York Guides

Lizzie Murphy (Yorkshire Post)
YORKSHIRE Day was marked in fine style yesterday as people from across the region proudly sported the white rose.

Bradford had the honour of hosting the main celebrations, as around 200 civic leaders and members of the Yorkshire Society embarked on a spectacular procession from Centenary Square to Bradford Cathedral led by the King's Division Waterloo Band.
A special service was conducted by the acting Dean, Canon Malcolm Grundy, with the aid of the Bishop of Bradford, the Right Rev David James.
Crowds gathered in Centenary Square in the afternoon for the Beating of the Retreat.
The Lord Mayor of Bradford, Valerie Binney, said: "It is a major boost for Bradford to host Yorkshire Day this year and people have come from all over Yorkshire, which is fabulous. There has been tremendous support and it is wonderful to see so many people turn up."
Chairman Keith Madeley of the Yorkshire Society, which is also celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, said: "The pride in Yorkshire is like no other county. We have diversity, cultures mixing together, traditional industries and the most up-to-date technology."
Many guests supported Yorkshire industries by wearing brooches, ties and medals made in the region.
Celebrations also saw the Yorkshire Society and the Yorkshire Sikh Forum become honorary friends.
Bradford millionaire businessman Nirmal Singh, president of the forum, was named as the Yorkshire Society's first ambassador.
Mr Madeley said: "Pride and unity in the county is our motto. We wanted to do something in our 25th year to show our commitment to that. Nirmal Singh will help to ensure the society is representative of the whole county."
As part of the celebrations, the new Yorkshire Air Ambulance flew into Bradford's Odsal Stadium as part of its official Thank You Tour of the region.
Elsewhere, the traditional Declaration of Integrity was read around the City Walls in York – proclaiming the continued existence of Yorkshire's historic Ridings in spite of local government changes made in 1974.
The ceremony was repeated outside Bootham Bar in the old North Riding, Walmgate Bar in the East Riding and within the City Walls at Monk Bar for the ancient City of York.
In the old North Riding the declaration was read in Eston, Redcar, Marske, Loftus, Guisborough and Saltburn.
North Riding Group campaigner Chris Abbott and his team also sold hundreds of traditional Yorkshire white roses in aid of Redcar Lifeboat. In Helmsley the castle hosted a Flat Cap Frisbee competition, visitors flinging headgear into nine numbered baskets.
A new musical celebrating the life of the vet James Herriot, whose stories of his work in the Yorkshire Dales made him world famous, was also launched yesterday.
The World of James Herriot chose Yorkshire Day to give a preview to the musical play by Scottish author Michael Gibb, who was inspired by a visit to the museum in Thirsk last year.