YMSCR offer to ring the bells for Christmas
The York Minster Society of Change Ringers will willingly ring the Minster bells for all Christmas services if asked to do so by the Dean and Chapter. This can be a temporary arrangement until difficulties are worked out in 2017.
Open letter from younger members of the band
This letter is to everyone who is following the current situation at York Minster regarding the band of bell ringers. We are a group of young ringers, all under 25 years of age. We are all students in York and…
YMSCR respond to media coverage
We should like to make it clear via this post that none of the (former) York Minster ringers wish to be associated with the personal attacks on the Dean of York or the nickname published in the Times today (15th…
**Bell ringers update**
Dear all visitors, you have probably arrived here having read the news. If not, please see the York Press website or other media regarding the axing of the York Minster bellringers October 2016. As far as we know, the ban…
Fantastic achievement for YMSCR younger members
The YMSCR has a large contingent of younger ringers who gathered together one fine day and succeeded in a high quality performance on the back set of the 3 tonne bells. The skill in handling bells of such weight and…
12 bell competition 2016
YMSCR entered a band at All Saints, High Wycombe on Saturday March 19 2016, drawn last to ring, we missed going through to the final by 6%, we’ll try again another year. Good luck to the finalists! Test Piece: 288 Cambridge Surprise…
12 Bell competition 2015
The eliminators were held St Chad, Shrewsbury on Saturday March 28 2015. Test Piece: 288 Cambridge Surprise Maximus Judges: Robert C Kippin (Chief), Joanne R Holden, David F Moore Team Rang Speed Mark 1 Birmingham 1st 3h37 88% 2 Cambridge 6th 3h40 84%…
Yorkshire Association, Sunday Service band competition 2015
Sunday Service Bands Striking Contest This year’s Contest was held at Rotherham Minster on 19th September and judged by Julia Cater (of Penrith, Cumbria) assisted by myself. We sat on the Minster’s nave roof and thankfully it was one of…
YMSCR Ringer’s wedding, Green and Illman
Written by Sue Green, published in the Ringing World Oct 2nd 2015 Helen and Matthew’s wedding on Saturday, 15th August was bound to be an occasion for lots of ringing. They met when they joined York Colleges Guild in 2007…
YMSCR Ringer’s wedding, Webster & Leese
The village of Easingwold in North Yorkshire was the setting for the wedding of David Leese and Holly Webster on a breezy May afternoon. David and Holly had known each other since primary school days at Easingwold, when Holly once…