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# Victory bells ring out as Lichfield’s town crier wins competition
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/victory-bells-as-lichfields-town-crier-wins-competition/
- Published: 2012-04-14T20:58:53.000Z
- Updated: 2012-04-14T20:59:28.000Z
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 21:41, News

Hear ye, hear ye – Lichfield’s town crier has beaten off stiff competition to land a top title.

[![Ken Knowles. Pic: Laurence Cremetti](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ken-knowles.jpg "Ken Knowles. Pic: Laurence Cremetti")](//lichfieldlive.co.uk/2012/04/14/victory-bells-as-lichfields-town-crier-wins-competition/ken-knowles/)

Ken Knowles. Pic: Laurence Cremetti

Ken Knowles won the Heart of England Town Criers’ Competition in Alcester.

He beat off 17 rivals to land the accolade after impressing the judges following a procession through the historic town.

Each competitor was required to ring their bell and issue a cry on the subject of their home town. Judges were listening for a variety of factors including content, volume of announcement and clarity of speech.

The retired primary school headteachersaid: “I am over the moon!

“This is my first competitive visit to Alcester so wasn’t expecting it. I am very, very pleased.”