Events
Every term a different member of the exec plans a tour
to a different area. The Freshers' Tour tends to be in the county,
but the Treasurer's Tour can go as far away as York or Whitby. The
Easter term holds the annual summer tour - a several day-long trip
to a far-off county, where we ring at around 20 towers, get
matching t-shirts, and of course - play lots of Wok, the
traditional DUSCR game.
We also have an annual dinner where all current DUSCR members
and the DUSCR Life members (previous student members of the society
who have since graduated) are invited back to Durham for a formal
dinner and handbell performance, followed by a ceilidh. There is
usually a tour on the day of the dinner and a number of peals and
quarter peals are rung over the weekend.
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NUA 2020
Friday 13th November 2020
Durham will be hosting the Northern Universities Association of Change Ringers (NUA) annual meet up. The provisional dates for this are from Friday the 13th till Sunday the 15th of November 2020, however these are liable to change. Please check back soon for more information.
Treasurer's Tour 2020
Saturday 29th February 2020
The 2020 Treasurer's tour was to Darlington and the surrounding area.
Tower List
| Heighington, St Michael |
6 bells, 15-1-23 |
G |
| Richmond, St Mary |
8 bells, 11-1-12 |
G |
| Darlington, Holy Trinity |
6 bells, 6-3-9 |
B♭ |
| Darlington, St Cuthbert |
8 bells, 18-0-14 |
F |
| Shildon, St John |
8 bells, 16-1-8 |
F♯ |
DUSCR Dinner 2019
Saturday 30th November 2019
This dinner celebrated the society's 60th anniversary and was a huge success. A quiz night was organised on the preceding Friday where Life members reminisced about the past with a number of people sharing a 'five minute memory' about their time in DUSCR. The day of the dinner saw a tour to Consett and the surrounding area, while the dinner itself featured (possibly the first) handbell dinner touch rung by an all undergraduate band as well as some brilliant speeches.
Many thanks to Rachael Sanderson and Joseph Walker for doing such a fantastic job organising this.
Tower List
| St Cuthbert, Benfieldside |
6 bells, 12-2-17 |
G |
| St Mary, Blackhill |
8 bells, 15-3-19 |
F |
| Consett Christ Church |
8 bells, 16-0-19 |
F |
| All Saints, Lanchester |
8 bells, 9-1-6 |
A |
Summer Tour 2019
June 2019
The 2019 summer tour took us to North-West London and was organised by Izzy Seale. It was great fun and the word of the tour (according to Rachel) was "nap".
Tower List
| Friday 14th |
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| Stamford, All Saints |
8 bells, 14-1-14 |
F♯ |
| Stamford, St. Martin |
6 bells, 13-1-21 |
F |
| Uxbridge, St. Margaret |
8 bells, 14-0-24 |
F |
| Saturday 15th |
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| Pinner, St. John the Baptist |
8 bells, 18-3-15 |
E♭ |
| Great Stanmore, St. John the Evangelist |
8 bells, 12-0-12 |
G♯ |
| Bushey Heath, St Peter |
8 bells, 11-2-3 |
F♯ |
| Watford, St. Mary |
10 bells, 24-1-6 |
E♭ |
| Rickmansworth, St. Mary the Virgin |
10 bells, 20-0-20 |
D |
| Sunday 16th |
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| Ruislip, St. Martin |
8 bells, 12-1-6 |
F♯ |
| Hillingdon, St. John the Baptist |
10 bells, 21-1-22 |
E♭ |
| Uxbridge, St. Andrew |
8 bells, 13-1-25 |
F |
| Denham, St. Mary |
8 bells, 22-2-6 |
E♭ |
| Chalfont St. Giles, St. Giles |
8 bells, 7-3-15 |
G |
| Monday 17th |
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| Aldenham, St. John the Baptist |
8 bells, 15-0-0 |
E |
| Kirby Muxlow, St. Bartholomew |
6 bells, 7-1-5 |
A |
| Ratby, St. Philip and St. James |
8 bells, 9-3-18 |
G |
DUSCR Dinner 2018
Saturday 1st December 2018
The Annual DUSCR Dinner 2018 was a brilliant occasion - as ever - and was organised by Natasha Kozlowski. Her tour took us to Hartlepool where we rang at 3 churches after a quick brunch at a local Weatherspoons!
