Just saying.

Happy Yorkshire Day indeed !

when did this start?

can we have one too in Lancashire?

Well that’s three things I’ve learned in 10 minutes.

there is a Yorkshire Day
it has roots in the Army
Salt burn is in Yorkshire - always thought it was in Teeside.

Lots of blue flags with white roses in the middle.

Happy Yorkshire day to you too Bilbo.
Married to a Lancastrian, but I have a brother and his offspring and three cousins and theirs all living in Yorkshire, some for over 60 years which just about makes them acceptable to the locals in their village .

You don't have to ask a Yokshireman where he comes from, because he will tell you in the first five minutes.

British Caicos: We already have one in Lancashire. It's a lot more historical than the 1975 Yorkshire Day:

Lancashire Day is the county day of historic Lancashire in England. It is held on 27 November to commemorate the day in 1295 when Lancashire first sent representatives to Parliament, to attend the Model Parliament of King Edward I.

I admit to being an immigrant from Dorset. Over 35 years yet get used to the Yorkshire mind. During the first 4 days of the Olympics "Yorkshire" was 5th in the medal tables on the local BBC TV as everyone else in the UK was not pulling their weight.

As they say about Yorkshiremen, "Strong in't th'arm, thick in't th'ead.

Never do owt for nowt and if tha does, do it for thissen!

Rubicund, I reckon there are three types of Yorkshire folk. 1) An amazingly small group as you describe who by dint of shear will power make businesses work that use none of their skills (think terrible customer service in a newsagents for example, or terrible listening skills in sales), then 2) the majority who are incredibly generous people who offer all that they can at a moment's introduction and finally, 3) the ones who sit back and watch, if you fail (I knew you were no good) but if you succeed they nod just a little and walk on.

The tricky part is finding out which is which.

<<An amazingly small group as you describe who by dint of shear will power make businesses work that use none of their skills (think terrible customer service in a newsagents for example, or terrible listening skills in sales) >>

This reminded me of Ronnie Barker's character in "Open All Hours", Bilbo. "Curmudgeonly" did not begin to describe him. Only a complete lack of competition could have enabled him to survive. And though our Cornish farming neighbours have been incredibly generous to us, he also had a characteristic said to be typical of cornish farmers - "short arms and long pockets".

I‘ve every respect for Yorkshire day as it appears to have been resurrected when William Wilburforce finally managed to get the Abolition of Slavery Act passed on 1.8.1833 ....so that’s definitely worth celebrating.

Lancashire Day - I’ll put it in the diary. Although who knows where we will be in November 2021 ....hopefully self isolating in a vineyard near Bordeaux after the harvest due to the fact that we got the travel rules wrong again!!!

Lancahsire / Yorkshire .....over the past few years with cycling , I’ve encountered villages in the deep Trough of Bowland, near Kirky Lansdale and near Garsdalewhere the locals have odd accents a mix of Yorkshire and Lancahsire and don’t seem to identify with either side. They’re more bother about the sheep than what label we give them.

Happy? Yorkshire? Aye, that'll be the day.

You are confusing us with Liverpudlians. ;-)

Well, my way of celebrating Yorkshire is like going for a walk on Ilkley Moor, Chilling out with friends, having drinks and one of my favourite parts is having Yorkshire pudding.