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Good morning, Miriam and Charlie. Yes, it is meant to be allegedly the first day of spring
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isn't it? I'm not quite sure. Spring has sprung here in North Yorkshire. You can see some
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beautiful daffodils behind us, so that's something. But yes, it's the International Day of Happiness
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decreed by the United Nations. They put together a report every year based on how happy 147
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countries across the world are. And in their report as well, they focus on different things
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each year. This year, they've been focusing on the link between social media and happiness
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But the list of those countries, where does Britain come, would you say? Well, it comes
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at number 28 out of 147. So it's not even on the top 20 list. The top five, though, of
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happy countries, number one is Finland. Then that's followed by Iceland, Denmark, Costa
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and Sweden and at the bottom of the list are Sierra Leone and Afghanistan But we here in Skipton as last year it was voted the happiest place to live
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and that was a survey done by Rightmove and there was a variety of things
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that made it the happiest place to live. It's a bustling market town, the market's on in fact today
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It's got a medieval castle, a medieval church, winding cobbly streets, plenty of shops to go to, both chain stores and independent stores
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and lots of lovely restaurants and cafes as well. I've been speaking to people here in Skipton
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about what they love about the town. This is what they told me. Skipton's great
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The chatty people, everywhere you go, it's not just because you're a tourist visitor
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I'm a non-Skiptonian that moved here and I feel welcomed. I was born and bred here in Skipton, so it's my hometown
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I absolutely love it. The people are fantastic. The people are so friendly
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and it's just the happiest place to be. Look at this. You can walk down the High Street and there's always someone you know
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Everybody says hello. Everybody's welcoming. It's just a great place to be
