Article: Yorkshire county flag unfurled.

Article: Ryedale's hope to be Yorkshire Day host.
Malton & Pickering Mercury (Malton, England);  July 16, 2008 ;     169 words ......Ryedale Council, told a meeting of the full council last week she was keen to continue discussions with the Yorkshire Ridings Society about bringing the event to the district. She said the authority had funds it could contribute to the cost...

Article: Winston signs off after 43 years.
Driffield Times (Driffield, England);  February 1, 2007 ;     409 words ......down as editor of the Yorkshire Ridings magazine, which he founded...sister publication to the Yorkshire Ridings magazine, the Lancashire...the current issue of the Yorkshire Ridings magazine, Winston pays...

Article: riding
A Dictionary of British History;      54 words ......into North, West, and East Ridings, all three converging on York. The arrangement may well be of Scandinavian origin. The Yorkshire ridings became independent counties by the Act of 1888; the arrangements being much altered by local government legislation of...

Article: hundred
A Dictionary of World History;      121 words ......to locality.) They did not exist in every shire. Their equivalents in the DANELAW were wapen-takes, in Kent lathes, in Yorkshire ridings, and in Sussex rapes. The hundred court of freeholders met once a month to deal with military defence, private pleas, tax...

Article: Former 'Echo' man retires.
Brighouse Echo (Brighouse, England);  February 9, 2007 ;     338 words ......and launched the county magazine, 'The Ridings.' For the last 42 years he has edited the magazine, which later became 'Yorkshire Ridings Magazine,' and from which he has now retired. Mr Halstead said: Many in the publishing business think 42 years is a record...

Article: Annual show attracts 100 paintings.
Driffield Times (Driffield, England);  October 18, 2007 ;     145 words ......Marshall, of Bridlington, had two of his own paintings on display and he judged the prize winners. Trophy winners were: Yorkshire Ridings Magazine award for the best picture in any medium, Chris Kenny; Schofield Rosebowl for best flower painting, and the Driffield...

Article: Yorkshire Day...and let's be proud.
Yorkshire Evening Post (Leeds, England);  August 1, 2008 ;     339 words ......of the delicacies that have helped make Yorkshire great. Yorkshire Day was first celebrated in 1975 by the Yorkshire Ridings Society and is always held on August 1. Elsewhere at Harewood House, the annual Yorkshire Day Festival is expected...

Article: The flag of the county.
Scarborough Evening News (Scarborough, England);  July 31, 2008 ;     190 words ......is scheduled to arrive tomorrow, Yorkshire Day. The move to register the flag has been masterminded by the Yorkshire Ridings' Society whose vice-chairman Roger Sewell said: I hope that the ceremony and the registration of the Yorkshire Flag...

Article: Lions' gift for cancer.
Whitby Gazette (Whitby, England);  April 21, 2008 ;     145 words ......opening to see what they do and it is a really worthy organisation, he said. Jill Rowe, area fund-raising manager for the Yorkshire Ridings, said she was amazed by the weight of backing from the Lions. The support we have received from the Lions clubs has been...