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The 129th Annual General Meeting takes place at Gracious Street Methodist Church, Chapel Street, Knaresborough at 1:30 pm on May 9th, 2026, in the Castle Room. The public are permitted…
The first lecture to be given by Jonnie Robinson following his appointment as President of the YDS took place at the Bradford Mechanics Institute. As Lead Curator of Spoken English…
The latest YDS publication is something very special, a translation into West Riding (Bradford) Yorkshire Dialect of one of the world’s most popular books, The Little Prince. Written and…
Do you fancy a Bilberry Pie? It’s the latest publication from the Yorkshire Dialect Society and is a selection of pieces written for the Summer Bulletin between 1976 and 2000. They…
If you are looking for a particular article from any of the Summer Bulletin editions, the latest database is now available (link below) that should facilitate your search – listed…
If any members would like a more active role in the running and shaping of the YDS, here’s an opportunity – the society currently has several general vacancies on the …
The YDS’ very own Eric ‘Bloodaxe’ Scaife (looking rather more ‘pastoral’ than usual) and the rather more contemporary bus on which his dulcet Yorkshire tones can…
RECENT PUBLICATIONS Dales Dialect Verse. Roger Nelson. £5.95 + £2.80 p&p Readers of the YDS Summer Bulletin will be familiar with Roger Nelson’s poetry and with…
Transactions of the Yorkshire Dialect Society (TYDS) is one of the two annual publications produced by the society (the other being the Summer Bulletin). Both publications are included in…