Our eleven branches are all active, despite the very rural and sparsely populated nature of some of them.
Visitors are warmly welcome and details of our practices and meetings can be found by date in the What’s on listing and on the Towers and Branches pages.
Please use our tower contacts if you would like to check local details or make specific arrangements such as for outings. Most towers ring for Sunday services, sometimes arranged on a rota basis with others nearby, and ringing at all levels is encouraged.
The Association continues to flourish with the goodwill, enthusiasm and support of its members in promoting the art of change ringing throughout the Diocese which in 2009 celebrated the 1100th anniversary of its foundation.
2025 Striking Competitions – Saturday 27th September
The 6 bell competition was held at West Cranmore and the 8 bell competition at Butleigh
We are indebted to members from Glaston and Frome Branches for all they did to make the day a great success, and what a wonderful tea was provided by Marilyn Backhurst and her team.
Special thanks too to our judges: Robert Perry (6 bell), and Peter Harris and Toby Hicks (8 bell).
The results were as follows:
| 6 Bell | 8 Bell | ||||
| Branch | Position | Faults | Position | Faults | |
| Chew | 1 | 11 | Chew | 1 | 38 |
| Ilchester | 2 | 12 | Glaston | 2 | 53 |
| Taunton | 3 | 13 | Frome | 3 | 68 |
| Frome | Joint 4 | 14 | Ilchester | 4 | 71 |
| Bath | Joint 4 | 14 | Taunton | 5 | 79 |
| Bridgwater | 6 | 16 | Bath | 6 | 125 |
| Axbridge | 7 | 20 | |||
You are cordially invited to enter a team for the 2025 Bath & Wells Diocesan Association’s 8-Bell Striking Competition. This is being hosted by Glaston Branch at St. Leonard, Butleigh during the afternoon of Saturday 27th September 2025.
I have pleasure to attach the rules for this year’s competition, agreed with the Association: these will also be posted on the Association’s website. The test piece will be Grandsire Triples. Please read these rules carefully so that your team is clear about them on the day. The entry fee, payable on the day, will be £8 per team.
The closing date for entry is Friday 5th September, the attached Entry Form to be sent to me by that date please. Can you also indicate any time constraint on your team e.g. coinciding weddings or other special events, so that the draw can take this into account. Details of the event, including directions, parking, catering etc. will be widely circulated as soon as possible after this date.
We’re delighted that Peter Harris, Ringing Master, Gloucester & Bristol Diocesan Association, and his wife will act as judges on this occasion.
PLEASE NOTE: Arrangements for the Association 6-Bell Striking Competition, hosted by the Frome Branch on the same day are being finalised. These will be announced in due course and will determine the start time of the 8-Bell competition.
If you have any queries, please contact me as soon as possible and I look forward to receiving your entry in due course.
With very best wishes
Mike Palmer
Secretary & General Committee Representative, Glaston Branch
Bath & Wells Diocesan Association of Change Ringers
Mob: +44 (0)7793 812968
email: GlastonBranch.Secretary@bath-wells.org or GlastonBranch.GCRep@bath-wells.org
