Category Archives: Yorkshire Folk
The Lupin Man of York – George Russell
Photo CC by Thor Thorson 1 George Russell 1857 – 1951 George Russell developed a passion for Lupins, gathered seed from North America and around world and then grew them on two allotments in his home city of York. He … Continue reading
Fiery Fred Trueman Fantastic Raconteur
Fred Trueman’s last recording talks about cricket and life in the Dales in his own unique style on this Fathers Day CD. For the first time in a longtime Yorkshire cricket club seem to be ‘framin’ and it would have … Continue reading
Huddersfield’s Harold Wilson – Baron Wilson of Rivaulx
Quotations and Sayings of Harold Wilson with a potted Yorkshire background Continue reading
Howard Webb the Refs Referee
Known for his bald head and refereeing the World Cup final, Howard was born and brought up in Rotherham. His middle name is Melton and you don’t get many of those to the pound. Refereeing Career In 1996, he was … Continue reading
A Yank In Bradford – Margaret McMillan
Margaret McMillan born New York USA 1860 died London 1931. Born in USA of Scottish ancestry, in October 1889, Rachel and Margaret McMillan were helping the workers during the London Dock Strike as part of their work spreading the word … Continue reading
Billy Liar RIP
Best known for his role in Billy Liar Sir Tom Courtenay received the 2015 award for best actor for his role in the film ’45 Years’. His co-star Charlotte Rampling was named best actress. The 77-year-old actor was born in … Continue reading
A Yorkshire Woman of Substance
After selling over 80,000,000 books the Leeds born Barbara Taylor Bradford aged 84, must certainly be a woman of real substance, even though she now spends most of her money living in the USA. It is 30 years since the … Continue reading
York Railway Station History
This weekend it was the 150 year celebration of the opening of the railway at Otley in West Yorkshire. Unfortunately it was also exactly 50 years since Dr Beeching took an axe to the line. Still York retains its facilities … Continue reading
The Power of We Yorkshire Folk
15th October 2012 is the day when Bloggers from Yorkshire and all over the world unite in writing about one subject. The subject for this year’s Blog Action Day is “The Power of We” a celebration of people working together … Continue reading
Audio Books for a Dales Father’s Day
Is your Dad struggling to see well enough to read small or LCD print? If so, then rather than a traditional book or kindle, you may want to consider an audio book for father’s day. If your Dad is too … Continue reading