The first Escape Room in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire has officially opened its doors and is taking bookings today.
Escape Rooms Beverley is the first of its kind in the Beverley area and is located on Norwood, Beverley, making it easy for people to complete the rooms then go onto have a nice meal at local eateries or for a drink in the town centre.
Chat, a charity shop on the Swinemoor Estate has celebrated 20 years of serving the local community.
Manager Trevor Green who was one of the founders of the venture says it is remarkable that they have lasted two decades.
As people across the country turn to a plant-based diet for the month to support Veganuary, Thomas the Baker is offering free samples of vegan goodies in store.
All of Thomas’ 30 stores across Yorkshire and the North East will also be offering a free taste of its popular Vegetable Pasty, which has recently been redeveloped to be suitable for vegans, from Monday 20 to Friday 24 January.
The eyes of the cycling world will be once again on East Yorkshire as Beverley will host the start of the 2020 Tour de Yorkshire.
At the launch event held in Leeds, race organisers Welcome to Yorkshire and Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) confirmed that stage one of the men’s race on Thursday, 30 April will start in the East Riding and take in some villages that have never seen the race before.
East Riding Libraries are hosting their first Digital Art Celebration until 29 February, which culminates in a digital art competition with a chance to win one of five graphics tablets.
East Riding Libraries pride themselves on being much more than books – they are a community hub that’s free for everyone to attend and offer a variety of social groups, access to information, free internet and computer access and free digital support.
A mother of two young children has been presented with a special gift on behalf of a leading local charity after being nominated by family and friends for her bravery in undergoing treatment for cancer and a stroke.
Nicky Hern Holthuysen, who lives near Anlaby, received a specially hand-crafted daisy charm from Karen Guest, Partner at Guest & Phillips jewellers and a trustee of the Daisy Appeal.
January is National Hobby Month with cycling being one of the most popular hobbies undertaken in the UK. However recent research shows that most of us Brits stick to our hobbies for just 16 months.
Throughout January events are taking place across the UK covering all sorts of hobbies. Other popular hobbies in the UK include craft-based activities and the performing arts.
Staff at a Beverley care company are celebrating after a glowing report from the Care Quality Commission.
Helping Hands, which provides at-home care for customers across Hull and East Yorkshire, was rated good in all areas after a CQC inspection in December.
WorkwithSchools, a York-based supply teaching agency, is offering local primary schools the chance to win a rip-roaring prize.
They are giving schools in the area a chance to win a class trip to see the highly acclaimed Lion King at the Alhambra Theatre in Bradford in May for a matinee performance.
Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness, has given his backing to ‘Men’s Sheds’ projects across his constituency, supported by the UK Men’s Sheds Association.
Men’s Sheds aims to support older men, and women, to get together and connect with likeminded people in the area while learning new skills such as metalworking, electronics or even building cars.
Two theatre productions from Hull and Beverley are set to take over the same award-winning venue in London this week with month-long runs in the capital.
Middle Child’s electrifying gig theatre show, The Canary and the Crow, transfers to the Arcola Theatre following success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2019, while East Riding Theatre’s production of Maxine Peake’s freewheeling play, Beryl, extends its sell-out transfer at the same venue for an extra month.
Tiny Treasures sessions will return to the Treasure House, Beverley for winter/spring 2020.
The fun sessions, for under 5s and their grown-ups, explore themes linked to the Beverley Art Gallery and Treasure House Museum collections and each session runs from 1.30-2.30pm.
Beverley Braves U14s have got the club off to a winning start at their new home with a cup victory.
The U14s had to come from behind as they beat Kells in the preliminary round of the National Cup.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is delighted to announce that funding has been secured from Arts Council England for the next two years to continue with East Riding Youth Dance.
The first strand of the project is youth dance and it will deliver a community dance programme for young people aged 11 to 18.
In the modern world we live in, nearly every kind of job requires a basic comprehension of computers.
When you take into account all of the jobs that require candidates to have immediate to advanced computer skills, it’s important that, as a student, you have a skill set in place that stands out from competitors, helping to increase the chances of you securing your dream role.
Liberal Democrat-led Beverley Town Council has delivered a new year bonus for Beverley residents with a groundbreaking first budget.
The budget set combines a 2% reduction in the Town Council Tax precept with increased levels of investment to meet its priorities for the town.
There’s a new way to travel in the region as bus company East Yorkshire launch their new bus subscriptions.
Subscriptions are becoming more and more common, with people using them to access gyms, television channels, and even bank accounts.
Not much to write home about here. This was pretty dire stuff. Beverley will want to forget it as quickly as possible, and so will most of the spectators.
Pontefract were the better of the two sides and fully deserved their win but neither team or the game generally, ever really got going.