Entry 678 - London 2012: Yorkshire day

Rebecca and Katy, after class in the computer room. They are sat with Wenlock and have a Yorkshire flag in the background as it is Yorkshire day today.

Yorkshire Day is celebrated on 1 August to promote the historic English county of Yorkshire. It was celebrated in 1975, by the Yorkshire Ridings Society, initially in Beverley, as "protest movement against the Local Government re-organisation of 1974", The date alludes to the Battle of Minden, and also the anniversary of the emancipation of slaves in the British Empire in 1834, for which a Yorkshire MP, William Wilberforce, had campaigned.
The day was already celebrated by The Light Infantry, successors to the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, as Minden Day. Together with five other infantry regiments of the British Army, a rose is permitted to be worn in the headdress. In the case of the Light Infantry, the rose is white.
Amongst the celebrations there is a Civic gathering of Lord Mayors, Mayors, and other Civic Heads from across the country, convened by the Yorkshire Society, which has been held in :
1998: Huddersfield
1999: Kingston upon Hull
2001: Wakefield
2003: Halifax
2004: Leeds
2005: Bradford
2006: Penistone
2007: Kingston upon Hull
2008: Redcar
2009: Malton
2010: Hedon
2011: Wakefield
2012: Scarborough
Saltburn, Guisborough and Saddleworth have also played host. (wikipedia)