Dust off your three seaxes and raise a glass to community, heritage and identity – for today, Saturday 16th May 2026, is Middlesex Day. The date commemorates the actions of the 57th (West Middlesex Regiment) at the Battle of Albuera (1811) during the Peninsula War … Continue reading
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Somerset Day 2026 and Surrey Day 2026
The weekend of 9-10th May 2026 saw two county day celebrations. Our friends at Passion for Somerset have made Somerset Day one of the biggest county days in the country. This year the celebrations took place over the whole weekend of 9-10th May and on … Continue reading
11 May 2026
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County News: May 2026
There’s a whole lot happening in the traditional county movement at the moment, from the upcoming abolition of the last of the 1974 “county councils”, to the erection of new historic county border signs and much else besides. We present a roundup of the latest … Continue reading
Rogues’ Gallery: Scotland’s Worst-Named Councils
The deplorable practice of councils making inappropriate use of historic county names is sadly no less prevalent in Scotland than in England. Here we name and shame the worst offenders. Local government in Scotland is provided by 32 unitary councils which take the style “council” … Continue reading
Government announces new ‘Lancashire and Yorkshire Strategic Authority’
AN EXPIRED APRIL FOOL – but don’t put it past them! English Devolution is proving a mixed-blessing for all who cherish our nation’s historic counties. On the positive side, in 2028 the remaining 1974 “county councils” will be replaced with many small unitary councils, most … Continue reading
1 April 2026
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Lancashire County Council 1974-2028 RIP – But What Next?
Lancashire County Council is to be abolished on 1st April 2028. Many will say “Good Riddance!“, since few of the 1974 local government “counties” has made quite such an outrageously inappropriate use of a real county name than has this local authority. But what will … Continue reading
26 February 2026
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2028: An End to County Confusion?
The Government has confirmed that on 1st April 2028 the remaining county councils and district councils in England will be abolished and replaced by a new set of unitary councils. This final end of the 1974 fake local government “counties” will be a major boost … Continue reading
16 February 2026
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Proposing the name ‘West Surrey and South Middlesex Council’
Since 1965 the people of the Spelthorne area of Middlesex have suffered the indignity of being under a local authority absurdly called “Surrey County Council”. But with the abolition of Surrey County Council in April 2027, it is time to right this historic wrong and … Continue reading
21 January 2026
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Bedfordshire Day 2025
Bedfordshire Day is celebrated on 28th November, the birthday of celebrated local son John Bunyan. Bedfordshire Day was instigated in 2015 by our good friends at the Friends of Bedfordshire Society who were also behind the registration of the Bedfordshire flag. Always a well celebrated … Continue reading
29 November 2025
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Lancashire Day 2025
Lancashire Day is celebrated each year on 27th November. On this day in 1295 the first elected representatives from Lancashire were called to Westminster by King Edward I to attend what later became known as “The Model Parliament”. Lancashire Day is the brainchild of our … Continue reading
29 November 2025
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