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The Cambridge University Guild of Change Ringers was formed in 1879 to practise the art of change ringing. Today we are an active student society who organise many ringing and social events throughout the year.

We ring at several churches within Cambridge, and welcome ringers of all abilities. To find out more about the Guild, explore this website, e-mail secretary@cugcr.org.uk, or feel free to join us at one of our practices.


Christmas Letter and Dinner Invitation

Posted 19th December 2011

This year’s dinner will be held on the 17th March at Robinson College. Drinking tickets cost £45, and non-drinking £38. Please return the dinner reply form to the Secretary by the 25th February. The Master’s Christmas letter is also available for download here.

Posted by the Webmaster


London Outing

Posted 23rd November 2011

This year’s London Outing will be on Saturday 26th November. The programme is:

1000-1100 St Margaret Westminster 10, 26-0-26
1130-1230 St Gabriel Pimlico 8, 15-3-10
1230-1430 Lunch
1445-1530 St Saviour Pimlico 8, 7-1-20
1615-1715 St Magnus the Martyr London Bridge 12, 26-3-9

Followed by one or more pubs and the traditional Brick Lane curry.

Posted by the Webmaster


SUA Results

Posted 13th November 2011

The results of the SUA striking competition held in Cambridge on 12th November are now available here. A further report will follow.

Posted by Max Drinkwater


Formal at Jesus – Tue 8 Nov

Posted 24th October 2011

Everyone is invited to formal at Jesus on Tuesday 8th November – only £7.85; bring your own wine (1 bottle/person with no corkage fee).

Deadline for replies (to the master): 00:00 Friday morning (28th Oct) so that I can book on Friday.

Posted by Max Drinkwater


Christmas Dinner – 1st Dec

Posted 21st October 2011

Cambridge Christmas will be here sooner than you think! The Guild Christmas dinner will be on Thursday 1st December in Robinson.

College dinners are usually on a number of nights, so hopefully you can keep that day free to join the fun with plenty of food, drink, party hats, corny jokes, too many sprouts, handbells (to play jingle bells on) and general fun.

Look forward to seeing you there!

Posted by Max Drinkwater


YP Outing – Sat 29 Oct

Posted 19th October 2011

If anyone is interested, there is a young ringers’ outing around Newmarket/Soham – I’m sure they’d be very pleased to see people. Have a look at facebook for more details.

Unfortunately, I can’t go as I’ve arranged a have-a-go session at GSM for learners, but there are plenty of buses/trains between places (the outing has been designed to be doable by bus).

If anyone is around to help me between 1.30 and 3.30 at GSM who is confident with teaching, I could do with some help too.

Posted by Max Drinkwater


Freshers’ Cycle Outing

Posted 11th October 2011

The Guild Freshers’ cycle outing will be on Saturday the 15th of October; the planned itinerary is given below.

Those with Saturday lectures or a great love of their beds who are unable to make the start are welcome to join us late at the first tower or at any subsequent point on the route. For those less inclined towards two wheels I have given transport options below, however they do tend to be in and out of the city rather than between towers. There may well be additional buses that do these routes.

Itinerary:

10:45 Meet GSM
11:00-12:00 Ring at St Edwards, Cambridge (TBC)
12:00-14:00 Ride to Great Shelford then lunch at suitable pub,
probably the Square and Compasses, Great Shelford
14:00-15:00 Ring at St Mary the Virgin, Great Shelford
(use Citi 7 bus)
15:30-16:30 Ring at St Mary and St Michael, Trumpington
(use one of many buses)
17:00 Return to Cambridge

Posted by Will Benfold


Welcome to new students

Posted 18th August 2011

Anyone coming to study in Cambridge in the new year will be warmly welcomed at any or all of our practices whether you’re still learning to handle the rope or splicing surprise – we have everyone in between!

Come and chat to us at the freshers’ fair or send an e-mail to any of us if you want more information (or just to check that we are as friendly as we say we are).

We hope to see you at St Andrew’s on Thursdays (8:00) or St Bene’t's on Fridays (7:30) in term time or at any of the other ringing/social activities we hope you’ll find out about through our mailing list. You can always join us for socialising after most practices, but Thursday 13th October should see an exciting (and free for freshers) squash where we’ll be especially keen to introduce ourselves to you and you to us.

Congratulations to everyone on their results and we hope to see lots of interest in ringing and socialising in the new year.

Posted by Max Drinkwater


Wedding at StAG

Posted 8th August 2011

03/09/11 – 6 ringers required for a wedding at StAG. Ringing before and after 3pm service, £20/rope. Let the master know if you can ring.

Posted by Max Drinkwater


Guild Week 2011

Posted 11th July 2011

Details of this year’s Guild Week have now been published. Please see here for the invitation letter, and here for a booking form.

Posted by the Webmaster


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