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====WNBR Sheffield 2010 Route (version 7)====
 
====WNBR Sheffield 2010 Route (version 7)====
  
Start Endcliffe Park, Hunters Bar Entrance,  
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#Start Endcliffe Park, Hunters Bar Entrance,  
Enter Ecclesall Road heading towards town.  
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#Enter Ecclesall Road heading towards town.  
Continue on Ecclesall road to Roundabout on St. Marys Gate  
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#Continue on Ecclesall road to Roundabout on St. Marys Gate  
Straight on (2nd exit) onto Moor Street  
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#Straight on (2nd exit) onto Moor Street  
1st left onto Fitzwilliam Street  
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#1st left onto Fitzwilliam Street  
Right onto Devonshire Street  
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#Right onto Devonshire Street  
Straight on into Division Street  
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#Straight on into Division Street  
Follow road right onto Cambridge Street  
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#Follow road right onto Cambridge Street  
Right onto Wellington Street  
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#Right onto Wellington Street  
Left onto Carver Street  
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#Left onto Carver Street  
Left onto Furnival Gate  
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#Left onto Furnival Gate  
Left onto Pinstone Street  
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#Left onto Pinstone Street  
Left onto Cambridge Street – follow round to right - Charles Street  
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#Left onto Cambridge Street – follow round to right - Charles Street  
Left onto Pinstone Street  
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#Left onto Pinstone Street  
Left onto Cross Burgess Street  
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#Left onto Cross Burgess Street  
Right onto Burgess St.  
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#Right onto Burgess St.  
Right onto Barkers Pool  
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#Right onto Barkers Pool  
Left onto Leopold St and u-turn at mini-roundabout then continue onto Pinstone St  
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#Left onto Leopold St and u-turn at mini-roundabout then continue onto Pinstone St  
At T Junction right onto Furnival Gate  
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#At T Junction right onto Furnival Gate  
At Rounabout left(1st exit) onto Charter Row  
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#At Rounabout left(1st exit) onto Charter Row  
Left onto William Street  
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#Left onto William Street  
Continue into Cumberland st
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#Continue into Cumberland st
Left onto Eyre Street
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#Left onto Eyre Street
Right onto Jessop Street
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#Right onto Jessop Street
Left onto Slyvester St
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#Left onto Slyvester St
Left onto Arundel St
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#Left onto Arundel St
Right onto Matilda St
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#Right onto Matilda St
Turn left onto Shoreham Street  
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#Turn left onto Shoreham Street  
Continue past Railway station to Park Square  
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#Continue past Railway station to Park Square  
Follow cycle lane left onto Commercial Street  
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#Follow cycle lane left onto Commercial Street  
Right onto Market Place continue down Angel Street  
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#Right onto Market Place continue down Angel Street  
Right onto Castle Street  
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#Right onto Castle Street  
Right onto Haymarket  
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#Right onto Haymarket  
Straight on Fitzalen Sq  
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#Straight on Fitzalen Sq  
Left onto Flat Street  
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#Left onto Flat Street  
Straight on - Pond Street  
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#Straight on - Pond Street  
Right up Howard Street - once dark grey paving stops follow red cycle path  
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#Right up Howard Street - once dark grey paving stops follow red cycle path  
Cross Arundel Gate at the cycle/pelican crossing
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#Cross Arundel Gate at the cycle/pelican crossing
Follow cycle lane onto Surrey Street
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#Follow cycle lane onto Surrey Street
Turn left onto Norfolk Street, using signposted cycle way near Town Hall
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#Turn left onto Norfolk Street, using signposted cycle way near Town Hall
Go straight on at crossroad onto Union Street
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#Go straight on at crossroad onto Union Street
Turn left onto Furnival Gate
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#Turn left onto Furnival Gate
Take 1 st (left) exit at roundabout onto Arundel Gate
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#Take 1 st (left) exit at roundabout onto Arundel Gate
Left onto High St Street (becomes Church Street)  
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#Left onto High St Street (becomes Church Street)  
Straight on - West Street  
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#Straight on - West Street  
Left into Upper Hanover Street  
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#Left into Upper Hanover Street  
Enter cycle lane running parallel to Upper Hanover Street  
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#Enter cycle lane running parallel to Upper Hanover Street  
Right at rounabout (3rd exit) - Ecclesall Road - use subway  
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#Right at rounabout (3rd exit) - Ecclesall Road - use subway  
Continue to Hunters Bar  
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#Continue to Hunters Bar  
Left - 1st exit - Sharrow Vale Road  
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#Left - 1st exit - Sharrow Vale Road  
Left onto Hickmott Road  
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#Left onto Hickmott Road  
Left onto Ecclesall Road  
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#Left onto Ecclesall Road  
Continue to Hunters Bar
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#Continue to Hunters Bar
At roundabout take 3rd exit back into Endcliffe Park
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#At roundabout take 3rd exit back into Endcliffe Park

Latest revision as of 23:41, 31 January 2010

This page contains notes relevant to the organisation of the Sheffield ride.

Letter to South Yorkshire Police

2nd November 2009

Dear Sirs

Notification of Protest/Event: World Naked Bike Ride (Sheffield) 19th June 2010

We are writing to you as organisers of the Sheffield World Naked Bike Ride for 2010, having taken over the task from xxxxxx who organised the ride for the last two years.

