SCY History

The Society of Cambridge Youths is dedicated to ringing the bells for the services at Great St Mary’s both for the Parish and the University.  Founded in 1724 the society is the second oldest ringing society at any church in the world with a continuous history of its ringing. 

Cambridge towers with bells in 1724
Copyright 2024

A full report on all the 300th year celebrations has been written by Liz Orme.

To celebrate the 300th anniversary of the founding of the Society a project is in progress to build a History of all the members of the Society, past and current. When complete the SCY Member History will be available to any SCY member to view details of past members. Information on living members will not be made available unless that member has a legitimate reason (e.g. historical research) and been granted permission. Access is strictly controlled via secure user name/password.

Other historical information may be found below;

Photographs of the 2009 New Bells Project

MinutesMasters Report
To follow2025 Masters Report
2024 AGM Minutes2024 Masters Report
2023 AGM Minutes
2023 EGM Minutes – 300th anniv
2023 Masters Report
2022 AGM Minutes (draft)2022 Masters Report
Currently unable to locate pdf2021 Masters Report
2020 AGM2020 Masters Report
2019 AGM
2019 EGM October
2019 EGM June
2019 Masters Report
2018 AGM
2018 EGM
2018 Masters Report
2017 AGM2017 Masters Report
2016 AGM2016 Not available
Currently unable to locate pdf2015 Masters Report

Accounts 1908 to 2008

Catalogue of all SCY records lodged with County Archives and the last Accession made

Archive History Page by Richard Smith (some links require additional username/password credentials)