Tower List
| St Oswald's, Hartlepool |
10 bells, 21-2-12 |
E♭ |
| All Saints, Stranton |
8 bells, 12-3-4 |
F |
| St Aidan, Hartlepool |
8 bells, 14-0-7 |
F♯ |
Summer Tour 2018
June 2018
The 2018 summer tour took us to Leeds and was organised by Rachael Sanderson and Oliver Rice. It was a fantastic tour - as all DUSCR tours are.
Tower List
| Friday 8th |
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| Kirk Deighton, All Saints |
6 bells, 9-3-8 |
G |
| Bramham, All Saints |
6 bells, 12-0-4 |
G |
| Thorner, St. Peter |
8 bells, 10-0-27 |
F♯ |
| Barwick in Elmet, All Saints |
6 bells, 12-3-8 |
F♯ |
| Swillington, St. Mary |
8 bells, 12-0-22 |
G |
| Saturday 9th |
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| Far Headingley, St. Chad |
8 bells, 18-2-13 |
E♭ |
| Headingley, St. Michael & All Angels |
8 bells, 20-1-0 |
F |
| Upper Armley, Christ Church |
8 bells, 15-2-22 |
F |
| Burley, St. Matthias |
8 bells, 7-3-16 |
B♭ |
| Leeds Minster, St. Peter |
12 bells, 40-1-27 |
C |
| Leeds Cathedral, St. Annes |
8 bells, 9-1-4 |
A |
| Sunday 10th |
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| Tong, St. James |
6 bells, 8-1-17 |
A♭ |
| Birstall, St. James |
8 bells, 22-1-3 |
G♯ |
| Cleckheaton, St. John |
8 bells, 10-3-11 |
A♭ |
| Liversedge, Christ Church |
8 bells, 13-0-7 |
F |
| Batley, All Saints |
8 bells, 10-1-14 |
F♯ |
| Monday 11th |
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| Chapel Allerton, St. Matthew |
6 bells, 7-2-23 |
B♭ |
| North Rigton, St. John |
6 bells, 3-0-6 |
F |
| Beckwithshaw, St. Michael & All Angels |
6 bells, 13-0-15 |
F♯ |
| Harrogate, St. Wilfrid |
8 bells, 6-0-3 |
C |
| Knaresborough, St. John Baptist |
8 bells, 18-1-15 |
E |
DUSCR Dinner 2017
Saturday 2nd December 2017
The annual DUSCR dinner was brilliant this year (as always). A big thank you to Elizabeth Hopper for the organisation of the dinner and also to the master Rachael Sanderson, and the guest speakers. It was a fantastic evening and we look forward to seeing you all again next year! This year the dinner day tour was to Darlington, it was a good day and it was nice to have ringers from current DUSCR and DUSCR life.
Tower List
| Saturday 2nd 2017 |
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| St John, Shildon |
8 bells, 16-1-8 |
F♯ |
| All Saints, Hurworth |
6 bells, 16-3-15 |
F |
| St Cuthbert, Darlington |
8 bells, 18-0-14 |
F |
| St John, Darlington |
8 bells, 10-0-10 |
G |
Summer Tour 2017
June 2017
The 2017 summer tour took us to Nottingham and was organised by Rachael Sanderson. We rang at 17 towers over the weekend, then rang at Ossies when we got back because we apparently hadn't done enough ringing.
