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'Yorkshire Day' 💮 1st August




Here is a new CST activities page to celebrate 'Yorkshire Day', which takes place on 1st August. At 2.9m acres, t is the biggest county in the UK.


Begin by asking who was born or brought up in Yorkshire?

Who has visited or holidayed there?

What do members like about Yorkshire - the people, the places, the food and drink, the weather?


Has anyone a story to tell about Yorkshire?




Phrases


Here are some well known and often said Yorkshire phrases. Discuss their meaning ...


- By 'eck (expression of surprise)

- Shut year cake ole (be quiet)

- Fancy a brew? (would you like a cup of tea?)

- I’ll tell thee that f’ nowt (I'll tell you something for nothing)

- Flippin ‘eck, ow much? (that's expensive)

- Where there’s muck, there’s brass (work hard for your money)

- Na’ then (calm down)

- Tha’sen (yourself)

- Nesh (someone who gets cold easily)

- Bobby dazzler (excellent)

- Cadge (borrow)

- Daft as a brush (silly)

- Was tha born in a barn (shut the door)

- Ee by gum (goodness!)

- Ay up (hello)

- Ow do (how are you?)

- Nowt (nothing)

- Mardy cow (you're unhappy)

- Do it for thissen (do it for yourself!)

- Ya little tyke (cheeky)

- Sarnie (sandwich)

- Chip butty wi' scraps, cheers (chip sandwich)

- Scran (food)

- Ta luv! (thanks)

- Chuffed as bits (pleased)

- Chuffing 'eck (gosh)

- Addled (drunk)

- Duck (friend)

- Ta'ra (goodbye)




Yorkshire man's motto


"Ear all, see all, say nowt;

Eat all, sup all, pay nowt;

And if ivver tha does owt fer nowt –

Allus do it fer thissen."






Complete the rhyme ...


"Oh, the grand old Duke of **** He had ten thousand *** He marched them up to the top of the **** And he marched them down *****

And when they were up, they were ** And when they were down, they were **** And when they were only half-way ** They were neither up nor ****."



You might want to discuss Andrew & Sarah Ferguson and their children Beatrice and Eugenie at this point, or not?








MUSIC & PICTURE QUIZ


Round 1. About Yorkshire


1. What is the name of this cathedral?