Statement from YMSCR: 17th December 2016
For some weeks, attempts have been made behind the scenes to encourage the Dean to engage in dialogue with members of the York Minster Society of Change Ringers (YMSCR) in order to restore good relations and to get the bells…
YORK MINSTER’S BELLRINGERS CALL FOR AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION
York Minster Society of Change Ringers – Update 30 October 2016 YORK MINSTER’S BELLRINGERS CALL FOR AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION There has been a lot of media coverage since the York Minster bellringers were summoned to a meeting on Tuesday October…
YMSCR Response to the Archbishop of York
YMSCR Response to the Archbishop of York’s statement this afternoon The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, delivered a statement this afternoon regarding the York Minster bell ringers. In this statement he referred to Chapter’s decision earlier this summer to…
NW Tower Bells
Overview The North West tower of York Minster contains 6 bells used to play the quarter chimes (15,30,45 and on the hour) between 8am and 8pm each day. In addition, it also contains ‘Great Peter’, used to chime the hour,…
YACR 6 Bell Striking Competition
The band (l-r): Christine Potter, Emma Coles, Gail Cater, Peter Sanderson, Bob Cater, David Potter Saturday 17th September say a YMSCR band compete for the Yorkshire Association Wilfrid Moreton Trophy. The band range Stedman Doubles at Cawthorne, and came in first…
Yorkshire 12 Bell 2011
Saturday 2nd September saw a YMSCR band compete at Sheffield Cathedral for the White Rose Shield. York were placed first, with the full results as follows: York Minster Leeds Parish Church Scratch band Sheffield Bradford The York band placing was…
National 12 Bell Contest – success for York
Saturday 25th June saw the final of the 2011 National 12 Bell Striking Contest, hosted by Leeds Parish Church. The team from York Minster came in 2nd place – an excellent result. Full details can be found at the…
Edinburgh Outing 2011 – adventures in a foreign land
Listening to the Minster Royal Wedding peal from a sunny pub garden seemed the perfect start to a weekend of ringing, eating and socialising with the band in Edinburgh over the bank holiday weekend. And despite the apparent early onset…
2011 12 Bell Eliminator
Saturday 2nd April saw a YMSCR band travel to Birmingham for the 2011 eliminators in the National 12 Bell Contest. York came in 3rd place, and qualify for the final to be held at Leeds Parish Church later this year….
Attendance
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