Author: Peter Eland

A somewhat belated update following our post-Rally meeting, and a few reminders too! General verdict and finances The team were all really happy with how the Rally went – there’s still a list of improvements for next time (including better dishwashing facilities, and more reliable caterers!) but overall we think it went pretty well. We’re…

Many thanks to all who attended the 2016 Rally, and especially all of those who gave their time and energy to help it happen! We’ll have more updates on this website shortly… But for now, a note that we have a post-rally meeting coming up, at which we’ll work out how to make the next…

The 2016 York Rally is coming up very fast now, and so this will be possibly a final catch-up before the event! We’re about to send the show programme off to print: and we’ve also just had our final planning meeting, on site on the Knavesmire. It’s looking in good condition for the event. Just…

After an inexcusable delay we are delighted to announce the winners of the 2015 York Rally photo competition! We had a wonderful response, with over 30 Rally-goers submitting their images, and over 500 images in total to choose from. These photos have been absolutely invaluable in publicising the Rally – we’ve never been short of…

We are convening a Special General Meeting for the York Rally to push forwards our move to become a CIO (Charitable Incorporated Organisation). This meeting will be largely procedural, and should be over fairly quickly, and it will be followed by an informal York Rally planning meeting. Formal notice of this meeting follows: Notice of…

We had a very productive meeting on Saturday (19th March) and are making good progress on several fronts.  Many thanks to Cycle Heaven on Hospital Fields Road, York, for hosting us again. The key points are: – Campsite bookings are coming in well, but earlybird prices end just a week today (midnight on Sunday the…

Entries are now open for the grasstrack racing at the 2016 York Rally! You can now enter online via the British Cycling website. This event has traditionally been one of the great fixtures of the Northern grasstrack circuit, and we are proud that it is now returning for a second time following the successful revival…

Time for another York Rally update! Last weekend we had a meeting, our first in a new venue (Cycle Heaven’s shop near the Millennium Bridge in York) and we’ll likely be back there again for our next meeting too, on Saturday 19th March, when our kind hosts will work on some improved seating arrangements. Key…

We have received the following very interesting letter from Brian Conolly, who would be very interested to hear from anyone with further information, or recollections, of the ‘Bootie’ bike which was on show at the 1965 Rally. Click any image above to enlarge. He writes: Dear York Rally committee, I’ve sent you some photos from…