Tower List
| Friday 9th |
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| Greasley, St. Mary |
8 bells, 13-1-7 |
F♯ |
| Nuthall, St. Patrick |
8 bells, 7-0-8 |
A |
| Aspley, St. Margaret |
8 bells, 9-1-15 |
G♯ |
| Saturday 10th |
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| Plumtree, St. Mary |
8 bells, 16-3-12 |
F |
| West Bridgford, St. Giles |
8 bells, 9-1-16 |
G♯ |
| Nottingham, All Saints |
10 bells, 16-1-3 |
E♭ |
| Nottingham, St. Peter |
12 bells, 22-2-5 |
E♭ |
| Nottingham, St. Mary the virgin |
12 bells, 35-2-23 |
C |
| Sunday 11th |
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| Clifton, Holy Trinity with St. Francis |
8 bells, 3-1-18 |
E |
| Barton in Fabis, St. George |
6 bells, 11-0-21 |
G |
| Clifton, St. Mary the virgin |
8 bells, 8-0-8 |
A♯ |
| Wollaton, St. Leonard |
6 bells, 5-1-13 |
A♯ |
| Monday 12th |
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| Basford, St. Leodegarius |
8 bells, 14-3-0 |
F♯ |
| Bulwell, St. Mary the vVirgin and All Souls |
8 bells, 15-3-16 |
E |
| Hucknall, St. Mary Magdelene |
8 bells, 12-2-16 |
F♯ |
| Linby, St. Michael |
6 bells, 5-3-16 |
C |
Summer Tour 2016
June 2016
The 2016 summer tour took us to Birmingham and was organised by Elizabeth Hopper. We rang at lots of exciting towers, including England's 16 bell tower at the Bullring. We enjoyed a barbecue and lots of pancakes at a questionable hostel. Commonly regarded as the 'best tour ever!'.
Tower List
| Friday 17th |
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| Measham, St. Laurence |
8 bells, 9-2-6 |
F♯ |
| Netherseal, St. Peter |
8 bells, 11-2-7 |
G |
| Tamworth, St. Editha |
10 bells, 21-2-9 |
E♭ |
| Coleshill, SS Peter and Paul |
10 bells, 14-0-24 |
F♯ |
| Saturday 18th |
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| Moseley, St. Mary |
10 bells, 18-0-9 |
F |
| Moseley, St. Anne |
6 bells, 7-0-5 |
B♭ |
| Edgbaston, St. Bartholomew |
8 bells, 10-0-14 |
G |
| Harborne, St. Peter |
8 bells, 12-3-24 |
F♯ |
| Selly Oak, St. Mary |
8 bells, 12-1-17 |
G |
| Sunday 19th |
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| Birmingham Cathedral |
12 bells, 31-0-21 |
D |
| Birmingham, St. Martin |
16 bells, 39-1-19 |
C |
| Birmingham, St. Paul |
10 bells, 12-2-13 |
F♯ |
| Yardley, St. Edburgha |
8 bells, 12-2-16 |
F♯ |
| Monday 20th |
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| Castle Bromwich |
6 bells, 10-3-14 |
A♭ |
| Erdington, St. Barnabas |
8 bells, 15-1-15 |
F |
| Erdington Abbey |
8 bells, 15-3-16 |
F |
Summer Tour 2015
June 2015
The 2015 summer tour took us to Manchester and Cheshire and was organised by Victoria Gale. This tour was when infamous quotes such as "this spoon isn't working" and "if I plug in the kettle is it automatically on?" were born. We were treated to some excellent ringing, a proper fry up, and lots of games of Wok (TM).
Tower List
| Friday 5th |
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| Bowdon, St. Mary the Virgin |
8 bells, 18-0-6 |
E |
| Rostherne, St. Mary |
6 bells, <19-2-17 |
E♭ |
| Knutsford, St. John |
8 bells, 11-2-16 |
F♯ |
| Saturday 6th |
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| Macclesfield, St. Michael |
12 bells, 26-0-21 |
D |
| Macclesfield, Christ Church |
10 bells, 23-2-3 |
E♭ |
| Goostrey, St. Luke |
6 bells, 6 cwt |
B♭ |
| Middlewich, St. Michael & All Angels |
8 bells, 20-0-20 |
E |
| Holmes Chapel, St. Luke |
6 bells, 11 cwt |
F♯ |
| Sunday 7th |
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| Wybunbury |
6 bells, 14-0-8 |
E |
| Church Lawton, All Saints |
8 bells, 8-1-2 |
G |
| Nantwich, St. Mary |
8 bells, 14-2-18 |
E |
| Acton, St. Mary |
6 bells, 13-0-8 |
F |
| Monday 8th |
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| Chelford, St. John the Evangelist |
6 bells, 8-2-3 |
A |
| Wilmslow, St. Bartholomew |
6 bells, 13½ cwt |
F♯ |
| Marbury |
6 bells, 7-2-22 |
A♯ |