Liverpool Universities Society of Change Ringers

We are primarily responsible for the ringing of the bells of St Francis Xavier (known as SFX), the Roman Catholic church on Salisbury Street in Everton, about half a mile from the city centre and the University of Liverpool campus.

But that’s not all we do… We organise a range of events throughout the year. Some of them involve ringing, many don’t.

We visit several different pubs, before and after (and occasionally instead of) ringing. Regular social events include pub crawls, pancake parties and group meals, as well as the local Liverpool district ringing meetings and events. Also on the annual calendar is the Northern Universities Association weekend in November, plus our Freshers’, Easter and Summer ringing tours. And of course there is also THE social event of the year – The Annual Dinner – held in fine style in a hotel in Liverpool on the third Saturday evening in February each year.

How to find St Francis Xavier – SFX SFX (St Francis Xavier) is the Roman Catholic parish church of Everton, and has eight bells cast by Taylor’s in 1921, with a tenor weight of 16-1-6. They have recently been rehung and ‘go’ very well. Our practices are on Friday evenings between 6 and 7pm, and afterwards we usually head into town to join the practice at Pier Head (12 bells, tenor 41-3-15). On Sundays we ring from 9:45 to 10:15am, and then often go for breakfast. Many LUSCR members also support other local towers on weekdays and Sundays, but don’t feel obliged to do so.