▁Vol unte er ▁units , ▁which ▁would ▁assemble ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁brig ades ▁at ▁key ▁points ▁in ▁case ▁of ▁war . ▁In ▁pe ac etime ▁these ▁brig ades ▁provided ▁a ▁structure ▁for ▁collect ive ▁training . ▁The ▁two ▁East ▁York shire ▁VB s ▁did ▁not ▁at ▁first ▁form ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁York shire ▁Brigade , ▁whose ▁designated ▁place ▁of ▁assembly ▁was ▁Don c aster , ▁but ▁were ▁attached ▁to ▁it ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s ▁when ▁its ▁headquarters ▁was ▁at ▁Sc ar borough , ▁North ▁York shire . ▁By ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁they ▁were ▁brig aded ▁with ▁the ▁VB s ▁of ▁the ▁Green ▁How ards ▁as ▁the ▁York shire ▁Brigade ▁at ▁Richmond , ▁North ▁York shire , ▁and ▁later ▁formed ▁the ▁H umber ▁Brigade ▁based ▁at ▁B ever ley , ▁together ▁with ▁batt al ions ▁from ▁the ▁West ▁R iding ▁of ▁York shire ▁and ▁Lincoln shire ▁across ▁the ▁H umber . ▁ ▁The ▁late ▁Victor ian ▁era ▁saw ▁a ▁cra ze ▁for ▁cy cling ▁and ▁the ▁Vol unte er ▁Force ▁took ▁a ▁leading ▁role ▁in ▁developing ▁the ▁new ▁Saf ety ▁b icy cle ▁for ▁military ▁use . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁the ▁East ▁York shire ▁VB s ▁raised ▁a ▁cycl ist ▁section ▁that ▁proved ▁so ▁popular ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁en larg ed ▁into ▁a ▁full ▁company . ▁ ▁South ▁Africa ▁After ▁Black ▁Week ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁the ▁Vol unte ers ▁were ▁invited ▁to ▁send ▁active ▁service ▁units