Editing Ripon (section)

==Culture==
[[File:The Hornblast in Ripon (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|right|The Ripon Hornblower]]

Market day is held on a Thursday, and there are 120 stalls.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.information-britain.co.uk/showPlace.cfm?Place_ID=29497|publisher=Information-Britain.co.uk|title=Ripon Market|access-date=18 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922204405/http://www.information-britain.co.uk/showPlace.cfm?Place_ID=29497|archive-date=22 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> In celebration of the city's founder the ''Wilfrid Procession'' is held every year; it originated in 1108 when King [[Henry I of England|Henry I]] granted the privilege of holding a fair for him.<ref name="custom">{{cite news|url=http://www.ripon.co.uk/history/customs.html|publisher=Ripon.co.uk|title=Custom and Tradition|access-date=1 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725030610/http://www.ripon.co.uk/history/customs.html|archive-date=25 July 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> At the procession there are various decorated [[Float (parade)|float]]s which make their way through the city with locals in costume.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ripongazette.co.uk/ripon/Sun-shines-on-crowds-and.4355977.jp|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120918060621/http://www.ripongazette.co.uk/ripon/Sun-shines-on-crowds-and.4355977.jp|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 September 2012|newspaper=Ripon Gazette|title=Sun shines on crowds and floats at 'magnificent' St Wilfrid's procession|access-date=1 February 2009}}</ref> Part of the tradition represents the return of Wilfrid to Ripon, a decorated dummy (sometimes a man in costume instead) dressed as Wilfrid is sat on a horse, accompanied by two musicians with another man carrying St Wilfrid's hat around.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ripon-internet.com/Review_Ripon/83.html|publisher=Ripon-Internet.com|title=The St Wilfrid's Tradition|access-date=1 February 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715190022/http://www.ripon-internet.com/Review_Ripon/83.html|archive-date=15 July 2011}}</ref> Ripon also has dancing traditions such as the [[Long Sword dance]] and [[Morris dance]].<ref name="custom"/>
[[File:The Square Ripon ; The obelisk.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.75|[[Ripon Obelisk]]]]
The market square is the site of the [[Ripon Obelisk]], erected in 1702 by [[John Aislabie]] and designed by [[Nicholas Hawksmoor]]. It stands {{convert|80|ft|m|abbr=on}} in height and is capped with a [[weathervane]] bearing a representation of the wakeman's horn. It is [[Grade I listed]] and reputed to be the oldest in England.<ref>{{NHLE |num= 1315492|desc= Ripon Obelisk|access-date= 1 October 2020|fewer-links=yes}}</ref>

The tradition of the Ripon Hornblower has endured since 886 and continues on to this day.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pickles|first1=George|title=Ripon's hornblower|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/northyorkshire/content/articles/2008/07/10/ripon_hornblower_history_feature.shtml|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=30 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703174107/http://www.bbc.co.uk/northyorkshire/content/articles/2008/07/10/ripon_hornblower_history_feature.shtml|archive-date=3 July 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.visitripon.org/history/customs___traditions.html|publisher=VisitRipon.org|title=Customs & Traditions|access-date=1 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081230141732/http://www.visitripon.org/history/customs___traditions.html|archive-date=30 December 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> It originates with the wakeman of Ripon, whose job in the [[Middle Ages]] was similar to that of a mayor, although he had more responsibilities in the keeping of law and order. Every day at 9:00&nbsp;pm the horn is blown at the four corners of the obelisk in Ripon Market.<ref name="horn">{{cite news|url=http://www.visitripon.org/download/ripon_hornblower.pdf|publisher=VisitRipon.org|title=Ripon Hornblower|access-date=1 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012172546/http://www.visitripon.org/download/ripon_hornblower.pdf|archive-date=12 October 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> The horn has become the symbol of the city and represents Ripon on the [[Harrogate (borough)|Harrogate borough]] coat of arms. There are three museums in Ripon collectively known as the ''Yorkshire Law and Order Museums''; it includes the Courthouse, the Prison and Police and the Workhouse Museums.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.riponmuseums.co.uk/html/visitor_info.html|publisher=RiponMuseums.co.uk|title=Yorkshire Law and Order Museums|access-date=1 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090217095356/http://riponmuseums.co.uk/html/visitor_info.html|archive-date=17 February 2009|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Ripon Swimming Baths - geograph.org.uk - 624031 (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Ripon Spa Baths|Ripon Baths]]]]
===Sport===
{{Further|Ripon Cricket Club}}
[[File:Ripon Races (28866486818).jpg|thumb|[[Ripon Racecourse]]]]
In terms of sport, the most noted field of participation is [[horse racing]] with the [[Ripon Racecourse]]. The sport has a long history in Ripon, with the first recorded meeting on Bondgate Green in 1664, while its current location has been used as a racetrack since 1900.<ref name="races">{{cite news|url=http://www.visitripon.org/businesses/ripon_races.html |publisher=VisitRipon.org |title=Ripon Races |access-date=1 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012172506/http://www.visitripon.org/businesses/ripon_races.html |archive-date=12 October 2008 }}</ref> Ripon staged Britain's first race for female riders in 1723.<ref name="races"/> The city is also home to Ripon Rugby Union Football Club who were founded in 1886 and currently play in [[Yorkshire 2]], the eighth tier of the [[Rugby Football League|English Rugby Union league]].

===Media===
Local news and television programmes are provided by [[BBC Yorkshire]] and [[BBC North East and Cumbria]] on [[BBC One]] & [[ITV Yorkshire]] and [[ITV Tyne Tees]] on [[ITV (TV Network)|ITV1]]. Television signals can be received from either [[Emley Moor transmitting station|Emley Moor]] or [[Bilsdale transmitting station|Bilsdale]] TV transmitters.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Emley_Moor|title=Emley Moor (Kirklees, England) Full Freeview transmitter|date=1 May 2004|website=UK Free TV|accessdate=17 September 2023|archive-date=19 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819070317/https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Emley_Moor|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Bilsdale|title=Bilsdale (North Yorkshire, England) Full Freeview transmitter|date=1 May 2004|website=UK Free TV|accessdate=17 September 2023|archive-date=3 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903034040/https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Bilsdale|url-status=live}}</ref>

Local radio stations are [[BBC Radio York]], [[Greatest Hits Radio Yorkshire]] (formerly [[Stray FM]]), 'Your Harrogate' (which broadcast from [[Harrogate]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://yourharrogate.co.uk/|title=Your local radio station in the Harrogate District|first=James|last=Whitaker|website=Your Harrogate|accessdate=14 August 2023|archive-date=14 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814070110/https://yourharrogate.co.uk/|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[British Forces Broadcasting Service|BFBS]] (which provides radio programmes for [[His Majesty's Armed Forces]]).

The Ripon Gazette is the town’s weekly local newspaper.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishpapers.co.uk/england-yorks/ripon-gazette/|title=Ripon Gazette|date=21 October 2013|website=British Papers|accessdate=17 September 2023|archive-date=21 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021211122/https://www.britishpapers.co.uk/england-yorks/ripon-gazette/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===In popular culture===
A character in ''[[Downton Abbey]]'' refers to becoming a partner in a Ripon firm of [[solicitor]]s. The [[historical drama]] also refers to the nearby towns of [[Easingwold]] and [[Thirsk]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/features/features/8454627.So_where_is_Downton_Abbey_/|title=So where is Downton Abbey?|access-date=30 March 2013|date=15 October 2010|work=[[The Press (York)|The Press]]|first=Judith H.|last=Dobrzynski|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115233615/https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/features/features/8454627.So_where_is_Downton_Abbey_/|url-status=live}}</ref>