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The Fiftieth Yorkshire Day

Yorkshire Day was first celebrated on 1st August 1975, which means that the 2024 celebration is the fiftieth Yorkshire Day! Over that time, it has grown to become a huge event, both within the county and for Yorkshire men and women throughout the world.  Yorkshire … Continue reading

1 August 2024 4 August 2024 6 responses

Historic County Flags Day 23rd July 2024

Historic County Flags Day 2024 has been another spectacular celebration of our county heritage. Our thanks are due to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government for once again displaying the county flags in Parliament Square for the week. All those county flags included … Continue reading

23 July 2024 31 July 2024 one response

County Days Boom in May

The county day phenomena continues to gather pace in 2024. May 2024 has seen four county days (so far): Staffordshire Day (Weds 1st May), Surrey Day (Sat 11th May), Somerset Day (Sat 11th May) and Middlesex Day (Thurs 16th May). All four have been the … Continue reading

16 May 2024 31 July 2024 4 responses

Yorkshire Ridings: Road-sign Rollout Begins

On the fiftieth anniversary of the infamous 1974 local government changes, the Yorkshire Ridings Society and the Historic Counties Trust have unveiled the first of a set of new road-signs marking the border of Yorkshire and the borders of its ridings. The first “Historic North … Continue reading

1 April 2024 31 July 2024 26 responses

The Strange Case of the Counties That Didn’t Change

For the 50th anniversary of the local government re-organisation of 1st April 1974, we present a retrospective on the myth of the “changed” counties. We also call on the Government to finally resolve the ‘county confusion’ created in 1974, by establishing a set of local … Continue reading

18 March 2024 31 July 2024 10 responses

2023: Historic County Highlights

The Association of British Counties would like to wish all of our supporters a very Happy New Year. We finish off 2023 with a look back at some of the highlights of year. ABC exists to promote and celebrate the historic counties and their role … Continue reading

31 December 2023 31 July 2024 one response

Bedfordshire Day 28th November 2023

Bedfordshire Day is celebrated each year on 28th November, the birthday of John Bunyan. The celebration in 2023 was the biggest yet. Huge thanks are due to our friends at The Friends of Bedfordshire Society and to the many people and organisations which took part. We … Continue reading

29 November 2023 31 July 2024 one response

Lancashire Day 27th November 2023

Lancashire Day 2023 has seen another huge celebration of the red rose county. As ever, huge thanks and congratulation go to our friends the Friends of Real Lancashire. We present some highlights from the day.

27 November 2023 31 July 2024 one response

Bogus M5 ‘Welcome to Somerset’ sign removed after 49 years

We have good news from our friends the Somerset Guardians. The ‘Welcome to Somerset’ sign on the southbound M5 near Webbington has finally been removed. The sign has been a source of annoyance since it was first erected in 1974 by the former Somerset County … Continue reading

19 November 2023 31 July 2024 one response

New Flags for Banffshire and Morayshire

On Saturday 28th October 2023, the new flags for Banffshire and Morayshire were revealed and hoisted for the first time. The flags were decided by competitions organised by the Flag Institute and bring the number of Scottish counties with a flag included in the UK … Continue reading

31 October 2023 31 July 2024 one response

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