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Yorkshire Day at Standedge

27th Jul 2006

As part of a whole host of exciting summer activities, British Waterways Yorkshire is holding its very own Yorkshire Day at Standedge Visitor Centre on Tuesday, August 1 to give people the chance to learn more about the wonder of all things Yorkshire.

This county wide celebration aims to make people more aware of its proud history and heritage and to underline what makes Yorkshire so remarkable.

The recently reopened Standedge Visitor Centre will host some special workshops in its new first floor communication and education facility, where visitors can learn the true art of Yorkshire dialect, get to grips with the famous Yorkshire twang and learn some fascinating facts along the way.

The first workshop will be hosted by Craig Bradley, a revered writer and author, who will be teaching visitors what the very essence of ‘Yorkshireness’ is, by way of some fascinating creative writing tuition.

Steve Wade, who teaches and writes about both crime history and true crime, will then delve into the world of Yorkshire’s unsolved murders in the second workshop. This will include an enticing story (based on recent research on Standedge) which uncovered an eerie tale about a murder which to this very day has still not been solved.

The very first Yorkshire Day was held on 1 August, 1975, and was initiated by the Yorkshire Ridings Society whose aim was to protect and maintain the very fabric of what makes Yorkshire so distinctive and to keep an accurate representation of Yorkshire. This special occasion has now blossomed with the idea taken up all over the county with many towns and villages organising events to commemorate the day in Yorkshire’s honour.
The first workshop run by Craig Bradley will be at 9-11am and the second workshop with Steve Wade from 2-4pm.

There will also be the chance to enjoy an atmospheric guided boat trip along the Huddersfield Narrow Canal into Standedge Tunnel and wonder at the work that went into this major feat of engineering. Guided boat trips into the tunnel last around 30 minutes and run at 10.15am, 11am, 11.45am, 1pm, 1.45pm, 2.30pm, 3.15pm and 4pm. Prices for guided boat tickets: Adults £4, Child (5-15) £3, Concessions £3.50, Under 5s free. 2 for 1 midweek offer also available on selected journeys.

Last updated: 22/10/2008