The Yorkshire Ridings Society is a group affiliated to the Association of British Counties calling for the wider recognition of the historic borders of Yorkshire, and its traditional subdivisions, the North, East and West Ridings.
Colin Holt, a founder member, was the long-time chairman of the group until his death in April 2006.
[3][4] The group has promoted Yorkshire Day annually on 1 August since 1975 to raise awareness of its cause.
Associated groups include the Saddleworth White Rose Society, which handles Saddleworth (historically in the West Riding, but part of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham of Greater Manchester since 1974), and Unite Craven, who are concerned with the western part of Craven (including Barnoldswick, Earby and the former Bowland Rural District) which was made part of the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire in 1974.
It proposed as a "starting point": According to the society's website, its current aims are: