YCG
York Colleges Guild
Welcome to YCG

The York Colleges Guild is a friendly group of bellringing students from the University of York and York St Johns who ring the bells at churches across York.

We hold weekly practices of tower bells and semi-regular hand-bell practices. We also have a variety of weekly socials, on campus and in the city itself. In recent weeks, these have included film nights, Mario Kart, and the annual scavenger hunt. Impromptu socials also seem to happen quite frequently, where we usually have a catch-up over a pint at one of the student bars on campus. See events page for more info on these (apart from the impromptu socials - it's in the name ;)

If you would like to join us or are visiting York from another university for a few days please drop us a message so we can get you involved!




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Last Peal
Saturday, 10 August 2024
66 Bootham, York, North Yorkshire in 4h 28
18000 Plain Bob Minimus
  • 1-2 - Natasha A Williams (Alcuin) (C)
  • 3-4 - Patrick W J Deakin (James)
A long length attempt stopped halfway through due to a small bladder and a growing headache.
Longest length of Plain Bob Minimus.
Longest length for all.
Last Ringing
Friday, 07 February 2025
Oratory Church of St Wilfrid, York, North Yorkshire (6-0-6 in C) in 41m
1260 Doubles (5m/p)
300 Stedman, 240 Plain Bob, 240 St Martin's Bob, 240 Grandsire, 240 St Simon's Bob
  • 1 - Caitlin E Routledge (Alcuin) (C)
  • 2 - Philippa C M Stokoe (Staff) (C)
  • 3 - Benjamin J Hartley (St John) (C)
  • 4 - Suzanne E Timms (Alcuin) (C)
  • 5 - Natasha A Williams (Alcuin) (C)
  • 6 - Eileen G Robertson (Goodricke) (C)
Thanks to the most pre-quarter faff and deliberation, we would like to congratulate Suzanne on having the same wingspan as height.
First including Stedman: 1
First jointly conducting: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Put the wrong year on first submission: 5
Believed to be the most conductors in a YCG Quarter, because once again, Ben forgot to ask someone to conduct