We asked several well known personalities in Yorkshire forestry what Yorkshire means to them."You what - it`s wicked init, like, Yorkshire and that and like, Yorkshire - yeah, it`s stoncking and me mates think it`s banging an` all." Crispy Thong, Regional Director, Forestry Commission.
"Sublime, especially the bits near us." The Rt. Hon. Simon Howard.
"I`d like to wholeheartedly agree with whatever it was Crispy said." Nigel Rylance, Grants and Licenses Thingy Manager, Forestry Commission.
"Brilliant! All those hills, dales and wolds just ripe for some nice biomass planting." Will Richard`s Son, Director, Yorwoods.
"Be careful! It depends how you define Yorkshire within a green infrastructure context. Yes, there are trees and woods in towns and there are trees and woods in the countryside but where is the dividing line and does the dividing line exist? Do we want there to be a dividing line at all? We won`t know until I`ve finished my masters degree and published Glenn`s Big Book of Woods and Trees with a foreword by Dr. Alan Sim`san. Until then, fuck off, I`m far too busy walking the dog on the Chevin and shopping for Lady Sarah`s curried curry at Waitrose during my study days." His Otleyness, Glenn Corner.
"What does Yorkshire mean to me? Rhubarb sheds, Beryl Burton on her bike, the sun setting over the Seven Hills of Morley, Jane McDonald in a thong pole dancing in a Wakey nightclub and a nice pint of Yorkshire mead brewed by the monks of Morley Monastery." John "Mad from Morley" Budders, Arb. Officer, Leeds City Council.
"A long way away." James Jesson (Private) 2nd Yorkshire Fusiliers Territorials, B Troop and part-time handyman/driver for Ebor Forestry, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
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