The York Colleges Guild of Bellringers

NUA Details

Hello everybody! Here it is, the final details for the NUA weekend, held this year in York from 20th-22nd November!

Friday evening: Ringing, Eating (at the hall) and a Local Pub

• 6.30pm - 8.00pm St Michael, Spurriergate, York, YO1 9QR, (6) 8-2-14

The hall is English Martyrs Hall, Dalton Terrace, York, YO24 4DA. It will be open from 8pm for food and drinks. You will be able to dump luggage in the hall before 8pm on the Friday by arrangement but Spurriergate church also has ample space to leave bags whilst ringing.

After food, there'll be drinking and socialising at The Windmill Inn, 14-16 Blossom Street, York, YO24 1AJ, which is only a 5 minute walk from the hall.

Saturday: Tower Grab, Striking Competition, Food, Ceilidh and Boat Race

• 9.30am-10.30am - All Saints, Huntington, YO32 9GN, (8) 5-0-17
• 10.30am-11.45am - St Philip and St James, Clifton, YO30 6BJ, (6) 3-1-23
• 11.15am - 12.45pm - St Wilfrid's, York, YO1 7HE, (10) 18-1-21
• 1.00pm - 2.00pm - St Olave's, York, YO30 7WH, (6) 9-0-14
• 2.00pm - 3.00pm - St Lawrence's, York, YO10 3BN, (8) 7-3-24
• 2.45pm - 4.15pm - All Saints, North Street, YO1 6JD, (8) 7-2-2
• 3.45pm - 5.00pm - St Stephen, Acomb, YO26 5LY, (6) 10-3-26

There are plenty of places in York city centre to grab a bite for lunch.

Dinner will be served back at the hall and after the striking competition results, there'll be a live ceilidh band and the boat race! Beer will be from Roosters Brewery in Harrogate and will be £1 per pint or less!

Sunday: Morning Ringing, Wetherspoons and the Minster

• Morning ringing: St Lawrence's, St Olave's and St Wilfrid's.

We will then regroup at Wetherspoons, Postern Gate, YO1 9NX from 11am.

• 2.15pm - 3.55pm - York Minster, YO1 7JL, (12) 59-1-23

There will be ringing at the Minster on the Sunday afternoon from 2.15pm to 3.55pm. Everyone is very welcome and for those who can confidently handle a 10cwt bell in rounds there will be the opportunity to have a ring. As we will have quite a few people to get through we would appreciate a prompt start and please bear with us if you only get a short ring. There will also be a chance to view the bells, including Great Peter, for those interested.

General:

• Money: The cost of the weekend will be £20 which will include all towers, ceilidh, accommodation, 2 course dinners and full English breakfasts. (Bargain!) We would appreciate payment on arrival on Friday evening. If you're arriving on the Saturday you can pay any of the York students at the towers. If you just want to come for Saturday and are not staying over then a reduced ticket price of £10 is available. You'll be provided with a wristband upon payment and these will be required for entry into all towers.
• Transport: Full details of bus services and all directions will be sent out in the coming weeks. Parking at the hall is limited and by arrangement only, please get in touch with us if you wish to reserve a space; these will be allocated on a first come first served basis with preference given to minibuses. We recommend you come by public transport and all towers have been designed for easy access with a bus ticket costing only £3.70 for the day. The hall is 10 minutes walk away from the train station.
• Food: Please let us know if you have any vegetarians coming or have any special dietary requirements.

Finally, please let us know numbers of those attending by Friday 13th November. Everyone is extremely welcome even if you're not from the north!

If you've managed to read this far then we hope you're now as excited about the NUA as we are! You can get in touch with any of us through facebook or e-mail us at admin@ycg.org.uk.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Helen Green, Sophie Palmer and Lottie Flower