York Guides

YORKSHIRE Day celebrations will sweep across the Ridings on Monday and Yorkists are being urged to take part.
Whether you choose to don the white rose or feast on the famous Pudding the Yorkshire Evening Post has compiled a comprehensive list of events to make sure you can play your part in the festivities.
Events planned include:
l Reading of the traditional Yorkshire Declaration of Integrity from the four gates of the city of York on Monday outside Micklegate Bar at 11.30 am (West Riding); outside Bootham Bar at 12.15 pm (North Riding); inside Monk Bar at 12.30 pm (City of York) and outside Walmgate Bar at 1 pm (East Riding). Scores of members of the Ridings Society are expected to stage similar ceremonies in towns and cities throughout the county. For more details call 01482 393939.
Procession
l Mayor's Civic Procession in Bradford. The parade leaves City Hall at 10.30 am, and will arrive at Bradford Cathedral at 11 am where a service of celebration will be given by the acting Dean with the Bishop of Bradford as preacher. The Beating of the Retreat Ceremony will unfold in Centenary Square at 3.30 pm. Everyone is welcome to join the service and watch the parade.
l Flat Cap Frisbee Golf at Helmsley Castle is proving so popular the weekend event has been extended until Sunday, August 7. Visitors are invited to test their flat cap flinging techniques from a "teeing-off" point into one of nine numbered baskets. Play is free with admission to the castle – adults £4; concessions £3 and children £2.
l Wensleydale Railway will celebrate Yorkshire Day with a special all-day fare on Monday of £5 for two people and the launch of a programme of loco-hauled trains.
l The Regional Food Group for Yorkshire and Humber, supported by Yorkshire Forward, is hosting a Deliciouslyorkshire Day eight-course lunch, to be held tomorrow at the Dean Court Hotel, in the shadow of York Minster. Price £9.99 .
l North Riding Duck Race takes place at Saltburn Beck, Saltburn, on Tuesday at 2.30 pm, with proceeds going to the Yorkshire Riding Society North Riding Group campaign fund.
l The town of Masham will host its second annual Yorkshire Day Festival this weekend to raise funds for the Masham Christmas Lights Appeal. Last year the late "Yorkshire Ambassador", TV personality Richard Whiteley, opened the event.
Legendary
This year's opening was being performed by legendary cricketer and world famous Yorkshire character Freddie Trueman this morning. Yorkshire food and drink was featuring prominently in the celebration. The town's world-famous breweries will keep their visitor centres open throughout the weekend.
l Yorkshire's biggest tea break is this year being backed by TV chef Gary Rhodes and Look North's Christa Ackroyd.
Workers are being urged to put their feet up and enjoy a nice cuppa on Monday in memory of all things Yorkshire and donating £1 to Yorkshire Cancer Research.
To find out more or to request a fundraising pack containing ideas on how to achieve the most out of your fundraising, call 01423 501 269 or visit www.ycr.org.uk
A "Houses and Gardens" display is being held at the Yorkshire Tourist Board, Leeds train station.
Hundreds of pubs and clubs are putting on special nights with tradition Yorkshire ales and foods.
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I think I'll try the Chateau Yorkshire!

WHAT better way to toast God's Own County than with a glass of the region's finest wine?
In time for Yorkshire Day on Monday the UK's most northerly commercial winery has launched the first ever Yorkshire Regional Wine.
Leventhorpe Vineyard, set in the heart of the unlikely grape-growing location of Woodlesford, south Leeds, won over the expertly-tuned noses of the industry's finest with its Seyval Blanc 2003.
The vin blanc has been awarded the right to pay homage directly to its place of origin on its bottle's label, which now reads Leventhorpe Seyval: Yorkshire Regional Wine.
Owner of the six-acre vineyard George Bowden, 57, has been trying for this honour for 20 years.
Important
He told the Yorkshire Evening Post: "This appellation is very important. It is about pride and it makes commercial sense.
"It tells people the wine comes from Yorkshire. It can't have come from anywhere else in the country.
"It is also a recognition of the wine's quality. This status is only awarded on merit for a wine's taste, smell and body. You have got to earn reputation and the only way of doing that is by having good wine."
Wine expert Greville Havenhand describes the 'strangely Burgundian white from Seyval Blanc': "If wine as good as this can be made in Yorkshire there is surely a future for the English industry."
Yorkshire Regional Wine is available direct from Leventhorpe Vineyard, Bullerthorpe Lane, Woodlesford, Leeds, LS26 8AF, which is open to visitors. For more information please call 0113 2889088.

Eeh bah grub! You can't beat taste of God's Own County!

FOR centuries Yorkshire's farmers have been producing some of the country's finest foods.
From Manorborn sausages to Longley Farm yoghurts and cheeses, God's Own County has fodder tasty enough to whet any appetite.
And on Yorkshire Day supermarket giant ASDA is pulling on its flat cap and calling for more people to buy local.
The Leeds-based supermarket has extended its "Yorkshire's Best" range and boasts more than 100 Yorkshire lines.
Now 55 per cent of all cucumbers, 100 per cent of cress, 95 per cent of round lettuces and 100 per cent of podding peas sold will be from Yorkshire.
Harrogate Water, Seabrooks, Longley Farm, Manorborn sausage and Black Sheep brewery are already sold across its 24 regional stores.
Success
ASDA's local sourcing manager Karen Todd said: "This is a great way to celebrate Yorkshire Day and be proud of what Yorkshire has to offer.
"ASDA began life as a small Yorkshire company and has grown in success ever since. We now want to show other businesses in the area how much everyone can benefit from sourcing locally and satisfying customers' demand.
"We should all work together to support local growers and producers in the Yorkshire region."
ASDA works in partnership with the Yorkshire Regional Food Group and Yorkshire Forward to search out new suppliers.

Meanwhile, Yorkshire Day will be celebrated in style in Wakefield with tasting sessions involving Yorkshire cheese, sausage and beer.
Wakefield's Tourism Services team will be in the Cathedral Precinct inviting shoppers and visitors to try samples of cheese and sausage supplied by local delicatessen Cryer and Stott, and beer by Wakefield-based Fernandes Brewery.
Coun Brian Holmes, the district council's Deputy Cabinet Member for Culture, Tourism and Sport, said: "Yorkshire Day celebrations have been gathering support since 1975 and putting Wakefield products on show is an ideal way to show our contribution to this special day in the region's calendar."
Anyone wanting more information about the day, or the district's tourism attractions, can contact the Tourist Information Office in the Bull Ring, Wakefield, on 01924 305000.