History of The Society
The parish records of Great St Mary's Cambridge record that ringing was being undertaken by some form of company of ringers at the church as early as 1572. In 1629 it is hinted in these records that the ringers were at that time called "The Cambridge Scholars". In 1724, when the bells were augmented to 10, the company refounded as "The Society of Cambridge Youths" a name under which the company has continued making it now the second oldest ringing societies with a continuous history of ringing (the oldest being the Company of Ringers of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln who are believed to have been formed in 1612).
The Society rings the bells for not only the regular church services but also the University Sermons which take place twice each University term.
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