Manchester Universities Guild of Change Ringers
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Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
, whose home tower is the Sacred Trinity in Salford. Most of the members are, or have been in the past, students attending the universities and colleges in Manchester and Salford. The guild is a member of the Northern Universities Association
Northern Universities Association
Sister to the Southern Universities Association the Northern Universities Association is an informal grouping of University Change Ringing Societies in the UK who meet annually for a weekend; usually in November...
.
The guild was formed in 1948 at the Victoria University of Manchester
Victoria University of Manchester
The Victoria University of Manchester was a university in Manchester, England. On 1 October 2004 it merged with the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology to form a new entity, "The University of Manchester".-1851 - 1951:The University was founded in 1851 as Owens College,...
. Later, the guild acquired many associate members from UMIST
UMIST
The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology was a university based in the centre of the city of Manchester in England. It specialised in technical and scientific subjects and was a major centre for research...
, the University of Salford
University of Salford
The University of Salford is a campus university based in Salford, Greater Manchester, England with approximately 20,000 registered students. The main campus is about west of Manchester city centre, on the A6, opposite the former home of the physicist, James Prescott Joule and the Working Class...
, MMU
Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester Metropolitan University is a university in North West England. Its headquarters and central campus is in the city of Manchester, but there are outlying facilities in the county of Cheshire. It is the third largest university in the United Kingdom in terms of student numbers, behind the...
, and colleges in Manchester. As a result, the Guild separated from the University of Manchester Students' Union
University of Manchester Students' Union
The University of Manchester Students' Union is the representative body of students at the University of Manchester, England, and is the UK's largest students' union...
, in the process changing the original 'University' to its plural form.
MUGCR is most active around South Manchester, notably in Fallowfield
Fallowfield
Ladybarn is the part of Fallowfield to the south-east. Chancellors Hotel & Conference Centre is used by the University of Manchester: it was built by Edward Walters for Sir Joseph Whitworth, as were the Firs Botanical Grounds.-Religion:...
, where there is a large student population.
Committee Members April 2010 to March 2011
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| President | Malcolm Murphy |
| General Secretary | Martyn Owen |
| Webmaster | Dave Morley |
| Ringing Master | Sam Haste |
| Treasurer | Karen Dickens |
| Secretary | Rebecca Davey |
| Steeple Keeper | Adrian Attaway |
| Lady Of The Ale | Helen Beaumont |
| Tea Lady | Holly Walton |