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…
2014 12 Bell eliminator, 1st place!
The Minster band was placed 1st out of 6 bands, where the scores ran from 45% to the winning mark of 78%! York : placed 1st Mark: 78 % Peal speed: 3h39 Treble Peter D Hughes 2 Eleanor Carr 3 Helen M Beaumont 4 Helen…
YMSCR Ringer’s wedding, Longden and Etherington
On the 28th September 2013, Alice and James were married at St Lawrence church, York. 145 guests attended, with many being local ringers. A reception was held with speeches, a tower of cupcakes under a rainbow cake, and a ceilidh….
12 bell final 2013
The Minster band rang at Ripon Cathedral, and was placed 8th in the competition with 71%. The method was 288 Cambridge Surprise Maximus (leads 1, 7-11) Eleanor Carr Peter Hughes Peter Sanderson (c) Christine Potter Roderick Horton Helen Green Michael Pollard…
2013 12 Bell Eliminator
Saturday 23rd March saw a YMSCR band travel to Kettering for the 2013 eliminators in the National 12 Bell Contest. York took and excellent 1st place, and qualify for the final to be held at Ripon Cathedral on Saturday 22nd…
York Branch Striking competition 2013
The Branch Contest was held at Bishopthorpe on 18 May with Alice Longden, late of York but now of Oxford, as the judge. Eleven teams entered. With the Branch having over 140 members but in only 10 active towers, in…
2012 12 bell competition
York Minster rang in the eliminators at Stourbridge on Saturday March 24 2012, and came second, meaning we were in the finals this year. Test Piece: 255 Stedman Cinques Judges: John P Loveless (Chief), Linda M Garton, Stuart C W Hutchieson Team Rang…