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Welcome to Wetherby – LS22

Weatherby whaler fish and chip shop is very popular on Thursday’s the local market day in town. The free riverside car park gets busy but you can usually find a space. A market town, with a Charter since 1240, Wetherby … Continue reading

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Cat and Mouse Inventions

Yorkshire is full of inventive and innovative characters and none more so than the Inventors and Entrepreneurs of the Little Nipper mouse trap and Cats Eyes. James Henry Atkinson was born in Leeds (1849-1942) filed applications for patents on several … Continue reading

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A Sheffield Football Club is Oldest in the World ?

Football clubs come in all sorts of shapes and sizes but our two Football league teams in Sheffield have a combined 242 years experience behind them. The grounds at Bramall Lane (Sheffield United) and Hillsborough (Sheffield Wednesday) have a combined … Continue reading

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Boulby for Mines and Underground Laboratories

Boulby is a working potash and rock-salt mine with hundreds of miles of underground roads, tunnels and caverns. Alum was also mined near by to supply the die industry but potash and rock salt are now the main products taken … Continue reading

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Yard of Ale at Whitelocks The Turks Head

Leeds Pubs hide there light under a bushel or in a back yard in the case of Whitelocks. Run by the Whitelock family for 90 years during the 19th century Whitelocks was renamed from the original ‘Turks Head’ but the … Continue reading

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York Cycle Show

10,000 cyclists  descended on York for the 2011 cycle show. It will be held at York racecourse the Knavesmire June 25-26th from 9.00 in the morning until 5.00pm. On the Saturday there will be organised rides from 25 Km to … Continue reading

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Yorkshire’s Royal Horticultural Garden

Harlow Carr Garden Harrogate, formerly the top trials garden and base of the Northern Horticultural Society was taken over by The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS)  in 2001. It is now a top class garden and visitor attraction with many new … Continue reading

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Bookies Best Books a Squash Duo

Yorkshireman and former world No 1 Nick Matthew is featured in Sit Down and Cheer: A History of Sport on TV (Wisden Sports Writing) by Martin Kelner . Despite its fun approach to TV sport since the 1960’s it not … Continue reading

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Do Not Ask the Leodis Beer is 4.6% at Brewery Taps

Leodis Lager, Leodis Dunkel and Leodis Wheat Beer may all taste different but the consistent quality is replicated in a consistent strength. 4.6% abv the percentage of Alcohol by Volume is the same for all 3 brews from the Brewery … Continue reading

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The Botanic Arts in Yorkshire

The botanic arts are alive and well in Yorkshire. Not surprising when you consider the gardens we can explore from which to take our inspiration. There are many artistic forms your botanic art work can take and you can experiment … Continue reading

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