The Inter-Tower competitions were hosted by the Portsmouth district this year.
The Guild Inter-Tower 6-bell competition held on the morning of Sat 17th May at Wickham. Many thanks to the local ringers who made us very welcome and provided refreshments to those waiting to ring. Many thanks to Peter Niblett who judged the competition. It is often difficult to find judges for this competition as there are many other events around this time in neighbouring Guilds and Associations. There were an outstanding 7 entries from across the Guild and the results were as follows.
| Place | Tower | Method | Faults | Ringing order |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Selborne & Hawkley | Grandsire Doubles | 22 | 5 |
| 2nd | Basingstoke (All Saints) | Grandsire Doubles | 27 | 6 |
| 3rd | Bishopstoke | Grandsire Doubles | 34 | 2 |
| 4th | Petersfield | Call Changes | 42 | 3 |
| 5th | Portsmouth (St Mary) | Call Changes | 49 | 4 |
| 6th | Titchfield | Plain Bob Doubles | 54 | 1 |
| 7th | Scratch Band | Call Changes | 67 | 7 |
The 8-bell Inter-Tower competition was held on the 20th September at Soberton. Disappointingly there were only 3 teams taking part so we would like to encourage towers to take part in 2026, and don't forget you can enter a joint band with another tower if you are short on numbers. The competition was judged by Jonathan Deane. The results were as follows.
| Place | Tower | Method | Score | Ringing order |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Basingstoke (All Saints & St Michael) | Grandsire Triples | 87.5% | 1 |
| 2nd | Catherington | Grandsire Triples | 79% | 2 |
| 3rd | Bishopstoke | Grandsire Triples | 78% | 3 |
The Competition was held in the Winchester District at New Alresford. Many thanks to John Harrison and James Moynihan from Wokingham (All Saints) who judged the competition. The results were
| Place | District | Method | Peal speed | Faults | Ringing order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Portsmouth | Grandsire Triples | 3h00 | 13 | 6 |
| 2nd | Basingstoke | Grandsire Triples | 2h58 | 15 | 3 |
| 3rd | Christchurch & Southampton | Cambridge Major | 2h45 | 21 | 5 |
| 4th | Winchester 1 | Grandsire Triples | 3h10 | 23 | 7 |
| 5th | Alton & Petersfield | Grandsire Triples | 2h48 | 31 | 2 |
| 6th | Winchester 2 | Call Changes | 35 | 1 | |
| 7th | Isle of Wight | Grandsire Triples | 3h05 | 64 | 7 |
| Income | Expenditure | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| £.p | £.p | ||
| Balance b/f | 0.00 | Tower donations | 70.00 |
| General fund | 176.80 | Judges’ gifts | 28.00 |
| Certificate printing | 8.80 | ||
| Hall hire | 70.00 | ||
| Balance c/f | 0.00 | ||
| £176.80 | £176.80 | ||
Pete Jordan