Melbourne 5th in the 2011 12 bell final

Well done to the Melbourne team, who came 5th in the 12 bell Striking Competition at Leeds today - a great result. Leeds are not easy bells and are much heavier than Melbourne - 40cwt.

The Leeds crew did us proud with bouncy castles, loads of beer & food and a live Internet feed around the world for those who could not make the journey to Leeds. It was good to see several Derbyshire ringers at the event.

Next year's final is at Melbourne.

Judges: Frederick Shallcross (Chief), Thomas W Griffiths, Robert C Kippin, Mark W Regan

	Team	Rang	Speed	Mark
1	Birmingham	2nd	3h34	85%
2	York	5th	3h30	84%
3	Ancient Society of College Youths	8th	3h37	80%
4	Bristol	9th	3h34	72%
5	Melbourne	7th	3h34	67%
6	Cambridge	4th	3h30	63%
7	Exeter	3rd	3h47	62%
8	Stockton-on-Tees	1st	3h37	61%
9	St Paul's Cathedral	6th	3h34	60%

Front row (R-L: Simon Melen (Treble), Pam Timms, Liz Hutchieson, John Fisher (with Billy), Angela Preston, Christian Peckham)

Back row (L-R: Terry Astill, Tim Peverett, Simon Humphrey, Stuart Hutchieson, Alistair Smith, Richard Angrave (Tenor))

The advert on the side of the pub outside Leeds Parish Church (below).