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Young Market Traders set out their stalls on Parliament Street
Forty 16 to 30-year-olds from the Yorkshire and Humber region set up stall in Parliament Street today.
They were competing in the regional final of the Young Traders Market programme showcasing the brightest and best that young entrepreneurs have to offer.
The Yorkshire Day event, hosted by Make It York, is part of the Young Traders Market programme organised by the NMTF, the organisation representing market and street traders.
Chris Price, Head of City Centre and Markets at Make It York, said:
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It’s fantastic to be the host city for this regional final.
Many of today’s most successful businesses started life in a daily local market and we hope this event will help encourage and develop our young entrepreneurs of the future.Inspiring young people is essential to the sustainability of markets at the centre of our community, as Shambles Market is in York, and what better day to do so than on Yorkshire Day.
According to Twitter, the Cone Queen was named as the winner, one of those who goes on to compete in the national finals.
Yorkshire Pud finalists cook up a storm
Here are a few pix of the six finalists in the York Roast Co competition to find the best new Yorkshire Pudding filling.
They were all taking part in a cook off at the Cookery School at the Grand Hotel in York today.
Hosted by York Roast Co boss Wayne Chadwick, the competition was judged by the Cookery School’s head chef tutor Andrew Dixon as well as the current World Yorkshire Pudding Champion, Christopher Blackburn.
These were the finalists and their dishes:
- Lynette Jenkins (Stockport): Cauliflower Cheese bake with a Yorkshire Pudding crust
- Tom Casson (York): The War of The Roses – A Yorkshire pudding filled with a Lancashire hotpot
- Juliet McCardle (Heaton Chapel): Saffron Yorkshire Pudding with Beef Koftas, Harissa Carrots and Yogurt with Pomegranate Molasses
- Bethan Taylor-Garret (Manchester): Yorkshire Pudding Waffles with Roast Beef
- Nella Foulds (Leicester): Yorkshire Pudding with Rhubarb Crumble Custard
- Garry Sykes (Doncaster): Chocolate Topped Popping Raspberry Creme Yorkshire Pudding
Londoners get free roses for Yorkshire Day
Hundreds of white roses have been given out in London to celebrate Yorkshire Day and encourage people to pay a visit to ‘God’s Own County’.
A total of 365 of the flowers – an iconic symbol of Yorkshire – were handed to people travelling through London Kings Cross station by the Welcome to Yorkshire team to mark the county’s special day – and to highlight the fact that every day of the year is the perfect time to pay a visit to Yorkshire.
The LNER team were also in attendance to celebrate the launch of the new Azuma route, which will stop at York between Edinburgh and London.
York makes the top ten tea drinking cities
Tea news now, and new research into drinking habits has revealed that people in Yorkshire drink an average of four cups of tea every day, working out at a whopping 22.5m brews across the county.
The study by carpet retailer ScS, and timed for Yorkshire Day, looked at how many brews are being drunk across the UK as well as the most popular time to pop on the kettle.
Yorkshire’s most popular tea-time was found to be 8am, with over a third (35%) brewing at this time. York was among the top tea drinking cities (5th and 10th in a top ten list).
Top tea drinking cities and how many cups they drink daily
- Belfast – 7 cups
- Norwich – 6 cups
- Liverpool – 5.4 cups
- Oxford – 5.3 cups
- Leeds – 5.2 cups
- London – 5 cups
- Birmingham – 5 cups
- Newcastle – 4.8 cups
- Coventry – 4.6 cups
- York – 4.5 cups
York town crier gets a shiny new bell
York’s new town crier Ben Fry, off of Minster FM, has a beautiful new bell, courtesy of Taylor’s Bell Foundry.
It was presented to him this lunchtime as part of the Yorkshire Day celebrations.
Ben became the new town crier thanks to funding from the York BID – the organisation behind most of today’s activities – and York Civic Trust.
York town crier @BenMinsterFM receives his shiny new bell thanks to Taylor's Bell Foundry on the @YorkMansionHse steps #Oyez #York_ShireDay pic.twitter.com/hHWYoE1KoP
— YorkMix (@theyorkmix) August 1, 2019
He had been using the bell used by the last bellman of York, kindly lent by Darrell Buttery.
Today though he has a bell of his very own, beautifully engraved with the York city crest.
And after his first ring with the new bell he made an announcement about the afternoon’s Yorkshire Day activities.
Yorkshire Ridings declaration – video
Here’s the famous Yorkshire Ridings declaration, pronounced in three languages at York’s four main bars, starting at Micklegate, every Yorkshire Day.
Here's the famous Yorkshire Ridings declaration for #YorkshireDay at the first of York's four main bars, Micklegate #York_ShireDay pic.twitter.com/3ZLJBj29NB
— YorkMix (@theyorkmix) August 1, 2019
Great prizes for the best York selfies today
If you take a great selfie with the giant deckchair or floral flag today, and post it to social media with the tag #York_ShireDay, you could win a great prize.
The winner gets a stay at the Grand Hotel for two, and the runner up tickets to a show at the Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre plus refreshments.
York’s town crier is spreading the news
Here’s Minster FM’s Ben Fry spreading the great news. And he’ll be getting a shiny new bell later
Bellman action @York_Minster #Oyez #YorkshireDay #York_ShireDay pic.twitter.com/2umvu5YRlS
— Ben Fry (@BenYorkMix) August 1, 2019
Colour and fun in St Sampson’s Square
There’s everything you need for Yorkshire Day in St Sampson’s Square.
