Kingston wins the 8 bell Surrey Association striking competition
Report by Paul Flavell, Master Surrey Association
The Association Striking Competitions were held on the afternoon of Saturday 7 October 2023 for the first time since 2019, and we are delighted that four six bell teams and two eight bell teams took part at East Molesey. The judge was Neil Jones from Kent County Association who was quite complimentary about the ringing. The results were:
The Taylor Trophy Six Bell Competition
| Team | Faults | Peal speed | |
| 1 | Caterham A | 18 | 2hrs 43min |
| 2 | Kingston | 30 | 2hrs 51min |
| 3 | Croydon | 36 | 2hrs 47min |
| 4 | Caterham B | 49 | 2hrs 46min |
The A Patrick Cannon Trophy Eight Bell Competition
| Team | Faults | Peal speed | |
| 1 | Kingston | 37 | 2hrs 56min |
| 2 | Caterham | 42 | 2hrs 54min |
Congratulations to Caterham A and Kingston for their successes and also many thanks to everybody for taking part.
Many thanks to Neil Jones and also to Jane Marsters and the East Molesey ringers for kindly hosting the event and providing welcome cups of tea and biscuits.
