A supermarket chain has served up a Lancashire Day boost by recognising the county's traditional boundaries.
Events are taking place across the county today to celebrate everything which is great about Lancashire and to promote its historic boundaries.
The Friends of Real Lancashire (FORL) has long campaigned for the recognition of the county before new administrative areas were introduced in 1974.
Supermarket giants Tesco and Sainsbury's have changed the addresses of all their stores in Liverpool and Manchester to state they are in Lancashire.
Chris Dawson FORL chairman, said: "It is good because the more people who use traditional county addresses, the more people will recognise the true county identity, rather than some of the fake counties which were invented in 1974."
The first Lancashire Day took place in 1995 to mark the date in 1295 when elected representatives were first called to Westminster by King Edward I.
In Preston a Proclamation will be read by the city's town crier Mike Chapman next to the obelisk, in the Flag Market, at 2pm followed by a series of events around the city.
In Garstang it will be read at Market Cross at 11am and in Carnforth it will be at the War Memorial at 12pm.
In Lancaster it will take place on the steps of the City Museum at 3pm and there will also be a range of live music and entertainment across the county.
Folk band Trouble at' Mill will provide entertainment at the Ashlar Suite at Preston Masonic Hall, in Saul Street, from 7pm and tickets can be bought by calling 07961 924728.
The Museum of Lancashire, in Stanley Street, Preston, will host a hot pot supper and entertainment evening by Pits, Mills, Factories and Clogs and there will be a toast at 9pm.
For more information call 01772 257026.
There will be myths and legends event at Alston Hall, in Longridge, from 11am until 4pm and costs £36.60 including lunch, which can be booked in advance by calling 01772 784661.
At Clitheroe Castle there will be a Lancashire dialect quiz and recordings playing of people's memories and poems, as well as Lancashire dialect.
Morecambe Visitor Information Centre and Lancaster Visitor Information Centre are hosting events through the day.
The Bitter Suite, in Fylde Road, will hold an event on Friday evening and there Nice Bar and Cafe in the Storey Creative Industries Centre, in Lancaster will have a special menu.
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