The Ridings pass into history - never! It was on this day [1 April ] 1974 that The Yorkhire Ridings were no longer acknowledged by officialdom and the inhabitants of some villages awoke to find themselves in different counties, even Lancashire can you believe!!! The Yorkshire Ridings Society has spent the last 42 years ensuring the Ridings are not forgotten - Google or whatever for details - and on 1 Aug every year Yorkshire Day is celebrated throughout the County with festivities and a reading of the Declaration of Integrity of the Ridings. Every year more people, including local Councils, celebrate this and fly the flag - one of my neighbours organised a small street party for the residents of our cul de sac. The media, local and national, report Yorkshiire Day. Maybe one day The Ridings will be restored officially - lets hope so. Maps may be attractive but they are at odds with the good folk of Yorkshire [g] Regards Jean On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 10:06 PM, Peter J. Richardson via < yorksgen@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Hello Janet > > On 31 March 2016 at 11:05, Janet Peacock <JanMPeacock@hotmail.co.uk> > wrote: > > What do you mean, Peter, by 'after the Ridings disappeared'? > > If you look at any county map published after 1974 the word "Riding" > does not appear. > > Whilst we might for sentimental reasons wish to retain the labels that > existed when we were young there will come a time when there is nobody > left in Yorkshire who was born before 1974, and unless the Ridings > make a reappearance between now and then the label will pass into > history. > > > They have not disappeared. > > > > As you point out, 'South Yorkshire' is classed as a metropolitan county > &, > > to many > > people this causes frustration ---- not only from a genealogical point of > > view, but in > > modern day activities, too. As, of course, does the use of the much hated > > 'Humberside' > > which only exists for Police etc., though the Post Office still clings > to it > > 20 years after > > its abolition! > > > As local government structures become more complicated and haphazard I > am starting to wonder whether the whole concept of counties as we used > to know them will pass into history. > > Regards > Peter > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > YORKSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >