Yorkshire Day
I live in Saddleworth, which is a collection of villages in North-West England. Older readers may remember Saddleworth Moore as being where Ian Brady and Myra Hindley buried their victims.
The trouble with Saddleworth is that no-one's really sure where it is. Some say it's in Lancashire, some Greater Manchester, and others Yorkshire. There was a vote to decide once and for all in 1974 (I think). 150 votes in total. You can guess what happened - 50 for Lancashire, 50 for Greater Manchester, 50 for Lancashire!
Where is all this heading? Well, the Saddleworth White Rose Society, a pressure group dedicated to restoring Saddleworth's "rightful place" in Yorkshire (their words, not mine) is setting up plans to commemorate Yorkshire Day, a celebration of all things Yorkshire.
Posters around the village (I don't think there's any online) say that at this celebration will be traditional Yorkshire animals such as donkeys, sheep...and llamas!
Nice to see them keeping to the traditions of Yorkshire...I'm actually almost convinced the Yorkshire lovers, although having been to college in Yorkshire, they don't see us as Yorkshire! More like those "prats over the hills"...
-posted by Roy
