Spring Festival
The Guild 6-bell striking competition takes place each year as part of the Spring Festival. This is usually held on the 2nd Saturday in April, and rotates round the branches.
Up until 2023, this competition was combined for bands ringing either Methods or Call Changes. From 2024 onwards two competitions are held.
The current rules of the competition can be found here. The winners receive the Weaver Shield, from 2024 for Method Ringing:
Past winners and successful towers are:
| Year | Venue | Winner | Entrants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Weldon | Towcester | 13 |
| 1987 | Towcester | Towcester | |
| 1988 | Cottesbrooke | Rothwell (Gentlemen) | 9 |
| 1989 | Flore | Rothwell (Gentlemen) | 17 |
| 1990 | Rushton | Rothwell | |
| 1991 | Weldon | Towcester | 15 |
| 1992 | Wadenhoe | Towcester | 15 |
| 1993 | North Luffenham | Rothwell | 11 |
| 1994 | Yelvertoft | Towcester | 14 |
| 1995 | Wadenhoe | Towcester | 12 |
| 1996 | Eydon | Rothwell A | 11 |
| 1997 | Pattishall | Rothwell A | 14 |
| 1998 | Brafield on the Green | Rothwell Trinity | 11 |
| 1999 | Staverton | Rothwell | 12 |
| 2000 | Stoke Albany | Rothwell | |
| 2001 | Glinton | Nether Heyford | 8 |
| 2002 | Wadenhoe | Rushden | 8 |
| 2003 | Preston | Rothwell | 5 |
| 2004 | Spratton | Nether Heyford | 6 |
| 2005 | Bozeat | Nether Heyford | 9 |
| 2006 | Greatworth | Rushden | 5 |
| 2007 | Blisworth | Pattishall | 8 |
| 2008 | Braunston | Rushden | 8 |
| 2009 | Bulwick | Rushden | 8 |
| 2010 | Lois Weedon | Rushden | 6 |
| 2011 | Northampton, Dallington | Nether Heyford | 5 |
| 2012 | Isham | Rushden | 8 |
| 2013 | Ecton | Rushden | 8 |
| 2014 | Crick | Rothwell | 5 |
| 2015 | Stanion | Rothwell A | 7 |
| 2016 | Seaton | Towcester | 8 |
| 2017 | Cold Higham | Northampton | 9 |
| 2018 | Flore | Towcester | 10 |
| 2019 | Cotterstock | Towcester | 17 |
| 2022 | Wilbarston | Rothwell | 10 |
| 2023 | Orlingbury | Towcester | 6 |
| 2024 | Cold Ashby | Towcester | 9 |
From 2024 the Centenary Trophy has been awarded for teams ringing Call Changes.
Past winners and successful towers are:
| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner-Up | Third | Entrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Guilsborough | Pattishall | Ecton (2=) | Green's Norton (2=) | 12 |
Summer Festival
The Guild inter branch 8-bell striking competition takes place each year as part of the Summer Festival. This is usually held on the 3rd Saturday in September, and rotates round the branches.
The current rules of the competition can be found here. The winners receive the Harry Wooding Memorial Trophy:
Past winners and successful branches are:
| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner-Up | Third | Entrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Irthlingborough | Wellingborough | Daventry | Towcester | 8 |
| 1987 | Northampton, Holy Sepulchre | Towcester | Wellingborough | Peterborough | |
| 1988 | Rothwell | Towcester | Daventry | 10 | |
| 1989 | Thrapston | Kettering | Guilsborough | Peterborough | 9 |
| 1990 | Haselbech | Kettering | Guilsborough | Towcester | |
| 1991 | Higham Ferrers | Towcester | Kettering | Wellingborough | 8 |
| 1992 | Brackley | Wellingborough | Guilsborough | Towcester | |
| 1993 | Wicken | Kettering | Towcester | Wellingborough | 7 |
| 1994 | Northampton, Holy Sepulchre | Kettering | Towcester | Daventry | 8 |
| 1995 | Whilton | Kettering | Wellingborough | Towcester | |
| 1996 | Desborough | Kettering | Towcester | Daventry | 6 |
| 1997 | Cottesbrooke | Wellingborough | Peterborough | Kettering | 6 |
| 1998 | Thrapston | Peterborough | Wellingborough | Kettering | 6 |
| 1999 | Oakham | Towcester | Wellingborough | Peterborough | |
| 2000 | Welford | Towcester | Kettering | Wellingborough | 6 |
| 2001 | Earls Barton | Wellingborough | Kettering | Daventry | 6 |
| 2002 | Aynho | Daventry | Guilsborough | Kettering | 6 |
| 2003 | Wicken | Wellingborough | Towcester | Guilsborough | 6 |
| 2004 | Northampton, Holy Sepulchre | Kettering | Towcester | Wellingborough | 5 |
| 2005 | Byfield | Daventry | Guilsborough | Wellingborough | 3 |
| 2006 | Desborough | Kettering | Towcester | Wellingborough | 6 |
| 2007 | Northampton, Holy Sepulchre | Daventry | Towcester | Wellingborough | 6 |
| 2008 | Rushden | Kettering | Daventry | Guilsborough | 7 |
| 2009 | Rothwell | Kettering | Daventry | Guilsborough | 6 |
| 2010 | Long Buckby | Kettering | Daventry | Wellingborough | 7 |
| 2011 | Thrapston | Wellingborough | Kettering | Daventry | 5 |
| 2012 | Oakham | Daventry | Kettering | Wellingborough | 6 |
| 2013 | Towcester | Towcester | Kettering | Peterborough | 5 |
| 2014 | Weedon Bec | Daventry | Kettering | Towcester | 5 |
| 2015 | Castor | Daventry | Towcester | Peterborough | 6 |
| 2016 | Brackley | Daventry | Kettering & Wellingborough | 6 | |
| 2017 | Northampton, S Giles | Towcester | Daventry | Northampton | 7 |
| 2018 | Rothwell | Northampton | Wellingborough | Towcester | 7 |
| 2019 | Rushden | Towcester | Kettering | Wellingborough | 6 |
| 2022 | Uppingham | Wellingborough | Daventry | Towcester | 5 |
| 2023 | Towcester | Towcester | Daventry | Wellingborough | 5 |
| 2024 | Byfield | Towcester | Wellingborough | Kettering | 6 |
