11 Jul 2008 - Yorkshire Day in Crofton

Crofton Carnival Committee are to organise this new event for Crofton to celebrate Yorkshire Day, the Fun Day will be held on Saturday 2nd August.

Fun Day, Tea and Coffee, Stalls at Crofton Parish Centre, Saturday 2nd August from 10am to 2pm.

Stall Space available for local groups for only £5.

For More Information Call: 07504 924 276 or Email: croftoncarnival@hotmail.co.uk

Yorkshire Day is celebrated on 1 August to promote the historic English county of Yorkshire. It was first celebrated in 1975, by the Yorkshire Ridings Society, initially in Beverley, as "protest movement against the local re-organisation of 1974". The date alludes to the Battle of Minden, and also the anniversary of the emancipation of slaves in the British Empire in 1834, for which a Yorkshire MP, William Wilberforce, had campaigned.

Amongst the celebrations there is a Civic gathering of Lord Mayors, Mayors, and other Civic Heads from across the county, convened by the Yorkshire Society, which will be held in Redcar.