by Mark Wylie | May 15, 2024 | Competitions
The sun shone and the town criers returned on Saturday 13th April 2024 for a Town Criers competition under the rules of the Ancient and Honourable Guild of Town Criers and organised by Warwick Court Leet. Held in Pageant Gardens, Warwick, 13 town criers from across...
by Mark Wylie | Apr 28, 2024 | Competitions
David Recardo hosted his very first Competition as Yeovil’s new Town Crier on Saturday 20 April 2024. A total of 11 Town Criers from far and wide came to Yeovil to keep up the ancient tradition of crying and compete in the Annual Competition. Each competitor...
by Mark Wylie | Nov 24, 2023 | Competitions
Congratulations to the carnival, it was superb as usual! The weather was reasonably kind to us and it stayed dry for the town crier competition. This went well with fourteen taking part, slightly fewer than usual as it was 11th of the 11th. The results are: 1st Jackie...
by Mark Wylie | Sep 25, 2023 | Competitions
What a wonderful day had by all on Saturday 8th July at my annual Wareham Town Criers’ competition and South of England Championship, held down on Wareham Quay, where 13 Town Criers from all over the UK and even one from Victor Harbor, South...
by Mark Wylie | Jul 19, 2023 | Competitions
The 15th July 2023 saw the great and the good of the AHGTC membership gather for the now once again annual Championship, this year in Calne in Wiltshire. After much deliberation, the decision was made to hold the competition indoors. Rain and high winds were forecast...
by Mark Wylie | Jul 2, 2023 | Competitions
Saturday the 24th June saw Chard’s inaugural town crier competition – and what an amazing day it was. Sixteen criers and their consorts from across the country were wonderfully hosted by Stuart and Vivienne Cumming. Stuart would like to thank the traders...