Monday 1st August is Yorkshire Day.
This date was chosen because it is the date of the Battle of Minden, at which the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry served with particular distinction.
Here are just a few of the reasons why our County is special.
If Yorkshire were an independent country, we would have finished twelfth on the league table in the 2012 Olympics: seven gold, two silver and three bronze medals.
The earliest reference to ‘Yorkshire Pudding’ was in Hannah Glasse’s Art Of Cookery in 1747.
Without Yorkshire, there would be no football, as the earliest club was founded in Sheffield, of course.
Yorkshire has won the county cricket championship more often than any other county: 30 times plus once shared.
The unofficial national anthem is the song, “On Ilkla Moor Baht at.” Do you know any of the verses after the first one?
So why exactly do you like Yorkshire?
Monday is a day for giving thanks for the communities where we live.
What will you be giving thanks for?
Peter Bradley
The Dean
Cultural heritage and pop music culture will soon collide as Sheffield Cathedral and Leeds based Paradox Orchestra announce a ‘reyt’ special Yorkshire musical collaboration.
Master Cutler Charles Turner DL is challenging us all, particularly companies and organisations to demonstrate entrepreneurial flair and community spirit to raise funds for the cathedral’s School Singing Programme.
Thousands of visitors wowed by the colourful creativity of Threads through Creation exhibtion.
Sheffield Cathedral is delighted to announce Neil Riley has been appointed as ‘Senior Non-Executive Member’ of Chapter, a new role arising out of the Cathedrals Measure 2021.
From 19 January, Sheffield Cathedral is hosting ‘Threads Through Creation’, a stunning exhibition of twelve embroidered silk panels that explore the story of creation. The scale of the panels and the skill and artistry on display is extraordinary.
In recent years Sheffield Cathedral has built up a reputation for kicking off the city’s Christmas festivities in style with their spectacular lightshow. But this year it’s going to be extra special. Sheffield Cathedral Illuminated: Starlight, supported by Utilita Energy Hub, is making its debut.
Sheffield Cathedral invites people of all faiths and none to a period of 30 minutes of silence and reflection on Sunday 19 November at 3pm.
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Read the cathedral’s annual accounts for 2023.