Category Archives: Our Yorkshire
Get thisens down Stump Cross Caves
Harrogate, Skipton, Grassington, Hebden and Pateley Bridge all claim Stump Cross Caverns as their own. That will give you a clue as to where you can find Stump Cross; in the middle of nowhere on Greenhow Hill. Do not be … Continue reading
Yorkshires Northern Soul
Northern Soul Northern soul is a music and dance movement that emerged from the British mod scene in northern England in the late 1960s. The Twisted Wheel in Manchester and King Mojo Club known as the Mojo in Sheffield … Continue reading
Leeds Bradford ‘Costa Packet’ Airport
Parking charges and trolley costs rip off LBA travellers to boost private equity Continue reading
Stocksbridge Steeltown and Hillclimb Venue
Stocksbridge is a sporting community 12 miles north of Sheffield that last weekend hosted the British National Cycling Hill Climb Championship. The ride up Pea Royd Lane tested all the entrants who were too shattered at the top to take … Continue reading
Stout or Mild Ale from Cragg Vale
A beer for the Tour ‘d’Yorkshire one of many on the route, try Ginger Pale Ale at 4% At 4.8% abv this Little Valley stout will make you stout if you don’t watchout. It is too late for me but … Continue reading
Yorkshire You are Welcome to It!
Taciturn, dour, gruff even but Yorkshire folk have infinite pride in their county. For that reason you are welcome to visit or live in the area but do not expect full acceptance to take less than a generation or three. … Continue reading
Vote Yes for an Independent Yorkshire
This coming September, Yorkshire has the unparalleled opportunity to seek its own future – independent of Westminster and those London folk! – Vote Yes, for a free and democratic Greater Republic of an Independent and Proud Yorkshire! It’s time for … Continue reading
Cat and Mouse Inventions
Yorkshire is full of inventive and innovative characters and none more so than the Inventors and Entrepreneurs of the Little Nipper mouse trap and Cats Eyes. James Henry Atkinson was born in Leeds (1849-1942) filed applications for patents on several … Continue reading
A Sheffield Football Club is Oldest in the World ?
Football clubs come in all sorts of shapes and sizes but our two Football league teams in Sheffield have a combined 242 years experience behind them. The grounds at Bramall Lane (Sheffield United) and Hillsborough (Sheffield Wednesday) have a combined … Continue reading
10 Reasons Yorkshire is the Best Place To Live
National Parks Yorkshire exclusively has two National Parks – The Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors (we share some of the Peak District with Derbyshire). Both give a range of unspoilt natural beauty. Outside of the National Parks, there … Continue reading