National 12-Bell Striking Contest - 22 March 2014 St Giles’ Cripplegate

National 12-Bell Striking Contest Saturday 22 March 2014 St Giles’ Cripplegate

We are honoured to be hosting this prestigious contest at St Giles’ (one of three centres – the others being Waltham Abbey and St. Sepulchre, Holborn) held annually at major parish churches and cathedrals. We are writing to you as our neighbours so that you know what will be happening that day and in preparation for the contest.
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On 22 March the church will be open all day. The judges check the bells with a short piece of ringing at 10:45am. When they are happy that all is ready the Rector will draw the bands from a hat to decide the order of ringing. It is believed to be a handicap to ring early in the day so the draw is important. The first band starts ringing at 11:30am and the last will finish about 3.00pm.

See here for the full notice