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The York World Naked Bike Ride is a protest against oil dependency and car culture. It is equally a celebration of the bike and the human body.

The York WNBR is part of Bike Week

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poster/flyer printing, advertising, ride equipment etc.
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Next ride

Date: Sunday 25 June 2017.
Time: 3pm prompt
Location: Assembly/departure point: 50 metres south of Millennium Bridge on the Fulford (east) side of the river. As always, everyone is encouraged to go "as bare as they dare" and please don't forget to affix/paint signs on your bike and/or body to indicate the reason why you are riding.

Route and schedule

Advantages of the York route: The York route is mostly flat. It runs on both streets and traffic-free paths. There are cycle-hire facilities a short cycle distance from the start. The route passes various landmarks of York including the Minster, historic Bars (city gates), and the iconic Clifford's Tower. It goes down medieval cobbled streets, traverses bridges both ancient and new, and glides along the banks of the scenic River Ouse, usually to the accompaniment of some great music. Because of the surfaces we discourage runners and skaters as it is difficult for them to keep up, so bikes, trikes, tandems, hand-cycles and experienced unicyclists only please!

Ride schedule

This is the ride schedule for 2017.

2pm Gathering of riders at Millennium Bridge. Time to have some refreshments, decorate your bike, paint your slogans. Bodypainting gazebo may be available, we are aiming to get professional face/body painters to help out. We have an indoor venue available from 1pm, a pub about 6 minutes cycle from the start point. If you wish to use this space, email the organiser jscossham (at) gmail (dot) com and access to this will be facilitated.

3.00pm Departure from Millennium Bridge. We will go via Heslington Lane, the University of York, Heslington Road, Fishergate Gyratory, Piccadilly, Pavement, Aldwark, Goodramgate, Deangate, Duncombe Place.

3.45pm (approx) Cyclists Commemoration of cyclists killed on UK roads in the past 12 months, in St Helen's Square. Leave here approx 4pm and go via Lendal Bridge, George Hudson St, Miclklegate, Ouse Bridge and Clifford St.

4.10pm (approx) Arrive at the Eye Of York for photo opportunity. Leave via Tower Gardens and New Walk.

4.40pm (approx) - Return to Millennium Bridge

Advice for Riders

This is common-sense practical advice about preparing for and being safe on the ride. Lot of useful tips, suggestions and links to further information. It's updated every year to reflect changing needs. The 2016 version of the Advice is still available and can be consulted here. We'll post the new version in this section when it's ready.

Press and Publicity

The 2016 Press Release is downloadable via the link below:

Press Release for York World Naked Bike Ride 2016

2016 FLYER

Last year's combined York and Scarborough flyer can still be downloaded by clicking on the link below. The flyer is A5 size and prints two to a page of A4, single-sided.

York & Scarborough WNBR 2016 Flyer

Be patient: files can take a while to download!

Please try and place any publicity materials in a prominent position in your local community centre, college, bike shop etc and circulate amongst your cycling friends and fellow activists. Laminated versions can even be displayed at key locations outside, e.g. attached to lamp-posts along cycle paths. With a little ingenuity flyers can also be attached to bikes. When organising leaflet distribution we are often on the look-out for a place where we can leave flyers for people to collect (with a person or business in York perhaps). If you know of a business that might be up for this, please write to york [at] worldnakedbikeride [dot] org.

If you would like to donate some art-work for future York WNBR events, please get in touch.

Bike hire

Bikes can be hired from the following places:

Giant Bikes (formerly known as Bob Trotters), 13-15 Lord Mayors Walk, York, YO31 7HB, Tel: 01904 622868
City centre cycle hire store just outside the city walls, a short stroll from York Minster. Ring to enquire if they still do bike hire.

Cycle Heaven - just outside the Railway Station, York, YO24 1AY. Tel: 01904 622701/630378.

Get Cycling is a company based at 22 Hospital Fields Road, YO10 4DZ, between Fulford Road and Millennium Bridge. Phone 01904 636812. They offer a bike helmet and lock, and to guarantee a bike, pre-booking is essential. They should be open on the day of the ride.

Meetings and events

Ride planning and discussion take place online mainly on our Facebook group and at York planning meetings.

Planning meetings will be advertised here and on Facebook. Please check this space regularly. From 2011 we have often used the Seahorse Hotel, Fawcett Street (near York Barbican Centre) for our meetings.

FILM & DISCUSSION EVENINGS.

Films available:

The World Naked Bike Ride - “All over the world people are stripping off and getting on their bikes” (The story of the ground-breaking 2005 London ride, narrated by Jon Snow)

Indecent Exposure to Cars - “I see painted naked people on bicycles” (Directed by Conrad Schmidt, Ragtag productions 2007). A light-hearted slightly corny take on the origins of the WNBR movement.

York World Naked Bike 2008 - see Souvenir DVD below.

To host a screening of any of the above films, please get in touch with us.

York Ride Planning

The York Planning Group (formerly known as the Collective) is a small group of local cyclists working together in a co-operative way to a single end. Some of us are based in York itself, some live in the surrounding towns and villages. We always need more volunteers to get involved - that could be YOU!

Here's what the Planning Group does:

• answers people's questions with care and consideration
• keeps track of who is doing what, and how far through things people are
• deals with problems and follow the discussions at the national level
• provides email updates to let people know what's going on
• points out where and when help is needed
• acts as a contact point for general enquiries (email and mobile phone)
• maintains contact information (and keeps it secure)

Additional responsibilities for the coordinator or one of the members:

• arranges meetings, compile agendas, provide minutes
• ensures that the group remains non-hierarchical but organised
• moderates an email list for York ride planning

To get in touch with the Planning Group, please write to York [at] wnbr [dot] org [uk]

Accounts of previous rides

See York history

Media coverage

See York media coverage

Photos

See York photos

Videos

See York videos

Photography policy

The York Ride broadly follows the spirit of the London Photography and Filming Policy. For exact details of the York policy please email york [at] worldnakedbikeride [dot] org.

Links

Websites

• WNBR UK – official site for UK rides

Other Northern Rides

• Newcastle Gateshead
• Manchester
• Scarborough and Sheffield - where rides have been held in previous rides and may happen again.

Scottish Rides

• Edinburgh

Discussion group/s

Join the WNBR UK list if you plan to ride and want to receive important updates or share in general UK ride planning.

• WNBR UK – Yahoo! discussion group for all UK rides
• WNBR YORK – Yahoo! discussion group for planning the York ride.

Related links

• Bike Week - The York ride is a registered event in this annual 'celebration of cycling'!

Location information

• Googlemaps link to York
• Wikipedia: York
• Wikipedia: Yorkshire