Back in 2019, at the instigation of Vice President, Milly Johnson, The Yorkshire Society unveiled a blue plaque in honour of Barry Hines, the author of A Kestrel for a Knave, on which the film Kes was based. You can read a report about it here. Kes is a classic piece...
We have partnered with The Yorkshire Hotel in Harrogate to give individual members of The Yorkshire Society the chance to win a fantastic break for two in the first of our regular quarterly prize draws, designed to say thank you for joining. THE MAIN PRIZE A one-night...
You are invited to join The Yorkshire Society as a paid-up individual member and be part of a real community, with both spirit and benefits. Free membership of the Society, which was introduced to celebrate the Society's 40th anniversary in 2020, came to an end last...
If you wanted to define the single most serious threat to the health, welfare and well-being of future generations of people living in Yorkshire, it would not be Covid-19, terrorism, nuclear weapons, a crashing economy, but something that impinges on all these things...
We are pleased to announce that The Yorkshire Society has entered into a reciprocal arrangement with the British American Business Council in Texas. The BABC is the largest transatlantic business network with over 2,000 member companies and 22 chapters across North...
Anne Lister – The Real Life of Gentleman Jack & Frank Matcham and his Yorkshire Gems – two new online lectures accessible to Yorkshire Society Members. The Yorkshire Association of Blue Badge Guides would like to open up access to the next two lectures in our...
Guru Nanak Dev Ji Maharaj, founder of the Sikh faith advocated for a sense of ‘duty’ and ‘way of life’ that all Sikhs should aspire towards. These are enshrined in his principle three teachings: Naam Japna (recitation of God’s name), Kirat Karna (earning an honest...
One of my favourite buildings is in Leeds and situated just on the edge of Park Square near the Town Hall. Whilst a short walk from the main centre, it is well worth a visit as the architecture is magnificent and it looks completely out of place next to the Georgian...
There have only ever been 9 British astronauts. But Yorkshire can lay claim to the first ever with Sheffield born Helen Sharman and two more British astronauts, Nicholas Patrick and Piers Sellers have Yorkshire connections. But space isn’t all about astronauts....