Category Archives: Our Yorkshire
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Amazon link to a selection of books on a subject eg ‘Underground Structures of the Cold War’ Books on Underground Structures of the Cold War are available from Amazon T&M More sunflower seeds at Thompson & Morgan Lilacs from … Continue reading
Bradford – What a Way to Treat Architecture 12 years on
Long ago the following article about Bradford Buildings was posted:- Have things changed ? Not a lot! Added to the list of issues you could include the Bus Station and Interchange, Darley Street, Rawson market even our national museum closed … Continue reading
Are You In t’Club?
We do not need knee jerks by political jerks from the Liberal Clubs, Conservative Clubs or any other self serving club Continue reading
Ecology Building Society 43 Year Old
Up Date of post 15.11.2015 A Canny Yorkshire Building society formed in Silsden West Yorkshire with strong links to the Green Party. Interest rates improved this week 10.2.2024 Scarborough Building Society was formed in May 1846 – making it the … Continue reading
Active Hobbies and Costs
8 years ago Yorkshire Bank were worried that we spend too much money on our hobbies. That is a bit rich coming from a bank then owned by the Aussies National Bank. Within months Yorkshire bank with Clydedale were divested … Continue reading
Gaudi In Yorkshire
Earlier this year GOC threatened to start a series of chimney photographs. Little did we know that Antoni Gaudi the Spanish designer and architect had left his mark on Yorkshire with his chimneys.We didn’t know because in all probability he … Continue reading
Tilting at Yorkshire Windmills
Firstly we exclude the modern wind farms, wind turbines and their ilk designed for energy production and despoiling the landscape. Windmill has the clue in the name, a mill that uses wind! Which area of the county has the greatest … Continue reading
Hose Pipe Ban 2022 Not Enough Sunshine
So here we are again time to visit Burnt Yates or see the fields on fire at Burns-all. ‘Do you remember 1995 when Yorkshire Water excelled itself during the last severe drought and water shortages.Water rationing, bans and tankering fresh … Continue reading
Tykes Don’t Talk Daft – New Culture
I am self identifying as having micro-aggression over woke wonkery and would like to exercise white privileged before returning to traditional old tyke speak. I am partnered with a gender fluid Karen from the snowflake generation who is gas lighted … Continue reading
Let’s Hear It For Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull the 4th largest Yorkshire city is better known as Hull. As we move into a post pandemic era I would like to think Yorkshire folk will help support our less fortunate communities and that would certainly include … Continue reading