{"id":105,"date":"2020-03-12T17:45:52","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T17:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/test.scy.org.uk\/?page_id=105"},"modified":"2026-06-05T12:10:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T11:10:27","slug":"members-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/?page_id=105","title":{"rendered":"SCY History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Society of Cambridge Youths is dedicated to ringing the bells for the services at Great St Mary\u2019s both for the Parish and&nbsp;the University.&nbsp;&nbsp;Founded in&nbsp;<strong>1724<\/strong>&nbsp;the society is the second oldest ringing society at any church in the world with a continuous history of its&nbsp;ringing.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"587\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/COPYWRITE-RESERVED-Churches-of-Cambridge-in-1724-1024x587.jpg\" alt=\"Cambridge towers with bells in 1724\" class=\"wp-image-1353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/COPYWRITE-RESERVED-Churches-of-Cambridge-in-1724-1024x587.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/COPYWRITE-RESERVED-Churches-of-Cambridge-in-1724-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/COPYWRITE-RESERVED-Churches-of-Cambridge-in-1724-768x440.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/COPYWRITE-RESERVED-Churches-of-Cambridge-in-1724-1536x880.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Copyright owned by Phil Orme &#8211; 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A full report on all the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-Final-Report-v1.0-on-SCY300.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-Final-Report-v1.0-on-SCY300.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">300th year celebrations<\/a> has been written by Liz Orme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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 <strong>not <\/strong>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-admin\/admin.php?page=wpda_wpdp_2_5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Access the SCY Member History Database (Beta)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Other historical information may be found below;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photographs of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/143852850@N03\/albums\/72157669442335995\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/143852850@N03\/albums\/72157669442335995\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2009 New Bells Project<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/SCY-AGM-2026.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/SCY-AGM-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2026 AGM Minutes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other 2026 AGM documents on Members Only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/?page_id=2155\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/?page_id=2155\">Documents Page<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>SCY Minute Book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/SCY_MinuteBook_1995-2005.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1995-2005<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SCY Minute Book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/SCY_MinuteBook_1978-1994.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1978-1994<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SCY Minute Book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/SCY_MinuteBook_1936-1977.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1936-1977<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SCY Minute Book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/SCY_MinuteBook_1927-1935.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1927-1935<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>SCY <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/?page_id=277\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Accounts 1908 to 2008<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/St-Clements-installation-stages.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/St-Clements-installation-stages.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2021 St Clements Installation Stages visual<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016-05-04_St_Clements_Feasibility_Report.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016-05-04_St_Clements_Feasibility_Report.pdf\">2016 St Clements Feasibility Report<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2003 FHK Demo &#8211; Curry Points <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/FHK-Demo-page-front-2003.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/FHK-Demo-page-front-2003.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">front<\/a> and History <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/FHK-Demo-page-reverse-2003.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/FHK-Demo-page-reverse-2003.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">back<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FHK Attendance Lists <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/SCYleague2025.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/SCYleague2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2025<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/SCYleague2024.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/SCYleague2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/SCYleague2023v2.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/SCYleague2023v2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2023<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/league2022pp1-2.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/league2022pp1-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2022<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/league2021pp1-2.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/league2021pp1-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2021<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/league2020pp1-2.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/league2020pp1-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2020<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/SCY_rules_2017_proposal_redline.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/SCY_rules_2017_proposal_redline.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SCY Rules (2017)<\/a> Independent Examiner not Auditor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/SCY-rules-as-of-2009.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/SCY-rules-as-of-2009.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SCY Rules (2009)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/SCY-rules-as-of-1999.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/SCY-rules-as-of-1999.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SCY Rules (1999)<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/1988-Proposal-Failed.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/1988-Proposal-Failed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SCY Rules change proposal (1988 &#8211; Failed)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/1984-Rules-and-failed-88-Amendment.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/1984-Rules-and-failed-88-Amendment.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SCY Rules (1984 and unadopted 1988 version)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2675-catalogue.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2675-catalogue.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Catalogue<\/a> of all SCY records lodged with County Archives and the last <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/R125-051-receipt.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/R125-051-receipt.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Accession<\/a> made<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/archive.scy.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Archive History Page by Richard Smith<\/a> (some links require additional username\/password credentials)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<ul style=\"--columns: 3;--space: 0px;--min-width: 0px;\" class=\"filebird-block-filebird-gallery wp-block-gallery blocks-gallery-grid columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-filebird-block-filebird-gallery\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20251117-WA0000.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20251117-WA0000\" class=\"wp-image-2096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20251117-WA0000.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20251117-WA0000-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20251117-WA0000-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20251117-WA0000-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG-20251117-WA0000-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/COPYWRITE-RESERVED-Churches-of-Cambridge-in-1724-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Cambridge towers with bells in 1724\" class=\"wp-image-1353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/COPYWRITE-RESERVED-Churches-of-Cambridge-in-1724-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/COPYWRITE-RESERVED-Churches-of-Cambridge-in-1724-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/COPYWRITE-RESERVED-Churches-of-Cambridge-in-1724-1024x587.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/COPYWRITE-RESERVED-Churches-of-Cambridge-in-1724-768x440.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/COPYWRITE-RESERVED-Churches-of-Cambridge-in-1724-1536x880.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cropped-p-9277.jpg\" alt=\"cropped-p-9277.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cropped-p-9277.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cropped-p-9277-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cropped-p-9277-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cropped-P1030464-1.jpg\" alt=\"cropped-P1030464-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cropped-P1030464-1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cropped-P1030464-1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cropped-P1030464-1-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cropped-P1030464-1-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cropped-P1030464-1-1536x922.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cropped-Bell20resized.jpg\" alt=\"cropped-Bell20resized.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cropped-Bell20resized.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cropped-Bell20resized-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cropped-Bell20resized-1024x615.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cropped-Bell20resized-768x462.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cropped-Bell20resized-1536x923.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cropped-gsmbell2.jpg\" alt=\"cropped-gsmbell2.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cropped-gsmbell2.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cropped-gsmbell2-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cropped-gsmbell2-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cropped-gsmbell2-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cropped-gsmbell2-1536x922.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"336\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Bell20resized.jpg\" alt=\"Bellresized\" class=\"wp-image-84\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"218\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cambridge.jpg\" alt=\"cambridge\" class=\"wp-image-83\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/gsmbell2.jpg\" alt=\"gsmbell2\" class=\"wp-image-82\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/p-9277.jpg\" alt=\"p-9277\" class=\"wp-image-79\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-Bell-removal-15-Apr-09-001.jpg\" alt=\"5 - Bell removal 15 Apr 09 001\" class=\"wp-image-77\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1312\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/3-GSM_bell_casting_Apr09_07.jpg\" alt=\"3 - GSM_bell_casting_Apr09_07\" class=\"wp-image-76\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scy.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/4-New13.jpg\" alt=\"2009 Bells in the Foundry\" class=\"wp-image-24\"\/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Society of Cambridge Youths is dedicated to ringing the bells for the services at Great St Mary\u2019s both for the Parish and&nbsp;the University.&nbsp;&nbsp;Founded in&nbsp;1724&nbsp;the society is the second oldest ringing society at any church in the world with a continuous history of its&nbsp;ringing.&nbsp; A full report on all the 300th year celebrations has been 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