Results of the Guild 6-Bell Striking Competition held at Hartford on Saturday 26th September are reported below, together with band photos.

RESULTS
Position	Branch
1st	Grappenhall - Mid Branch (11 faults)
2nd	Tarporley - Chester Branch (19.5 faults)
3rd	Stockport - East Branch (24 faults)
4th	Nantwich - South Branch (56 faults)
Not placed	Past Masters - Scratch (10 faults)

Band photos
1st place - Mid Branch 1. Alison Collins 2. Linda Thomson 3. Elizabeth Helliwell 4. Raymond Helliwell 5. Nick Thomson 6. Mike Thomson	2nd place - Chester Branch 1. Arthur Wycherley 2. Jennifer Christian 3. Neville Brown 4. Roger Boultbee 5. Simon Christian 6. Andrew Jobson
3rd place - East Branch 1. Anne E Mayes 2. Lois Kelly 3. Andrew Regan 4. Christopher Hopper 5. Andrew C D Mayes 6. Steven P Kelly	4th place - South Branch 1. George T Basford 2. David Allman 3. Yvonne Herbert-Jackson 4. Nicola Basford 5. Stefan Zientek 6. Edward Leetham
Not placed - Scratch band 1. Pam Thomson 2. Brian Harris 3. David Jones 4. Peter Robson 5. Peter Wilkinson 6. Nick Thomson
THE PRESENTATION
Nick Thomson receiving the Trophy from Christina and Andrew Brewster, who judged the competition.