 6-spliced Stedman Caters & Treble Dodging Royal, at St Editha’s Tamworth on Easter Monday, 9am start. If successful, this will be rung for the Society of Royal Cumberland Youths.

    Jimmy Yeoman