All Saints Ilkley on the A65 was a prime viewing spot on the Tour de France. The church had held an International Service the evening before Stage One of the Tour. And they had erected their own grandstand alongside the A65 Stage One route
Now All Saints has produced a video as the crowds gathered and the atmosphere of excitement increased. View it on You Tube here. http://youtu.be/LTQzSOTDau4
Holy Trinity Skipton
Holy Trinity Skipton have been blogging about the Big Yellow Party. The iconic church with its huge yellow jersey caught the imagination of locals and the world's media alike.
From their website: “
When the cyclists came to town, they brought the world with them. A huge amount of planning from all sorts of people made for a really happy day in town. And at Holy Trinity, we joined in the fun. …. ….
…. We went viral! A rather quizzical call from my daughter: "Dad, you've gone viral!" She pointed me to a "Buzzfeed" page here. Another one appeared a bit later. Both of them feature the Giant Jersey.
Read more about the day at http://www.holytrinityskipton.org.uk/index.php?PageID=bigyellowparty