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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to make Yorkshire Day (August the first) a public holiday for residents of the former three Ridings of Yorkshire and the City of York (as their borders existed up to 31st March 1974). More details
Submitted by Barrie Pepper – Deadline to sign up by: 05 March 2009 – Signatures: 131
More details from petition creator
The government appears to be in favour of an additional public holiday and also separate government for the English regions of which Yorkshire is one. This is an early application on behalf of England's largest county.
Current signatories
Barrie Pepper, the Petition Creator, joined by:
- Darren Spink - petitions.number10.gov.uk/kidsforengland
- Richard Morrice
- Martin Wainwright
- Karen Hannah
- Carolynne Pepper
- Denzil Vallance
- Zak Avery
- Mr Partis (petitions.pm.gov.uk/tombaker/)
- Dave Pepper
- Andrew Constantine
- Alex Jowitt
- cresheava mason
- James H Heaton
- Penny Heaton
- RICHARD HIGGINS
- Paul Anderson
- John Hall
- Eddie Lawler
- Jason Cooper
- Griff King
- Alex Bartle
- Roxanne Park
- Rachel Poffley
- Rebecca Lee
- Chris Tierney
- Chris Dunford-Kelk
- Natalie Mowvley
- Steven Rodger
- stephen morton
- Tracy Cousins
- Stephen Cohen
- Lauren Webster
- Gayle Paver
- J Lesley Hudson
- Ruth
- Clare Lloyd
- Nicola Carr
- Simon Gillibrand
- Paul Whiteley
- Claire Cookman
- Mark Lascelles
- Hannah Craig
- Kellie Beaumont
- James Page
- Julie Morton
- Susan Milner
- rob dene
- charlie powell
- irene morris
- James McNair
- Tony Huby
- Martyn Smith
- Victoria Roberts
- stuart stephen
- Jeffrey Colley
- j balmforth
- Tracey Newark
- Tom Dresser
- michael findel
- Martina Crosby
- Yasmin Ahkter
- george dickinson
- Aimée Riedel
- Jason Lowe
- Andrew Simpson
- Philippa Dowson
- Martin Rankin
- Tom Morris
- Mark Stevenson
- David Maginnis
- John Clements
- Stuart Varley
- ahron tolley
- Roy banks
- Richard Carter
- Wayne Dunn
- Lynne Barrett
- john coulson
- Sarah Haywood
- fiona fagg
- Julie Wright
- margaret cosgrove
- Andrew Whitehead
- Elizabeth Peck
- ian charlton
- Brenda Cartwright
- Rob Coates
- John Denys Drake
- Amber beanland
- Ben Sheath
- adam barrass
- Tracy Ashmore
- Joanne Wendy Beck
- Peter Fedden
- Mark Wolstenholme
- Steve Kay
- Chris Abbott
- Lynn Atack
- Caroline Anderson
- Marjorie Moses
- Nigel Croft
- Robert Kenneth Wallis
- John Buckle
- George Barry Atkinson
- Ron Ridout
- Alan Taylor
- GRAHAM HEWITT
- Gavin Gibb
- ANDY FEDDEN
- gerrard stevens
- Stuart Saunders
- Richard Garvie
- alfred muir
- Ammara Ijaz
- Dinah R. Bentley
- Barbara Ann Robinson
- JOAN COLE
- Margaret Wilson
- andrew downs
- Graeme Aldous
- Yvette Bacon
- Christopher Dronsfield
- Michael Moss
- Kevin Hollinrake
- Peter A.W. Ward
- John Tempest
- Edward Christopher Ward
- David Boothroyd
- Joan Shaw
- T H Anderson
