This is the Association’s 6 bell call change competition. The rules are available here.
Arthur Ashby was elected to the Association in 1963, as a ringing member at Barlborough. He wanted to give something to the Association, it was decided a striking competition for less experienced teams should be started, and there we have it, a cup was purchased and the rest is history. In 1988 the first Arthur Ashby striking competition took place at Bradbourne and Derby Cathedral B team won it; in 1989 Mugginton won at Clay Cross with only 9 faults, and later featured in the Derby Evening Telegraph. Mugginton were predominantly a new band, their bells being dedicated on 1st November 1987 so this really was a remarkable achievement.
Sadly Arthur Ashby died in April 1990, no doubt he would be proud of the enthusiasm shown by ringers who now compete for this cup.
In 1995, for the first time, the Horsley Cup contest finals and the Arthur Ashby Cup contest finals took place on the same day at Horsley. Under new rules, the Horsley Cup was for method ringing and the Arthur Ashby Cup for call changes ringing.
Arthur Ashby Winners 1990 – date (with judges where known)
| 2024 | Stanton in Peak (Tim Poole) | 2023 | Wirksworth (Sally Brown and Lewis Benfield) | ||
| 2022 | Belper (Mick Angrave) | 2021 | No Contest | 2020 | No Contest |
| 2019 | Melbourne (Terry Astill) | 2018 | Belper (Colin and Jane Aked) | 2017 | Old Brampton (Mike Chester) |
| 2016 | Melbourne (Neil & Dinah Donovan) | 2015 | Melbourne 1 (Colin & Jane Aked) | 2014 | Old Brampton (Paul and Kate Flavell) |
| 2013 | Derby St Peter (Tim Poole) | 2012 | Stanton in Peak (Graham Hayward) | 2011 | Etwall (Graham Hayward) |
| 2010 | Etwall (Jim and Janet Crabtree) | 2009 | Ashford in the Water (Graham Nabb) | 2008 | Overseal (Alec Humphrey) |
| 2007 | Overseal (Ro Gay) | 2006 | Overseal (Robin Turner & Janet Rogers) | 2005 | Darley Dale (David Marshall) |
| 2004 | Etwall (Paul Jopp) | 2003 | Etwall (Bob & Ruth Smith) | 2002 | Sutton on the Hill (Alistair Smith & Paul Jopp) |
| 2001 | Overseal (Clarke Walters & Cheryl Hamby) | 2000 | Brailsford (Alistair Smith) | 1999 | Brailsford (Sally Mason & Richard Brown) |
| 1998 | Overseal (Clarke Walters) | 1997 | Etwall (Leslie Boumphrey) | 1996 | Etwall (Clive & Lucy Smith) |
| 1995 | Etwall (Paul Flavell) | 1994 | Long Eaton (Alan Moult) | 1993 | Old Brampton (Chris Bennett) |
| 1992 | Derby Cathedral (Simon Poole) | 1991 | Alvaston (Philip Hudson) | 1990 | Mugginton (Pat Halls) |
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Arthur Ashby Winners 1988 – 1989
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| 1989 | Mugginton (Peter Soar) | 1988 | Derby Cathedral B | ||