Yorkshire Ridings Society Yorkshire Ridings Society 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. The Yorkshire Ridings Society was founded in 1974 in response to the Local Government Act 1972, which it saw, alongside subsequent local government reform, as a threat to Yorkshire's identity. Colin Holt, a founder member, was the long-time chairman of the group until his death in April 2006. The Chairman of 2009 was Councillor Chris Abbott, who died on 8 January 2017.
Richard Ridings Overworld, Roach in "Heavenly Sword", General Pig in "Puppeteer", and ex-lawman Giles the Farmer in "Fable II", on the Xbox 360 video game console. In 2010 he also provided the voice of Pigsy, in the video game and of Cornell (the Dark Lord of the Lycanthropes) in . In 2011 he provided the voice of the leader of the Machina refugees, Miqol, in Xenoblade Chronicles and in 2013 he provided the voice of the Hunter in , the Daemon Lord in and the Green Man in Tearaway. Most recently, Ridings played a courageous ape named "Buck" in the "Planet of