Category: York Rally news
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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…
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Rally imminent!
The York Rally is imminent! Most of the team are now on site, so will have limited access to email – please use info@yorkrally.org for the best chance of a reply, but from now until the Rally is over, the best way to contact us is via the Rally mobile: York Rally enquiries mobile: 0746…
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8 days to go – the photography competition!
Eight days to go – so the Rally starts a week tomorrow! As promised, some details about the photo competition. We need good, and even great, pictures of this year’s Rally for our website and publicity for next year – but we don’t have the funds to hire a professional photogapher to cover the event.…
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9 days to go – and news of the Velodrome ride and Invention Convention!
Of the many rides we’re running from the Rally, one is especially unusual! Jointly organised by Sustrans and the Invention Convention, it takes participants over to York’s new Sports Village, with its Olympic-standard outdoor velodrome. Now most top class velodromes are strict in only allowing fixed wheel bikes onto the track. But for this ride…
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Ten days to go update: programme, photo competition, badges, talks…
We’ve been busy! The show programme has gone to press, and I have many updates from the work we’ve been doing on that to transfer to the website – which will be done shortly. Here’s the cover: And the 2015 Rally badges have arrived! They’ll be on sale at £2.50 at the Rally: We’ve also…