The Yorkshire Society is committed to promoting and protecting Yorkshire's heritage. Here's a cautionary tale by David Pickersgill on what happens when built heritage isn't protected, kindly provided by History & Heritage Yorkshire NO ORDINARY TRACK IN THE...
The Yorkshire Awards are Yorkshire's most prestigious awards and given on behalf of the people of Yorkshire to those who have made them proud to be Yorkshire. On 3rd March 2023, at the 34th Yorkshire Awards Gala Dinner, the following winners will be honoured and...
The Yorkshire Society recently met with the Yorkshire Rewilding Network to find out more about the thriving community of rewilders and some of the interesting initiatives that are happening across our region. When people mention rewilding many automatically think of...
For those who couldn't make it to our joint event with Ilkley Manor House, here's a resume and report. Richard III – the most Yorkshire of England’s monarchs The image most of us have in our minds of King Richard III is of a grotesque hunchback hopping round in the...
By the end of the nineteenth century, Leeds had become the largest producer of forced rhubarb in the United Kingdom. Just before the Great War, 4 to 6,000 tons of rhubarb left Leeds each year to be sold in London and other cities. Yet in 1850 hardly any forced rhubarb...
PRESS RELEASE A Guide to the Trees of Valley Gardens, Harrogate, by Society member, Jane Blayney, and Simon Hill with a foreword by Martin Fish. Published by VIDAR Media Group Ltd. ISBN 9781999346867 An essential guide to the trees of Valley Gardens Harrogate has just...
Ilkley Manor House, situated in a quiet courtyard just to the west of Ilkley Parish Church, is one of Yorkshire’s most fascinating buildings. Built on the ruins of the town’s Roman Fort, re-cycling some of the fort’s original stonework, it has the distinction of...
Society Vice President, Marco Pierre White is celebrating his 45-year career with The Great White Food Festival in Harrogate from 28th – 30th October and it looks set to be the ultimate foodie day out! Our thanks to Marco and the organisers for giving Society members...
Tim Barber, Yorkshire Society member and volunteer has just returned from a remote Ugandan village having helped to build a playground to encourage children’s attendance at the local school. He tells his story below… I had seen a post on Facebook from a former work...