We are an arms-length body of the Ministry of Defence, created by statute to support Yorkshire's reserves, cadets and wider military family, and we are proud members of The Yorkshire Society. We are the link between the Ministry of Defence and local communities. We...
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Introducing Chadwick Lawrence, new Sponsor level corporate members
For over 170 years we’ve been providing professional and supportive legal advice to our private and commercial clients, and we are proud to be part of The Yorkshire Society as Sponsor Corporate Members. We don’t make bold claims about being a...
Our membership packages are changing from 1st August
Every once in a while, The Yorkshire Society reviews its membership offer to ensure it reflects the needs of both members and the Society. The Society is for people who love Yorkshire, plain and simple, and there’s no better way to demonstrate your love of Yorkshire...
A letter to members from Yvonne and Gaynor Mellor
Dear Yorkshire Society Members, Supporters and Friends We are reaching out to invite you to take part in a very special opportunity to invest in and be a part of our late Mum - Kay Mellor’s - final film. LOVE ME SLENDER is based on her sell out musical and much loved...
Talk Yorkshire – and Yorkshire Day Plus One
Talk Yorkshire is a project led by The Yorkshire Dialect Society in partnership with The Yorkshire Society. The aim of the project is to raise awareness, celebrate and encourage the use of Yorkshire Dialect, not just as an archaic form of English to be studied in...
Yorkshire Rewilding Network launches the region’s first rewilding festival
NEWS RELEASE Our Heritage Guardian member, Yorkshire Rewilding Network, have provided this news: The Yorkshire Rewilding Network (YRN) connects, inspires and enables rewilding across Yorkshire. This summer the charity is holding the first Yorkshire Rewilding Festival...
Dualling the Crown: Henry IV and York’s Courtly Duals in 1400
This is the winning essay in the 18 and over category of the Harry Gration History Prize, 2022-3, by Rachael Whitbread. In July 1400 the usually hushed environs of York Minster echoed to the sounds of clashing steel, pounding hooves, and cracking lances, as shouts and...
What have the Romans ever done for Yorkshire?
This is the winning essay in the under 18 category of the Harry Gration History Prize, 2022-3, by Jamie White (14). The Romans first took control of Yorkshire at around A.D. 70 and didn’t leave until the early fifth century, what exactly did they do during this long,...
2023 Yorkshire Heritage Summit held in appropriate World Heritage setting
The second Yorkshire Heritage Summit, organised by The Yorkshire Society, took place on May 18th at the Victoria Hall in Saltaire, the world heritage site. More than 40 organisations concerned with the protection and promotion of Yorkshire’s heritage, environment and...