21–22 SEPTEMBER 2026 · THE FILM COLLECTION
Two teams. Two days. A different way to see North Yorkshire.
From Scarborough to Clapham, follow Ria, Charles, Patrick and Victoria as they swap the car for trains, buses, bikes, walking and even a canal boat. Watch the adventure and meet the people making community climate action happen along the way.
Ria & Charles · Patrick & Victoria
Local ideas. Practical climate action.
Scarborough to Clapham
Start with the full-day highlights. Catch the challenges, the connections and the people who make this more than a race.
DAY 1 · 4 MIN 6 SEC
Follow both teams for the first day of the race. From the Scarborough start to partner challenges and memorable encounters, the teams discover what it takes to cross rural Yorkshire using public transport and active travel.
DAY 2 · 4 MIN 6 SEC
The journey continues with more partner visits, a food miles challenge and the realities of train connections, ticket machines and patchy signal. A canal boat adds an unexpected twist before the teams get on their bikes for the final push towards Clapham.
MEET THE PARTNER · 2 MIN 25 SEC
Ria and Charles meet Village Green project partner Howardian Hills National Landscape at Helmsley Walled Garden to explore the importance of community green spaces. Discover volunteering and wellbeing, Yorkshire’s heritage apples and a close encounter with a bird of prey.
About the partner
The Howardian Hills National Landscape partnership helps conserve and enhance 79 square miles of North Yorkshire countryside. Working with communities, land managers and volunteers, it supports habitats, hedgerows, ponds and the local landscape.
The visit location
Helmsley Walled Garden is a historic garden cared for by volunteers and trained horticulturalists. Nature, gardening and wellbeing are central to its work. Discover the garden.
Seven organisations bring different skills to Village Green, from arts and sport to youth work, energy advice and nature conservation. Meet Howardian Hills above, then explore the other partners featured along the route.
CREATIVITY AND CONNECTION
Based at The Courthouse in Thirsk, Rural Arts brings creative opportunities to communities across North Yorkshire. Its work includes workshops, performances, rural touring and creative wellbeing programmes. During the race, natural dyeing offers a colourful way to explore everyday materials and sustainable choices.
WARMER HOMES AND ENERGY AWARENESS
This independent energy advice organisation, based in Selby, helps households understand bills, reduce energy costs and stay warm and well. Alongside one-to-one support, it offers training and community activities that make energy awareness practical and accessible.
MOVEMENT, ACTIVITY AND SPORT
The charity for movement, activity and sport, and the Active Partnership for York and North Yorkshire. It works with communities and partners to help people move more, improve wellbeing and create fairer opportunities. The race explores how sport can open up conversations about climate action.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND OUTDOOR LEARNING
North Yorkshire Youth helps children and young people discover their potential through youth clubs, mentoring, volunteering and outdoor activities. Its work includes Carlton Lodge Outdoor Centre, a stop on the race where teamwork and learning outdoors bring a different perspective to the journey.
HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND FOOD
A partnership between Rural Arts, North Yorkshire Sport and North Yorkshire Youth, supporting communities to be happy and healthy. Its programmes include FEAST holiday activities and food, support for refugees and Village Green. Food miles become a hands-on talking point during the race.
PEOPLE, LANDSCAPE AND WILDLIFE
Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust works with people and communities to care for the Dales. Its work spans woodlands, wildflower meadows, wildlife, community conservation and opportunities for young people. The Clapham visit connects the race with the people helping nature and communities thrive.
Ria & Charles and Patrick & Victoria took different routes across North Yorkshire. Meet the four familiar faces behind the films.
Team Ria & Charles
Team Ria & Charles
Team Patrick & Victoria
Team Patrick & Victoria
Race Across Yorkshire puts the everyday possibilities and challenges of travelling without a car in the spotlight. It also introduces the local organisations helping communities take practical climate action.
Village Green is led by Community First Yorkshire with seven partners across North Yorkshire and funded through The National Lottery Community Fund’s Climate Action Fund.
