Tuesday 28th October 2025

Mitson Shield

The Mitson Shield was presented to The Guild by Hubert Mitson to be awarded to the winner of the Guild six-bell striking competition.  It was first competed for in 1963.

Year	Venue	Winner	Year	Venue	Winner
1963	Bredfield	SE District	1964	Buxhall	SE District
1965	Cavendish	Henley	1966	Theberton	Beccles
1967	Horringer	Framsden	1968	Ashbocking	Bramford
1969	Woolpit	Bramford	1970	Higham	Lavenham
1971	Benhall	Lavenham	1972	Walsham	Clare
1973	Offton	Horringer	1974	Bacton	Horringer
1975	Nayland	Grundisburgh	1976	Saxmundham	Lavenham
1977	Great Barton	Grundisburgh	1978	Bredfield	Beccles
1979	Kersey	Lavenham	1980	Wingfield	St Mary‑le‑Tower
1981	Buxhall	St Mary‑le‑Tower	1982	Henley	St Mary‑le‑Tower
1983	Cavendish	St Mary‑le‑Tower	1984	Blythburgh	St Mary‑le‑Tower
1985	Fornham St Martin	St Mary‑le‑Tower	1986	Bramford	St Mary‑le‑Tower
1987	Hintlesham	St Mary‑le‑Tower	1988	Yaxley	St Mary‑le‑Tower
1989	Buxhall	St Mary‑le‑Tower	1990	Sproughton	St Mary‑le‑Tower
1991	Nayland	St Mary‑le‑Tower	1992	Tannington	Stowmarket
1993	Rougham	Stowmarket	1994	Otley	Grundisburgh
1995	Polstead	Grundisburgh	1996	Saxmundham	Grundisburgh
1997	Buxhall	Stowmarket	1998	Tunstall	St Mary‑le‑Tower
1999	Bildeston	St Mary‑le‑Tower	2000	Oakley	St Mary‑le‑Tower
2001	Bacton	St Mary‑le‑Tower	2002	Pettistree	St Mary‑le‑Tower
2003	Polstead	St Mary‑le‑Tower	2004	Reydon	St Mary‑le‑Tower
2005	Gt Finborough	Grundisburgh	2006	Tunstall	Rendham
2007	Monks Eleigh	Grundisburgh	2008	Sweffling	Pettistree
2009	Exning	St Mary‑le‑Tower	2010	Hasketon	St Mary‑le‑Tower
2011	Nayland	St Mary-le-Tower	2012	Blythburgh	Pettistree
2013	Thornham Magna	The Wolery	2014	Ashbocking	St Mary‑le‑Tower
2015	Rattlesden	St Mary‑le‑Tower	2016	Reydon	St Mary‑le‑Tower
2017	Walsham‑le‑Willows	Pakenham	2018	Earl Stonham	St Mary‑le‑Tower
2019	Polstead	Pettistree	2020	Not contested
2021	Not contested		2022	Blythburgh	St Mary‑le‑Tower
2023	Troston	St Mary-le-Tower A	2024	Falkenham	Pettistree
2025	Yoxford	Debenham