On Saturday 7 September, two Wimborne teams, representing the East Dorset branch, took part in the Salisbury Guild 6 bell striking competition.
The competition was held at St Nicholas, Child Okeford, home to a recently refurbished ring of 6 bells.
Both teams elected to ring a touch of 120 Grandsire Doubles and produced some confident, even striking.
Despite best efforts, the bands finished in 2nd and 3rd place, with ‘Wimborne X’ only one mark off the top spot. The winning team was Downton.
‘Wimborne X’ (L-R): Flick Warwick, Harry Blamire, David Warwick (C), Hilary Child, Rob Child, Rosemary Duke
‘Wimborne Y’ (L-R): David Coates, Ben Duke, John Riley (C), Trish Hitchins, Alan Bentley, Max Knight
Wimborne Minster Bell Ringers 