Yorkshire Day, celebrating county identity on August 1

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Today, 1 August, communities across the historic county are marking Yorkshire Day, celebrating Yorkshire’s heritage, landscape, culture and people. Goole in the West Riding is serving as the official Yorkshire Day host town in 2026 during the town’s bicentenary year, and the annual civic event brings together mayors and civic representatives from across Yorkshire. Yorkshire Day was established by the Yorkshire Ridings Society in 1975; the date alludes to the regimental anniversary of the Battle of Minden and to the 1834 emancipation campaign led by Yorkshireman William Wilberforce. RealCounties.com is encouraging people across the whole historic county to fly the Yorkshire flag, share stories and affirm an identity that covers the City of York and the North, East and West Ridings. Organisers and commentators are using the day to underline the distinction between the historic county and changing council boundaries and to renew the case for meaningful devolution for Yorkshire. The Government highlighted historic counties, including Yorkshire, during a recent House of Lords debate, describing them as bonds that draw the nation together.

Paul Bronks

@slendersherbet.bsky.social

In celebration of #YorkshireDay, please enjoy this Sean Bean bastard collection. Sound up, bastards.

11378h ago

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Vicky ACAB32

British ppl have extremely fucked up ethnic takes about one another's accents but for my money Northern accents are the greatest and Yorkshire is tops

Dr. of Fnark this Snit8

Just discovered sharpe episodes on YouTube, combined with zero adverts this might just be what I do for the rest of the weekend. Ya bastards

Oisín McGann5

A bastard for every time he’s been killed onscreen.

Evelyn X4

When you need a character to say "bastard", or die on-screen, or both for the price of one, Sean Bean is your man.

Linda2

I rarely quote posts but as the comments are turned off I must add: "... No dawdlin' now!" 😂 I simply must... 😊

Spencer Collins2

Sean Bean is contractually obliged to utter 'bastard' in every screen appearance.

Odrok the Deceiver2

Sharpe's Rifles is a criminally under-appreciated series.

Paul Bassett Davies

@thewritertype.bsky.social

The guidelines for puns about Yorkshire are decided at a big summat meeting. #YorkshireDay

387h ago

Antiquity Journal

@antiquity.ac.uk

Comprising ~950 metal artefacts, buried in North Yorkshire shortly before the Roman conquest, the Melsonby Hoards are one of Britain's largest #IronAge metalwork deposits #YorkshireDay Learn how they reveal northern Britain's wealth and connections 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

Two archaeologists excavating in a trench filled with iron objects.

274h ago

Yorkshire Bylines

@yorkshirebylines.co.uk

Why does London keep attracting the biggest investment while Yorkshire waits? This Yorkshire Day, Colin Speakman makes the case for meaningful devolution and a stronger regional voice. 👇

183h ago

Jim Burke

@barcajim3.bsky.social

I've often pondered the dilemma faced by Yorkshire vegans... What one of these two facts do they tell you first? #YorkshireDay

215h ago

Yakhunt2

And they've done an Ironman triathlon

Neil M1

Heaven help them if they go wild swimming too.

Harry McNally1

Imagine a Vegan Millwall fan from Yorkshire ?

Simon Knott

@simonknott.bsky.social

Holy Trinity, Hull for #YorkshireDay, recently rebadged as Hull Minster. It vies with St Nicholas, Great Yarmouth to the claim of the largest non-collegiate parish church in England. There's a grand tower for #SteepleSaturday just out of sight, and the bell tower of the neighbouring Trinity Market.

216h ago

Alex Harvey

@alexharvv.bsky.social

It's a well worn stereotype that people from Yorkshire, including myself, can't stop going on about Yorkshire But today it's our day (or 'ARE DAY') - #YorkshireDay - so to celebrate, and in-keeping with all my recent mentions of my book LITTLE KINGDOMS, a short 🧵 on the territories' early origins..

177h ago

Radio Lento

@radiolento.bsky.social

What better day for a train journey to Scarborough? #YorkshireDay

134h ago

Mark Rees

@reviewwales.bsky.social

Happy Yorkshire Day from the goth-tastic Whitby Abbey! If you look really closely you might spot Dracula as the sun sets.... 🦇🌙 #Gothic #YorkshireDay

168h ago

Allan T Adams

@allantadams.bsky.social

Happy Yorkshire Day (part 2). After all, Yorkshire is a big place with a lot to offer so here are some more landmarks I have drawn including the Brontë Parsonage, Fountains Abbey, Bootham Bar with the Minster & the Roman column in York. #ArchitecturalIllustration #drawing #pencil #ArtShare

Pencil drawing of a large house seen through a number of mature trees and gravestones in a churchyard. Brontë Parsonage, Haworth, West Yorkshire.

143h ago

Princess Suz 😘💜

@suzu1982.bsky.social

Happy #YorkshireDay from God's own county and my chosen home of 20 years.

158h ago

Dan Jarvis MP

@danjarvismp.bsky.social

Yorkshire. Built on graft, full of pride, and fuelled by a proper brew! From Barnsley to the Brontës, from coalfields to cricket pitches, and from puddings to the Pennines – God’s own county has it all… … but we don’t like to make a fuss about it!! 😉 Happy #YorkshireDay!

159h ago

Alice Thornton's Books

@thorntonsbooks.bsky.social

Today is #YorkshireDay so we're sharing this post by @cordeliabeattie.bsky.social about Alice Thornton and her Yorkshire connections. #EarlyModern 🗃️ 1/2 thornton.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/posts/blog/2...

67h ago

Girl’s Own advice

@girlsown.bsky.social

Our Editrix doesn’t have much to say about Yorkshire but have found you this one for #YorkshireDay and I would agree with her recommendation.

134h ago

Paul Hamer4

The ladies stood at Whitby waiting for the ship bearing the dashing Romanian Count to arrive unaware that his empty ship had come ashore at first light. Several boxes of imported Transylvanian soil had already been taken on a train south.

Nigel Ó Ceallacháin2

Shouldn't those hats have a band saying "Kiss me. Quick!"?

Anne

@anneb.bsky.social

My first Yorkshire Day knowing I have Yorkshire ancestry in the mix. Planning to go out with my Yorkshire chosen sister for English food tonight. No black pudding on my plate tyvm. The German, Irish, and Spanish parts of me won't allow that. I refuse to trade my Subaru for a Mini also.

113h ago

Emily Hamilton4

The Irish and Spanish parts are intrigued at your anti black pudding stance. Both have excellent puddings on their menu!

Ghost of Hope 🏳️‍⚧️2

To do this properly, you must take a trip on Yorkshire Airlines. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOeD...

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Yorkshire Day, celebrating county identity on August 1culture

Yorkshire Day, celebrating county identity on August 1

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