Lots of colourful deckchairs under the Yorkshire Day bunting, the York Roast Co cooking up a storm, and the big screen ready to show some fantastic old footage of York from the Yorkshire Film Archive.
It’s on all day, come on down!
All looking good in St Sampson's Square for #York_ShireDay! Deckchairs, flags, @TheYorkRoastCo – and a free film show pic.twitter.com/9LgfTvkJt5
— The York BID (@theyorkbid) August 1, 2019
Changing Yorkshire attitudes
A new survey for Yorkshire Day by the Yorkshire-based broadband firm Plusnet shows a chasm between millennials and baby boomers’ ideas of what they consider to be Yorkshire “icons”.
Sheffield’s Arctic Monkeys look set to be a lasting icon of the region, with 21% of 18 to 24-year-olds saying they made Yorkshire what it is in 2019.
But the Bronte sisters are falling out of favour, with only 6% of millennials naming them Yorkshire icons compared with 40% of those aged 55 and over.
Gravy was another rising Yorkshire star, with 29% of 18 to 24-year-olds saying they felt the brown stuff deserved the crown compared with just 9% of respondents over 55.
But there was clear agreement over the Yorkshire pudding, with 54% of millennials and 69% of baby boomers putting the gastronomic classic at the top of the list.
The survey found that 85% of Yorkshire folk admitted to eating a Yorkshire pudding in the last three months and more than half (52%) of locals stated they could not live without the delicacy.
Early Yorkshire Day messages
Some of the early bird Tweets…
Happy #York_ShireDay! I’ll be shouting about York and Yorkshire all day and visiting @YorkMansionHse @TheGrandYork @Shambles_Market #Oyez @theyorkbid @theyorkmix @VisitYorkBiz pic.twitter.com/M1Y8hqoVyo
— Ben Fry (@BenYorkMix) August 1, 2019
Happy Yorkshire Day! Have a magical day #York_ShireDay pic.twitter.com/qOTgfU0gC8
— The Potions Cauldron (@PotionsCauldron) August 1, 2019
Happy #YorkshireDay! So much going on, #OnlyInYork – check out the handy guide the team have put together for all the activities on offer in the city: https://t.co/KC45OOtLzR #york_shireday
— Paul Whiting (@IamPaulWhiting) August 1, 2019
Happy #York_ShireDay to one and all 👍🏻 pic.twitter.com/30ZX2IIfoe
— Colenso Property (@ColensoProperty) August 1, 2019
Happy Yorkshire Day! #YorkshireDay pic.twitter.com/8u5HmVOwJe
— Yorkshire Tea (@YorkshireTea) August 1, 2019
When you drink one cup of Yorkshire tea and think you're from the Dales 😅☕️@adilray | @ranvir01 | @iainlee #YorkshireDay pic.twitter.com/kzs2gg01il
— Good Morning Britain (@GMB) August 1, 2019
Our 05:40 #Azuma service from Edinburgh to Kings Cross has just passed through York for the first time on #YorkshireDay! 😍 pic.twitter.com/72pq2AfQlb
— London North Eastern Railway (@LNER) August 1, 2019
What is Yorkshire Day?
Here are a few facts about the origins of this special day…
Yorkshire Day was first celebrated in 1975 by the Yorkshire Ridings Society, formed a year earlier to protest against the local government reorganisation of the county’s traditional borders.
It is always held on August 1, a date that alludes to the Battle of Minden in Germany in 1759, which saw the Army allow soldiers to wear roses in their caps.
Among the usual festivities is the reading of the Yorkshire Declaration of Integrity in York, in all the languages used in Yorkshire since its earliest known reference in Anglo-Saxon times, including Old English, Latin, Old Norse and modern English.
This kicks off at 11.44am at Micklegate Bar.
The declaration will refer to “within these boundaries of 1,144 years standing”, which is a reference to its Viking foundation in 875 AD.
Here’s what’s on in York for Yorkshire Day 2019
Yorkshire Day 2019 is finally here!
After years of doing little on the big day, York is stepping up in its role as capital of the county, hosting a range of Yorkshire Day activities.
Here’s the line up…
Time | Location | Details |
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10am-1pm 2:30-7pm |
St Sampson’s Square | Big screen showing archive footage of York Through the ages |
1pm-2:30pm | St Sampson’s Square | Big screen showing Chicken Run |
10am-7pm | St Sampson’s Square | The York Roast Co food truck serving all day |
10am-7pm | St Sampson’s Square | The “Si Thi” Selfie competition: Best Yorkshire selfie wins a 1 night stay for 2 at the Grand Hotel |
10am -7pm | St Sampson’s Square | 5ft x 3ft Yorkshire flag made of real Yorkshire roses |
3pm-6pm | The Grand Cookery School | The Great Yorkshire Pudding Challenge Final. Finalists compete to create the best Yorkshire pudding based dish for the judges. |
10am-4pm | Parliament Street | 2019 regional final of the Young Traders Markets |
1pm-5pm | Parliament Street | Minster FM Summer of Selfies |
10am-5pm | Parliament Street | Live music from local Yorkshire artists |
11:44am—1pm | York’s Bars (gateways) | The Yorkshire Ridings Society recite the declaration of integrity at all four of York’s bars starting at Micklegate |
12:30pm | Mansion House, St Helen’s Square | York’s own Town Crier is presented with his brand-new bell |