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The YACR is one of the largest ringing associations in the country – the largest geographically and one of the larger in terms of the number of members. More than 350 of our churches have four or more bells hung for full-circle ringing, and our bell repair fund (BRF) is available to help enthusiastic communities restore and augment existing rings and create new ones.

The Association is divided into nine branches and also has a very active Young Ringers group. You can find out all about each group’s activities by clicking on the links for each area above.

We also have a proud tradition of peal ringing, and records of these peals, dating back to the earliest in 1875, can be found on this website.

We hope that you will find this website helpful, whether you are already a member of the YACR, whether you haven’t yet learned to ring, whether you are an existing ringer who is visiting the area or would like to join us, or if you are simply looking for more information about ringing.

Forthcoming Events

Saturday 20th September 2025. General Meeting and final of the Sunday Service Band striking competition. Hosted by the Central Branch.

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Click here to read the 2024 electronic report.

There are still lots of member's names missing. If your name isn't there, and you would like to see it in the next report, then add yourself in Membermojo.

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News

Results of the Inter Branch Striking Competition 2025

held on Saturday 10th May at Huntington

1st		Cleveland & North Yorkshire Branch
2nd		York Branch
3rd		Leeds and District Branch
4th		Sheffield and District Branch
5th		Western Branch
6th		Central Branch
7th		Selby & East Riding

Results of the Sunday Service Band Striking Competition 2024

held on Saturday September 21st at Holme on Spalding Moor

1st	{	Northallerton
1st	{	Scalby
3rd		Leeds Minster
4th		Sheffield
5th		Huddersfield
6th		York
7th		Market Weighton
8th		The Tykes

Ringing World National Youth Contest

Congratulations to the Yorkshire Tykes 8 bell method team on winning the RWNYC on Saturday 6th July in London. They rang 168 changes of Plain Bob Triples conducted by Robert Carr. There were 36 teams in total in the contest and Tykes won with a perfect score of 10 out of 10.

Team clockwise from front right:

1 Amelia Johnson

2 Finley Kemp

3 Annie Faulkner

4 Robert Carr (C)

5 Francis Town

6 Francis Gilruth

7 Alexander Johnson

8 Harry Helyer

For reports of other past events- see news

Leeds Branch mini-outing
Selby area
12th July 2025 All day
Leeds and District Branch

Mini-outing to the Selby area
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Branch Practice
St Peter, Norton
17th July 2025 7.00pm to 9.00pm
Scarborough and District Branch
Assisting the local band
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July Ringing meeting

19th July 2025
Central Branch
Our next meeting is on 19th July ringing at:

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