About Under 18 Ringing

This site is a simple, friendly directory of youth bell ringing groups in the UK and beyond. It’s designed to help parents and young people discover local ringing.

There was previously not one place to view this information so as part of the CCCBR’s Ringing 2030 project, this site was commissioned to fill that gap.

This site is maintained by the Young Ringers workgroup within the CCCBR.

Our aim

• Make it easy for parents and young people to find ringing where they live
• Keep information accurate, lightweight, and up to date
• Celebrate the excitement of young ringing as a hobby

What you’ll find here

• A searchable list of youth groups
• Basic details for each group (location, contact details, etc.)
• Reasons to learn to ring as young person [wip]
• Information for parents to provide reassurance and demystify this hobby [wip]

Thanks for visiting — and happy ringing!

Contribute or update information

Spotted an out-of-date practice time? A new social media link? A new group?
Please let us know — updates are much appreciated.

If your local area doesn’t have a society yet, do you fancy starting one? We can point you to resources and people who’ve done it before.

Under 18 Ringing content policy

We display the following information for each youth group, some of the submission criteria is also noted:

• Logo - Minimum 120px square png or svg, with a clear background
• Practice day and time
• Home tower - Dove ID required to populate map
• Contact links
  • Email - non-personal email if preferable, ie youthteam@coventrydg.co.uk not john.smith@york.ac.uk.
  • Website URL
• Safeguarding Information - For example persons with DBS checks
• Minimum skill level
• Age Range
• Group description - Text with all the information about the group