The Essex Association of Change Ringers   President: The Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Chelmsford

The Association Striking Competitions took place on 3rd July in the North Eastern District on a gloriously sunny day. Both competitions were expertly judged by Linda Garton and John Loveless who placed the bands as follows:

6 Bell at Tendring
Place	Band	Method	Faults
1st	Chelmsford Cathedral	Plain Bob Minor	37
2nd	Dagenham	Plain Bob Doubles	83
3rd	Writtle	Grandsire Doubles	89
4th	Sawbridgeworth	Grandsire Doubles	90
5th	Kirby le Soken	Plain Bob Doubles	105
6th	Langdon Hills	Cambridge Surprise Minor	111
7th	Prittlewell	Plain Bob Doubles	113
8th	Hornchurch	Plain Bob Doubles	150
9th	Braintree/Felsted	St Martin's Bob Doubles	179

8 Bell at Great Bentley The set test piece was 264 Gainsborough Little Bob Major
Place	Band	Faults
1st	South Eastern	75
2nd	Southern	103
3rd	South Western	126
4th	Northern	149
	North Eastern	Did not complete the test piece
	North Western	Did not complete the test piece

Thanks to Gill Sparling for making all the local arrangements and for the ladies at Tendring for providing an excellent tea.

Vicki Chapman
Hon General Secretary
(Saturday 3 July 2010)