We would like to wish all of our supporters a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year for 2025. As ever, it has been a pleasure and a privilege to champion our historic counties. 2024 was certainly a very busy year for ABC and for … Continue reading
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Christmas Gifts for County-lovers
Christmas will be soon upon us and we present a few ideas for Christmas presents for the county-lover in your life. County Flags of England, Wales and Scotland by Jason Saber Over the last 20 years county flags have become a familiar sight in Great … Continue reading
Bedfordshire Day – 28th Nov 2024
Bedfordshire Day is celebrated each year on 28th November, the birthday of John Bunyan. Bedfordshire Day 2024 was another wonderful celebration of the county. Huge thanks are due to our friends at the Friends of Bedfordshire Society and to the many people and organisations which … Continue reading
29 November 2024
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Lancashire Day – 27th Nov 2024
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 2024
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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
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
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
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
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
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