People have paid tribute to a former North Yorkshire hornblower by sending photographs from around the world of wooden coins he gave out to visitors. George Pickles, who died last year, gave out ...

A job advertisement for the post of a new Ripon hornblower has attracted worldwide attention and helped to put it on the map, according to the city council. Did you know with a Digital subscription to ...

An ancient custom to ward off threat from crooks or villains has for over 1,000 years seen Ripon's city watch set by four short blasts of the horn. Did you know with a Digital subscription to ...

The hornblower's duties have been performed every night in Ripon since AD886 A city council is looking to recruit a new hornblower to help maintain a centuries-old ceremony. A horn has been sounded ...

On the night of November 6th, the special dispensation, agreed by Ripon City Council, marks North Yorkshire’s inaugural joint initiative to journey south to meet the world at the World Travel Market.

Ripon is recruiting for a new hornblower to fill the current vacancy as the town's timekeeper, a custom that is described as the "longest ongoing tradition in the world". The hornblower will be ...

Hornblowers in Ripon have said carrying on one of Britain’s oldest traditions from their homes is important to give people a sense of normality during the coronavirus outbreak. The “Setting of the ...

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Hornblowers in Ripon have said carrying on one of Britain’s oldest traditions from their homes is important to give people a sense of normality during the coronavirus outbreak. The “Setting of the ...