HU17.net Magazine Issue 20

November 22, 2010

Hu17.net Magazine issue 20 will be available from Woodhall Way Post Office today. This weeks issue features the following events and sporting fixtures that have happened this week in Beverley. The centre page is given over the Beverley Town Mohicans with a large full colour poster. Beverley Business Women Jo Perkins ‘Time to Sparkle’ Just Me & My Guitar – Local Singer Song Writer Laura Douse Longcroft’s Got Talent Woolpack…

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Beverley U13’s Get New Kit Thanks to Local Business

November 22, 2010

Beverley RUFC Under 13s have received new after match kit. The shirts have been jointly sponsored by Beverley businessmen Neil McKenzie of Meza9, the major mezzanine floor designer, manufacturer and installer, and Chris Thompson of SignEdge Ltd. Back’s coach David Price said; “We were looking for a kit sponsor and Neil & Chris came forward, it a great gesture and I would like to thank both of them personally and…

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Beverley Christmas Lights Switch On 2010

November 20, 2010

Beverley Church Lads and Girls Brigade Band together with Bertie Beaver lead the parade to light the Beverley Town Council and Chamber of Trade Xmas trees at Cross St, Wednesday Market and Angel Square. At Angel Square the Beverley Brass Band accompanied by various school choirs and the Beverley Male Voice Choir sang carols round the tree. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image…

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Katrina Ienco Comes Third in Miss Universe Heat

November 19, 2010

Last Friday Night the Hull Regional Heat for Miss Universe GB was held at the Country Park Inn, Hessle Foreshore. The event was organized by EB Events. Beverley resident Katrina Ienco was successful coming third in a closely fought contest. 22 ladies battled it out to be crowned Miss Universe Hull and to be in with a chance of representing the city at Miss Universe GB in Birmingham to be…

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Beverley Lions Market Cross Xmas Lights Switch On

November 19, 2010

The Beverley Lions Market Cross Xmas Lights will be switched on at 3-00pm on Saturday 20th November by the Mayor of Beverley Councillor Bessie Foot and the President of the Beverley Lions Club Paul James. The service will be conducted by Reverend Dianne Finch with the Introit of Silent Night by Janet Bates and carol singing by the children from the Beverley Minster County Primary School to music provided by…

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Turning Back Time in Beverley’s High Street

November 19, 2010

Anyone who is enjoying ‘Turn Back Time – The High Street’ currently showing on BBC 1 may be interested to know that the project will be visiting Beverley between Monday 22nd and 26th November. The Video Nation Network (an online platform that allows people to submit and share videos, and add their voice, to BBC projects and news) will be bringing a bus kitted out with editing facilities to enable…

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Will Dyson-Campbell Wins Longcroft’s Got Talent

November 18, 2010

Longcroft School held a special evening called ‘Longcroft’s Got Talent’. The event was organised by the Renaissance Dance Company which is made up of students from the school. In total nineteen acts took to the stage performing in front of a panel of three judges. The winner was Will Dyson-Campbell, a pianist who only entered after helping a friend and was shocked to win. There was plenty of talent on…

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Tom Ford Collection @ Eyesite Opticians

November 18, 2010

Last weekend customers of Eyesite Opticians were as always, kept ahead of the pack, as the full 2011 Tom Ford collection was on view for the lucky shoppers. Amidst the warm settings of Eyesites Beverley store, customers and friends of the branch were invited to share in drinks and nibbles, whilst browsing through the prized collection. Guests were also invited to pre order some stunning frames from the highly acclaimed…

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Will You Have to Sell Your Property to Pay for Care Home Fees?

November 18, 2010

Last year, 20,000 pensioners, an average of 60 a day, were forced to sell their homes in order to pay for residential care. At present, the law states that if you require care and have assets worth more than £23,500, you pay for the personal care you receive. A recent example in the national news was a widow who had developed Alzheimers.  She was moved into a care home and…

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Real Aid Aims to Increase Number of Gift Boxes

November 17, 2010

Tickton-based Real Aid, which has shops across the East Riding, is planning to deliver thousands of gift boxes to impoverished children in west Africa and eastern Europe. Last year, the charity delivered more than 4,000 Christmas boxes thanks to kind-hearted donors across East Yorkshire. The charity are hoping to send even more gift boxes this year with the help of local schools, churches, groups and residents. Barbara Raine, the charity’s…

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Town Councillor Meets With Local Scout Group

November 17, 2010

Scouts in the Beverley St Nicholas group were treated to a top-level talk on their town by Councillor David Elvidge.  They had many ideas of their own about Beverley, and grabbed the opportunity to pass them on to the Councillor. David Elvidge tells HU17.net his account of the evening “Following a meeting at the Scouts AGM last year I find I must have made an impression on at least one…

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A Bright Future For Beverley

November 17, 2010

People from about ten local organisations and churches met on 14th November at the Friends Meeting House with an ambitious aim: to turn around the doom and gloom of climate change, energy shortages and economic instability.  After a thought-provoking presentation by Diana Sandy, Phil Entwistle said “We can live well without ruining the Earth – if we do the right things.  But we have to change direction within a very…

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HU17.net Magazine Issue 19

November 15, 2010

Hu17.net Magazine issue 19 is available from Woodhall Way Post Office. This weeks issue features the following events and sporting fixtures that have happened this week in Beverley. The centre page is given over the Molescroft Rangers with a large full colour poster. Inside this week: Remembrance Day Armistice Day Youth Cafe Karen Jeffrey’s 50th Elizabeth Fernihough’s 40th Out & About: Durham Ox, Emilios, Luicia’s Molescroft Rangers FC Team Poster…

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Beverley Remembrance Sunday Parade

November 14, 2010

The Memorial Gardens in Hengate, Beverley, was again overflowing for the Remembrance Service this Sunday, showing the strength of feeling that the people of Beverley have for our Armed Forces. Councillor David Elvidge told HU17.net  “This was probably the best attended Remembrance Service and Parade I’ve ever been to. The addition of A Company 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment made it quite a spectacle and it’s always more meaningful to have…

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Remembrance Sunday: By Andy Holey

November 14, 2010

Pictures from the Remembrance Sunday Parade and ceremony held at Hengate Gardens, Beverley, photographs by Andy Holey. HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size HU17.net Picture Gallery: Click on the thumbnail picture below to enlarge the image to full size

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Val’s Book Launch & Birthday Banquet

November 12, 2010

Val Wood, an internationally renowned author, launched her new book Homecoming Girls, as well as celebrating her birthday, with an exotic canape & drinks reception, followed by dinner at Inspiration in Beverley. The evening titled ‘Vals’ Book Launch & Birthday Banquet’ and was themed in chapters as several authors also be attended. Born in West Yorkshire, Val moved to East Yorkshire when she was 13 and now lives in Beverley….

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KC Takes on Apprentices to Invest in Local Young Talent

November 12, 2010

Local phone and broadband provider KC has set eight young people on the road to careers by giving them apprenticeships at the company. The apprentices have begun working for KC in a variety of roles including engineering, data and systems analysis, publishing production and marketing. KC has employed the young people from Hull and the East Riding as part of the its ongoing commitment to investing in the local community,…

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Beverley Remembers: Armistice Day 2010

November 11, 2010

This morning pupils from Molescroft Primary School and Keldmarsh Primary School held a special Armistice Day assembly in Hengate Gardens. At 11am the teachers, pupils and veterans stood in silence for two minutes as a mark of respect those who have died while serving their country. After the assembly the Mayor of Beverley, Bessie Foot came to Hengate Gardens to meet with members of The Royal British Legion that included…

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