Friday 3 August 2018

'Josh Wedding'

Retired miners are reviving an unusual industry tradition by dressing up as a bride and groom for a pretend wedding to mark Yorkshire Day.

Devised in 1911, a "Josh wedding" was a way of raising money to pay for a hospital bed for injured miners.

Read more here

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-44993978