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I see the Dalesman magazine in its wisdom has selected the ubiquitous Alan Titmarsh as Yorkshire Personality of the Year. Well, if I am not mistaken he lives in Hampshire when not on the box. Surely somebody actually living in England's greatest shire could have been chosen.
Darren, whom I have met, revitalised Yorkshire this year. And why not David Hockney or Alan Bennett. Their fame stretches beyond our shores, but have homes in Yorkshire at this present time.
Absolutely, Brian. I can only presume the Dalesman group suggested this absurd award to lure Tit(ch)marsh up to Skipton to host their wretched awards ceremony. Anyway, he is an Ilkley lad not a blessed Keighley boy.
I agree with Brian. Having a quiet, intelligent, modest, keenly observant, gay playwrite as Yorkshire Personality of the Year might go a little way towards dispelling the myth abroad in many parts of the country of the Yorkshireman as the rough ignorant buffoon - a stereotype unfortunately reinforced by one or two of Yorkshire's "famous" sons.
Quite frankly I think David Hockney and Alan Bennett offer the opportunity of global access to Yorkshire culture as does Sir Norman Foster. Tit{ch}marsh is purely for domestic consumption.
During my time at KBGS there was an Ackroyd who was known by the name Charlie. Are you he? If so I claim the prize. I find it a useful feature of this site to be able to discover the years at KBGS and current location of posters by clicking on the ikon below their name - but not every poster is inclined to divulge such personal detail. I think all contributors should do so.
Kevin - are we sure Hannah Hauxwell is from Yorkshire? I thought she was from Teesdale, which I thought was in County Durham. Or have boundaries changed?
Diverging slightly from this topic, is there any move to have Yorkshire's original boundaries reinstated? Large lumps of Lancashire were until fairly recently part of Yorkshire - rather nice real estate in the Forest of Bowland and West Craven. I think Rutland has regained at least part of its former status, due perhaps to public agitation. Is there a movement aimed at restoring Yorkshire?
I trust that Personality of the Year has a born in Yorkshire proviso.
One major disadvantage that I have had to endure for most of my life is that whilst my parents were Yorkshire born and bred, and I have always considerred myself to be a Yorkshireman, I had the misfortune to be born in London and spent the 1st 5 years of my life there. Ordinarilly I could have hidden this and not made an issue of it, however, I was devastated when I learned (in those days) that I could never play cricket for Yorkshire because I wasn't born there. I lost interest in cricket after that. I suppose that this criterion no longer applies for representation?
Ah tell thee what, tha knows. Ah speak a lot more posh nah si thee.
And as for the bat, I can still remember which end to hold, they make very good deterants against would be house breakers although I must admit that our colonial cousins in the Americas have a better type of deterant bat that they developed to play rounders.
I think kbgs former pupils should nominate and elect their own "Yorkshire Personality of the Year" through this site.
Nominations first - and maybe Chris could devise some system of recording votes?
The Dalesman's Personality of the Year this year is Sir Ken Morrison of supermarket fame. Over the last two years he managed to treble their market capitalisation. More reasons to shop at Morrisons.
Good for him. But what about us? Can he deliver produce next week at last week's prices - or are Morrisons - like the rest - on the Harare pricing mechanism.
My nomination would be Lancashire born tyke, Michael Vaughan, the most successful England captain since the captain England barely had, Brian Close.
Wm. Morrison???...he's the guy who put the enormous
mountain of rubble on Morecambe promenade just so no-one else can do anything with the land. Morecambe is bad enough as it is without his "assistance". Quite a
personality!!