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
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ABC appears in Science Fiction novel!
Author, and ABC Member Robert Gibson wrote to us to say that his latest book, Valeddom – Mercury Awaits, mentions the Association. He describes the books as a ‘whimsical story with a serious point’: “Valeddom – Mercury Awaits is an science fiction planetary adventure aimed … 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
Yorkshire and its Boundaries
How do you communicate the difference between Yorkshire and the many other understandings which administrative shuffling have created? Cue – the Association of British Counties map of Yorkshire – a unique map which shows the historic County of York and its three Ridings, together with the current (2013) areas for … 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