Manchester Universities Guild of Change Ringers
The Manchester Universities Guild of Change Ringers is a bell ringing guild based in Greater Manchester, whose home tower is the Sacred Trinity in Salford. Most of the members are, or have been in the past, students attending the universities and colleges in Manchester and Salford. The guild is a member of the Northern Universities Association.
Early years
The guild was formed in 1948 at the Victoria University of Manchester.[1] The first recorded peal was of Grandsire Doubles on handbells in the belfry of Christ Church, West Didsbury, Manchester on 11 January 1950.[2]
Expansion
Later, the guild acquired many associate members from UMIST, the University of Salford, MMU, and colleges in Manchester. As a result, the Guild separated from the University of Manchester Students' Union, in the process changing the original 'University' to its plural form.
MUGCR is most active around South Manchester, notably in Fallowfield, where there is a large student population.
References
- ↑ "Manchester University Guild". The Ringing World (Rolls House Publishing Co. Ltd., London EC4.): 143. 1 April 1949.
- ↑ "Handbell Peals". The Ringing World (Rolls House Publishing Co. Ltd., London EC4.): 77. 3 February 1950.