ABC Member Philip Tibbetts advises that Burton village council organised and funded this Westmorland sign. It is understood that Cumbria council has given Parish Councils the ability to erect signs if they want following on from Eric Pickles’ initiative last April.
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Try your luck at the UK County Map Quiz
The UK County Map Quiz is the first interactive activity to launch in the new County-Wise Activity Zone. Try you luck at correctly identifying the counties of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales. Or why not try all of them? Try your luck at: activities.county-wise.org.uk
Colour Your County on Historic County Flags Day – 23 July 2014
In the run-up to Historic County Flags Day – 23 July 2014, the Association of British Counties is pleased to publish county colouring sheets for the event. Historic County Flags Day aims to get as many county flags flying across the United Kingdom as possible on … Continue reading
Cambridgeshire County Flag Competition
County campaigner Andy Strangeway has launched a competition to establish a flag for Cambridgeshire. Andy says: In recent years the UK celebrated both the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the London Olympics, two major flag waving occasions. Flags are an ancient art form, developed especially to … Continue reading
A Ring of Roses Round Yorkshire’s Boundary
The Ring of Roses is Yorkshire Riding Society’s biggest and most exciting Yorkshire Day project yet. This summer, the Yorkshire Ridings Society asks, “What better way to mark our boundary than by flying Yorkshire flags in all the settlements on or very close to the … Continue reading
Government ‘formally acknowledges’ the Historic Counties to celebrate St George’s Day
Firstly, Happy St George’s Day! Proclaiming “In a symbolic move, Eric Pickles will assert that England’s historic and traditional counties still exist, and are now recognised by the government – including the likes of Cumberland, Huntingdonshire, Westmorland and Middlesex.” the news story on the Inside … Continue reading
Illustrated Maps of the Historic Counties
ABC Member Brady Ells is producing the hand-illustrated maps in Sussex. The maps are A2 size and printed in his native Sussex. Currently a Sussex map is available to purchase and a Dorset map is due out soon. Commissions are invited for all 92 UK counties. The … Continue reading