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, 09 May 2026
St Philip and St James, Clifton, North Yorkshire (3-1-23 in Eb) in 2h 53
5040 Doubles (7m/v)
720 each of Reverse Canterbury Pleasure Place; Southrepps; Eynesbury Bob; St Osmund's Bob; St Simon's Bob; St Martin's Bob; Plain Bob
  • 1 - Suzanne E Timms (Alcuin) (C)
  • 2 - Rosemary S Hall (Alcuin)
  • 3 - Alexander W Lister (Goodricke)
  • 4 - Natasha A Williams (Alcuin)
  • 5 - William J K Pottle (Alcuin)
  • 6 - Neil A H Lewis (York College)
First Peal: 3,5,6
First as Conductor
Birthday compliments to Emily E Hall
Wishing Alex Addy's lower back well
Last Ringing
Wednesday, 13 May 2026
Oratory Church of St Wilfrid, York, North Yorkshire (6-0-6 in C) in 5m
120 Father Daniel's Silver Jubilee Of Priesthood Doubles
  • 1 - William J K Pottle (Alcuin)
  • 2 - Natasha A Williams (Alcuin) (C)
  • 3 - Francesca R Lee (Alcuin)
  • 4 - Suzanne E Timms (Alcuin)
  • 5 - Jacob Rudd (St John)
  • 6 - Alexander W Lister (Goodricke)
Rung to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of Priesthood of Father Daniel, priest here at this church
The variation 50xz (Gedney Hill Place with a YCG Bob) is rung for the first time. The band would like to name this variation "Father Daniel's Silver Jubilee Of Priesthood Doubles".