We are keen to co-operate with the police and organise the ride to address any police concerns and if it can be arranged we would like to have a police escort on the day. Evidence of other rides around the country has been that such an approach can be the best way to ensure potential conflicts with other traffic are appropriately handled and to dispel any confusion over the legality of the ride amongst police officers on the ground on the day.

Our understanding is that a police officer has tried to contact xxxxx to discuss the 2010 ride. This officer may not realise that we have taken over from xxxx. We have tried to make contact by telephone with an appropriate police representative but so far without success. Would it be possible for someone to contact us directly?

Accompanying this letter are some details of the current ride plans. We would be pleased to hear any particular concerns you have, for example about the precise route or arrangements and are happy to discuss matters relating to the ride informally or arrange to meet. It is appreciated that this is very early in the process but there is a need to fix some details so as to make other arrangements around them and to get the details in people’s diaries early.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully

Further Details of World Naked Bike Ride (Sheffield) 19th June 2010 Provided for South Yorkshire Police.

This follows the rides in 2008 and 2009 (incident number 4350606) which drew little, or no complaint; did not cause a breach of the peace, or any obstruction of the highway and lead to no arrests. WNBR is an international movement taking place in over 40 locations around the world drawing attention to the absurdity of oil dependency. Riding naked emphasises the vulnerability of cyclists on the road, at the same time as celebrating humanity in the face of mechanisation.

Next year’s ride is planned for 11:00am 19th June 2010 the route is shown below. Judging by previous rides the protest should be over by 1:00pm.

Event insurance will be taken out nearer to the ride date - most likely nationally by WNBR-UK – we will be happy to forward details as they become available. We hope to arrange first aid cover with a cycling paramedic and will again forward details nearer the time.

We will provide at least three stewards (i.e. the above named). A small police escort would, however, be appropriate in order to help with junctions and prevent a repeat of the interruption of this year’s ride by an officer previously unaware of it. We appreciate how this put the officer concerned ‘on the spot’. Similar rides in London, Brighton, York and Southampton have been escorted by 3, or 4 police cyclists. We have conducted a risk assessment and modified the route as much as possible to avoid difficult junctions, but there are some points where marshalling/police assistance is necessary (e.g. where the cycle lane crosses the slip road entrance to Waitrose on Ecclesall Road).

Riders will be instructed:

not to mount their bikes until they have left the park (riding in the park is against the byelaw). to 'prepare' for the ride no earlier than 10:45am not to congregate at the park’s entrance until 10:30am. to dress and disperse soon after the ride.

As the route is complex we have provided an animation that shows the progression and in case its useful the GPS data for the route. These are provided on http://www.axelafa.com/sftp/snbr/

WNBR Sheffield 2010 Route (version 7)

  1. Start Endcliffe Park, Hunters Bar Entrance,
  2. Enter Ecclesall Road heading towards town.
  3. Continue on Ecclesall road to Roundabout on St. Marys Gate
  4. Straight on (2nd exit) onto Moor Street
  5. 1st left onto Fitzwilliam Street
  6. Right onto Devonshire Street
  7. Straight on into Division Street
  8. Follow road right onto Cambridge Street
  9. Right onto Wellington Street
  10. Left onto Carver Street
  11. Left onto Furnival Gate
  12. Left onto Pinstone Street
  13. Left onto Cambridge Street – follow round to right - Charles Street
  14. Left onto Pinstone Street
  15. Left onto Cross Burgess Street
  16. Right onto Burgess St.
  17. Right onto Barkers Pool
  18. Left onto Leopold St and u-turn at mini-roundabout then continue onto Pinstone St
  19. At T Junction right onto Furnival Gate
  20. At Rounabout left(1st exit) onto Charter Row
  21. Left onto William Street
  22. Continue into Cumberland st
  23. Left onto Eyre Street
  24. Right onto Jessop Street
  25. Left onto Slyvester St
  26. Left onto Arundel St
  27. Right onto Matilda St
  28. Turn left onto Shoreham Street
  29. Continue past Railway station to Park Square
  30. Follow cycle lane left onto Commercial Street
  31. Right onto Market Place continue down Angel Street
  32. Right onto Castle Street
  33. Right onto Haymarket
  34. Straight on Fitzalen Sq
  35. Left onto Flat Street
  36. Straight on - Pond Street
  37. Right up Howard Street - once dark grey paving stops follow red cycle path
  38. Cross Arundel Gate at the cycle/pelican crossing
  39. Follow cycle lane onto Surrey Street
  40. Turn left onto Norfolk Street, using signposted cycle way near Town Hall
  41. Go straight on at crossroad onto Union Street
  42. Turn left onto Furnival Gate
  43. Take 1 st (left) exit at roundabout onto Arundel Gate
  44. Left onto High St Street (becomes Church Street)
  45. Straight on - West Street
  46. Left into Upper Hanover Street
  47. Enter cycle lane running parallel to Upper Hanover Street
  48. Right at rounabout (3rd exit) - Ecclesall Road - use subway
  49. Continue to Hunters Bar
  50. Left - 1st exit - Sharrow Vale Road
  51. Left onto Hickmott Road
  52. Left onto Ecclesall Road
  53. Continue to Hunters Bar
  54. At roundabout take 3rd exit back into Endcliffe Park