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TheManchester Universities Guild of Change Ringers is abell ringingguild based inGreater Manchester, whose home tower is the Sacred Trinity inSalford. 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 theNorthern Universities Association.
The guild was formed in 1948 at theVictoria University of Manchester.[1]The first recordedpeal was ofGrandsire Doubles onhandbells in the belfry of Christ Church, West Didsbury, Manchester on 11 January 1950.[2]
Later, the guild acquired many associate members fromUMIST, theUniversity of Salford,MMU, and colleges in Manchester. As a result, the Guild separated from theUniversity of Manchester Students' Union, in the process changing the original 'University' to its plural form.
MUGCR is most active around South Manchester, notably inFallowfield, where there is a large student population.
On 16 May 1974 the guild completed a record-breakingpeal comprising 100 triples methods with the maximum possible number of half-lead changes of method. This was to have been the greatest number of triples methods rung at the time.[3][4] The peal was later shown to be technically incorrectly called and withdrawn.[5] The guild successfully achieved the peal on 13 November 1974.[6]
On 27 June 1974 the guild rang a record-breaking peal comprising 360 triples methods, the most possible. This was the most methods rung in any peal anywhere at the time[7] with a photograph of the band appearing in theRinging World.[8]
On 22 June 1975 the guild rang a peal of twelve spliced surprise methods. This was the most methods rung half-lead spliced.[9]