Author: Peter Eland
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Feb update: bookings hotting up, Sustrans feature the Rally and more…
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…
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1965 York Rally – anyone remember the Bootie bike?
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…
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York Rally 2015 AGM report and update!
Many thanks to all who turned out for our 2015 AGM, held in York’s Railway Institute. Key points from a very productive meeting: It’s been a remarkable year! Thanks were expressed to all of our volunteers and ride leaders, to the Friends of York Rally supporters club members and to the exhibitors, traders, suppliers, council…
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Website up, email problems (now fixed)…
We’re happy to report that this website is now up and running on its permanent address, www.yorkrally.org :-). If you have any bookmarks to the old server at www.yorkrally.dougiereid.co.uk please do change them over. Update – we had some email problems, but they’re now fixed. But if you’ve sent any emails in the last few…
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Website disruption warning!
Just a quick note that we will shortly be changing how this website is hosted, and it may go off the air for a little while, at some point in the next few weeks. I have also ‘frozen’ the site until the transfer is completed, and temporarily disabled comments. If the website is down, please…
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Notice of AGM, and an update…
Our next York Rally meeting (and our AGM) is to be held upstairs in the ‘Light Studio’ of the Railway Institute, York, at 10AM on Saturday, 5th December 2015. All are welcome. Alongside the usual business, we will be proposing that the York Rally (currently an unincorporated association) converts to a CIO (Charitable Incorporated Organisation)…
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August update: 2016 work starting, website revamp underway…
It’s almost time for the Rally to swing back into action! As you might have suspected, most of us on the committee have been taking a bit of a break to recover over the last few months – although there has been some sterling work done behind the scenes (mainly negotiating with the Council about…
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Reaction and first images up!
We’ve had a wonderful response so far to the photo competition – please do keep them coming until entries close at midnight this Sunday! And feel free to send us your pictures afterwards, too! As you’ll see from our new page headers, we’re already using many of your wonderful images to promote the Rally. Normally…
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Next meeting this Saturday: 4th July 2015
Our next meeting is to be held downstairs at ‘Your Bike Shed’, Micklegate, York at 10 AM on the 4th July 2015. All are welcome. We’ll both be looking back at the recent Rally and looking forwards to the Sportive and to the 2016 Rally. Please note that despite our best efforts we cannot yet,…
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That was the 2015 York Rally!
The final volunteers have just departed from the Knavesmire, leaving it as empty and pristine as it was before the Rally, save only for a team from the marquee company still dismantling the trade tents. Many thanks to everyone who turned up – you made it the event it was. Huge thanks to all of…