From just scraping together five participants for 2023, the Ely Fen Tigers managed to field two teams plus two reserves for the 2024 competition on 6th July in London! How amazing was that?!

Here you can see team members in their distinctive orange tee shirts assembled in St Paul's Cathedral in London at the end of the day, waiting to hear the results and to be presented with their medals. Wowee!

Dee had the brilliant idea of naming the two teams Bengal and Siberian Fen Tigers, rather than A and B or something like that. 

We entered the 6 bell Call Change competition at St James Garlickhythe and rang at 10:20 and 10:40am so we were lucky to get the stress of competing out of the way so that we could then go on and enjoy the day, grabbing the prestigious towers of London City. 

Bengal Fen Tigers were awarded equal 3rd place, a fantastic result. And those who had the experience of being in the 2023 team felt much more confident about what they were doing this time.

Siberian Fen Tigers were awarded equal 8ths place, which again was a fantastic result. Some of the band were from the 2023 team to provide a stable structure for the newer ringers. But last minute squad changes meant that a new conductor had to be found and we moved from calling up to calling down. So given all that, the band pulled a really solid performance out of the hat on the day. Amazing!

Well done everyone!