Introduction The long awaited National Armed Forces Day in Scarborough takes place on 25 June after a two-year delay due to the COVID 19 pandemic and The Yorkshire Regiment is prepared and ready to represent the British Army at this prestigious event taking place on...
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Is Yorkshire Dialect dying out?
Is Yorkshire Dialect dying out? Does it really matter? Is there a difference between dialect and accent? More people live in Yorkshire than in Wales, or Northern Ireland, and our Region has a similar number of inhabitants to Scotland. But the Welsh, the Scots and...
Leeds-based Run For All are proud to join The Yorkshire Society
At Run For All, we are delighted to have been invited to join The Yorkshire Society. Saying that we love Yorkshire would be an understatement: being based in Leeds is a huge part of our identity, and we’re so proud to have been offering well-organised and inclusive...
Marco Pierre White joins the Society as Vice President
We are pleased to announce that chef, restaurateur and TV personality Marco Pierre White has been appointed a Vice President of The Yorkshire Society. Marco was born in Leeds, the son of a chef and with an Italian mother. After initially training at the Hotel St...
Barker Tower is the little tower in York with a big history
I regularly pass the little round tower known as Barker Tower just to the edge of Lendal Bridge in York whilst taking clients out on walking tours of York. The tower is now home to a great little café called the Perky Peacock, serving great cakes and coffee, so whilst...
Special screening of award winning Who Is Yorkshire?
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...
Watch the video – Milly Johnson recites ‘A Job Well Done’ for HM The Queen
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”...
Test drive our Yorkshire Food and Drink Quiz
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...
A Job Well Done
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...