Corporate members, Eski Media, are inviting all Yorkshire Society members, supporters and friends to a preview screening of their feature documentary film “Who is Yorkshire?” Lasting 45 minutes, the film is an insightful and entertaining look at what makes Yorkshire...
To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Queen’s reign, The Yorkshire Society asked Barnsley based novelist and poet Milly Johnson, a popular Vice President of the Society, to write a poem on behalf of the people of Yorkshire to mark the occasion. “A job well done”...
Soon, we'll be challenging the people of Yorkshire to test their knowledge of Yorkshire food and drink with a light-hearted quiz. Other quizzes on different Yorkshire themed subjects will be published at future dates too. You are welcome to try this first one and send...
The Society sends its warmest congratulations to HM The Queen on the occasion of her Platinum Jubilee next month. To celebrate this 70th anniversary, we asked Milly Johnson, Vice President of the Society, to write a poem on behalf of the people of Yorkshire to mark...
As a student living in Headingley in the 1980s, I walked past the strange towers looking like a mini castle like structure on Cardigan Road many times. I remember being told that they were the Headingley Bear Pits but hadn’t really given it much thought since. But...
The Yorkshire Society is delighted to welcome Dame Judi Dench in her role as Vice President. Dame Judi may be acknowledged as a national treasure but she means even more than that to Yorkshire. Born in York, she is an inspiration to the people of God's own Country,...
When driving back from the Yorkshire Dales on the B6265 between Grassington and Skipton, there are three landmarks perched on the top of the ridge below Rylestone Fell and Barden Moor. Many people are familiar with the silhouettes of the Cracoe monument - a war...
The Yorkshire Society is proud to support The Yorkshire Regiment and to work with it. Here we have an update on the regiment's status which we are happy to share with members, supporters and friends. YOUR COUNTY REGIMENT A lot has happened since March 2021, when the...
Covid lockdown allowed Michael Wood, a member of The Yorkshire Society, to co-author a book on the old Hull - Rotterdam North Sea Ferry, MV Norland and its immense contribution to the successful outcome of the Falklands War. It is an amazing story. “A steward, a cook...