Welcome to the website for the Ridgman Trophy Ten Bell Striking Competition
The Ridgman Trophy is awarded to the winner of a striking competition on ten bells, held annually in May or June. The territorial associations in East Anglia (including the Lincoln Guild) often enter teams, and others are welcome as space permits. Badges of participating Guilds and Associations are shown below; click a badge to go to the website for the organisation.
2025 Ridgman 10 bell striking competition
The 2025 competition will be at Boston at the kind invitation of the Leicester Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers on Saturday 21 June. Ringing is due to start mid-morning and continue into the early afternoon with results around tea time. The test piece will be the first half course of Yorkshire Royal.
Further details will be available here in due course.
About Bell Ringing
For more information about ringing church bells and learning to ring: the website of the Central Council of Church Bell Ringers has information about bell ringing and learning to ring; Discover Bell Ringing is a website which includes country-wide contacts with local Associations and Guilds.
2024 Ridgman 10 bell striking competition
The 2024 competition was held on Saturday 8 June at at St Andrew Biggleswade hosted by the Bedford Association. The Ridgman trophy is a 10 bell striking contest for associations that border the Ely DA. The judges were Graham and Webdy Bloom.
The results were as follows:
1st Bedford (82%)
2nd Suffolk (78%)
3rd Essex (76%)
4th Lincoln (74%)
5th CUG (72%)
6th Ely (67%)
Contact Us
For more information about the Ridgman Trophy, contact DAve Richards (dadeece_at_gmail.com. For queries, comments or suggestions on this website, contact webmaster_at_elyda.org.uk.
Guilds and Associations
