Yorkshire’s Agricultural Shows – a Grand Day Out.

Yorkshire’s Agricultural Shows – a Grand Day Out.

Photo: Kilnsey Show fell racers stream up the crag One of the great joys of any region, county or dale is when communities get together to celebrate all that they grow, their farmers, their traditions and all that makes a great day out. Here in Yorkshire we have a...
Choir ‘Tour de Yorkshire’

Choir ‘Tour de Yorkshire’

The 2014 Tour de France Grand Départ in Yorkshire showcased some of Yorkshire’s finest countryside, villages and towns.  It also paved the way for the Tour de Yorkshire to continue drawing attention to our glorious county, but what of our UNESCO World Heritage...
In the footsteps of Captain Cook

In the footsteps of Captain Cook

In June 2017 it is 251 years since Captain Cook made his historic landing in Marlborough Sound in New Zealand. Captain James Cook became a Captain in the British Navy, rising through the ranks after starting as a Mariner and mastering the art of navigation to become a...
Jorvik – The Return of the Vikings

Jorvik – The Return of the Vikings

In 1976 plans were afoot for the development of the Coppergate Shopping Centre in York. It was agreed that due to York’s known abundance of buried treasures, archaeologists should move in prior to the build. What they quickly discovered set the building of the...
A chocolate and furniture connection in York

A chocolate and furniture connection in York

You would never expect to find any connection between a Chocolate Orange and some fine furniture, yet Noel Terry – a relative of Joseph Terry who set up a famous chocolate factory in York – spent his lifetime collecting exquisite Georgian clocks and furniture. Terry’s...