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?