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IMPORTANT – EMAIL SCAM regarding online membership renewal – April 9th, 2025

Some members may have received / will receive an email purporting to be from the YDS, citing the failure of a member’s online membership renewal and inviting the member to make an immediate payment via a link.  This email is a scam (sender’s email name and address is Martine K <martine.k@onmail.com>) and, needless to say, no payment should be made, none of the links should be accessed and the email deleted immediately.

Any membership enquiries should be directed to the YDS Membership Secretary, Margaret Baker <mgt.bkr@care4free.net>

The Society is managed by an elected Council and its President is Yorkshire-born British Library linguist and dialectologist Jonnie Robinson

Membership is open to any individual over the age of 16 who has a love for Yorkshire and its speech, and to organisations which share a common interest in language. Members receive the Society’s annual winter journal, Transactions, and the mid-year Summer Bulletin (both usually containing written dialect) free of charge.

MEMBERSHIP IS JUST £12.00 per annum (UK & Europe) and £15.00 rest of the world.

Online memberships will be renewed every 12 months from the date of subscription. You will be notified in advance of future renewals, giving you the opportunity to opt out of membership.

In keeping with us being a nice and traditional society (stretching back to 1897) we also accept postal subscriptions.
IF YOU WISH TO SUBSCRIBE BY POST, PLEASE SEND A CHEQUE FOR THE CORRECT AMOUNT (payable to Yorkshire Dialect Society) TO:

Hon. Membership Secretary,
Margaret Baker,
24 Pudsey Road,
Todmorden
OL14 8NR

Please give your title, name, full address including post code, and the amount you are enclosing.

If you wish to make an online donation to Yorkshire Dialect Society, please use the button below.

Publicity and Information

For enquiries about publicity or for general information, contact:

EDITOR of SUMMER BULLETIN  (and CHAIR)
Rod Dimbleby

20 Lower Newlands
Brighouse
West Yorkshire
HD6 3RG